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Mercer Places 42 on Fall Academic All-SoCon Team
1/16/2018 4:19:00 PM | Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Academics
Football team leads the way with SoCon-best 17 student-athletes
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer University placed 42 student-athletes on the 2017 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Bears' 42 selections ranked second among all SoCon schools, three behind ETSU (45). Five of Mercer's six fall athletic programs placed at least five student-athletes on the academic all-conference team, highlighted by football's SoCon-best 17 selections. Volleyball (7), women's soccer (7), men's soccer (6) and women's cross country (5) all had a least five selections.
To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average entering the fall season and were required to compete in at least one half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
The league's 10 women's soccer teams led the way with 83 academic all-conference selections, while the nine football schools were second with 81 and the nine volleyball programs were third with 46.
To view the full list of 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon selections, click here.
Mercer 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon Selections
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The Bears' 42 selections ranked second among all SoCon schools, three behind ETSU (45). Five of Mercer's six fall athletic programs placed at least five student-athletes on the academic all-conference team, highlighted by football's SoCon-best 17 selections. Volleyball (7), women's soccer (7), men's soccer (6) and women's cross country (5) all had a least five selections.
To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average entering the fall season and were required to compete in at least one half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
The league's 10 women's soccer teams led the way with 83 academic all-conference selections, while the nine football schools were second with 81 and the nine volleyball programs were third with 46.
To view the full list of 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon selections, click here.
Mercer 2017 Fall Academic All-SoCon Selections
| NAME | YEAR | HOMETOWN | SPORT |
| Courtney Czerniak | Sr. | Suwanee, Ga. | W-Cross Country |
| Kingsley Green | Jr. | Woodstock, Ga. | W-Cross Country |
| Ania Grzeszczak | So. | Jacksonville, Fla. | W-Cross Country |
| Nidhi Shashidhara | So. | Jacksonville, Fla. | W-Cross Country |
| Kimmie Whiting | So. | Suwanee, Ga. | W-Cross Country |
| Tanner Brumby | Jr. | Jasper, Ga. | Football |
| Tucker Cannon | R-Fr. | Sandy Springs, Ga. | Football |
| Logan Craighead | R-Fr. | Roswell, Ga. | Football |
| Cole Fisher | Jr. | Walnut Grove, Ga. | Football |
| Jake Flath | So. | Lakeland, Fla. | Football |
| Brandon Gurley | Jr. | Huntsville, Ala. | Football |
| Dorian Kithcart | So. | Durham, N.C. | Football |
| Alex Lakes | Sr. | Newnan, Ga. | Football |
| Thomas Marchman | Sr. | Gainesville, Ga. | Football |
| Ryan May | R-Fr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | Football |
| Tee Mitchell | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | Football |
| Steven Nixon | So. | Kennesaw, Ga. | Football |
| Sidney Otiwu | R-Fr. | Buford, Ga. | Football |
| Jack Raines | So. | Tifton, Ga. | Football |
| Chase Westfall | So. | Dalton, Ga. | Football |
| Austin Wysor | Jr. | Trussville, Ala. | Football |
| Caleb Yates | Sr. | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | Football |
| Conner Antley | Sr. | Sharpsburg, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Roberto Arteaga | So. | Jonesboro, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Jeremy Booth | Sr. | Norcross, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Jacob Chadwell | So. | Valrico, Fla. | M-Soccer |
| Jake Mezei | Jr. | Kennesaw, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Leonel Toledo Jr. | R-Fr. | Gillsville, Ga. | M-Soccer |
| Valeria Bermeo | Sr. | Auburn, Ga. | W-Soccer |
| Karina Castillo | Jr. | Chantilly, Va. | W-Soccer |
| Jorden Christensen | Jr. | Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | W-Soccer |
| Megan Delmonico | So. | Indian Hills, Colo. | W-Soccer |
| Haley McDuffee | Jr. | Plano, Texas | W-Soccer |
| Isabel Rothschadl | Sr. | Carrollton, Ga. | W-Soccer |
| Caroline Smith | Jr. | Augusta, Ga. | W-Soccer |
| Paige Alsten | Jr. | Lighthouse Point, Fla. | Volleyball |
| Maria Avramova | Jr. | Sofia, Bulgaria | Volleyball |
| Danielle Faust | Jr. | Reading, Pa. | Volleyball |
| Amber Gibson | So. | Cypress, Texas | Volleyball |
| Emily Krogman | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. | Volleyball |
| Morgan MacGilvary | Sr. | Plano, Texas | Volleyball |
| Claire Waliczek | Sr. | Barrington, Ill. | Volleyball |
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