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Mercer Leads SoCon with 130 Academic All-Conference Selections
7/14/2021 3:00:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Softball, Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Track & Field, Volleyball, Women's Tennis, Academics
1,022 student-athletes were honored by the Southern Conference
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Mercer Bears paced the Southern Conference with 130 Academic All-SoCon selections, the league office announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Southern Conference officials honored a total of 1,022 selections and administered fall and spring sports combined, which came as a result of the majority of athletic competition coming in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1,022 selections are the second-most for an academic year since the award began in 2002-03. Only the 1,093 honorees in 2019-20 eclipsed this season's total. Six Bears – JR DeRose (men's soccer), Leo Toledo Jr., (men's soccer), Conner Krieger (football), Tanner Hall (baseball), Allie Jones (softball) and Marina Van Sickle (women's cross country / track & field) – and a record 55 SoCon student-athletes achieved a 4.0 grade-point average.
Each of Mercer's athletic programs had at least one student-athlete named to the 2020-21 Academic All-SoCon team. Chad Surman and Samantha Eustace's lacrosse programs each had 16 honorees. 14 of Drew Cronic's football players received recognition, while 13 of Tony Economopoulos' women's soccer student-athletes received a spot on the list. Craig Gibson's baseball program was the last program with double-digit honorees as the league office honored 11 Mercer baseball players.
To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the semester of competition and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
Men's Lacrosse (16)
Wesley Chairs
Sean Goldsmith
Parker Junod
Ryan Katchen
Colin Kelley
Garrett LeClaire
Drew Mayts
Will McCarthy
Jack McGuire
Matt O'Connor
Michael Quinn
Nick Rockefeller
Luke Sadd
Daniel Shumake
Collin Stewart
Ashton Wood
Women's Lacrosse (16)
Emily Barnes
Kileigh Casey
Iseabal Cryne
Erin Degnan
Haley Gerold
Caroline Kerr
Lyndsey Lewis
Hannah Lind
Ainsley Malamala
Lily Morin
Emma Pizzo
Chloe Schaeffer
Eva Thorn
Shannon Urey
Kathryn Vanderlinde
Sami Van Slyke
Football (14)
Kashawn Baker
Max Burke
Caleb Dowden
Devin Folser
Collin Foster
Trey Iorillo
Deondre Johnson
Barron King
Conner Krieger
Zach Lassiter
Bryce Lawrence
Landon Miller
Drake Starks
Lance Wise
Women's Soccer (13)
Sarah Adcock
Kylie Buchanan
Jordyn Ebert
Ally Fordham
Payton Jamieson
Madi Johnson
Aliah Kitchens
Alina McCue
Brie Pavol
Payton Schurr
Lily Stauble
Pace Stephenson
Ciara Whitely
Baseball (11)
Trevor Austin
Le Bassett
Angelo DiSpigna
Tommy Green
Tanner Hall
Bill Knight
Taylor Lobus
Brandon Michie
Collin Price
Fred Wilson
RJ Yeager
Men's Soccer (9)
Andrew Anyafo
JR DeRose
Natnael Endale
Angel Gonzalez
Joshua Harrison
Michael Ille
Trevor Martineau
Leo Toledo Jr.
Brant Zulauf
Women's Outdoor Track (9)
Lauryn Dancy
Tara Davis
Jerrica Hanson
Isabella LeBlanc
Ashley McMahon
Annalise Porreca
Chidimma Uwaomah
Marina Van Sickle
Cherrish Wright
Softball (7)
Tori Ash
Danielle Castleberry  Â
Bree Comer   Â
Madison Headley       Â
Allie Jones
Micayla Rood Â
Elisa Rosado Â
Men's Golf (6)
Tyler Copp
Lino Galdin
Jonathan Parker
Martin Plukka
Jay Spivey
Ethan Werblo
Volleyball (6)
Jaida Howell
Annie Karle
Brittany Major
Malia Randolph
Megan Smith
Lexi Uhrhan
Men's Cross Country (5)
Fuad Batteh
Josiah Jaqua
Diego Lavieri Sosa
Vladi Zander-Velloso
Rob Zell
Women's Cross Country (4)
Jerrica Hanson
Isabella LeBlanc
Ashley McMahon
Marina Van Sickle
Women's Golf (4)
Laijla Hrindova
Lauren Lightfritz
Carol Pyon
Payton Schannen
Women's Tennis (4)
Mary Courville
Alara Hollyfield
Lauren Rich
Maeva Roquebert
Women's Basketball (3)
Jill Harris
Shannon Titus
Sierra Votaw
Men's Tennis (2)
Carver Arant
Lucas Wayenburg
Men's Basketball (1)
Kamar Robertson
Southern Conference officials honored a total of 1,022 selections and administered fall and spring sports combined, which came as a result of the majority of athletic competition coming in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 1,022 selections are the second-most for an academic year since the award began in 2002-03. Only the 1,093 honorees in 2019-20 eclipsed this season's total. Six Bears – JR DeRose (men's soccer), Leo Toledo Jr., (men's soccer), Conner Krieger (football), Tanner Hall (baseball), Allie Jones (softball) and Marina Van Sickle (women's cross country / track & field) – and a record 55 SoCon student-athletes achieved a 4.0 grade-point average.
Each of Mercer's athletic programs had at least one student-athlete named to the 2020-21 Academic All-SoCon team. Chad Surman and Samantha Eustace's lacrosse programs each had 16 honorees. 14 of Drew Cronic's football players received recognition, while 13 of Tony Economopoulos' women's soccer student-athletes received a spot on the list. Craig Gibson's baseball program was the last program with double-digit honorees as the league office honored 11 Mercer baseball players.
To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the semester of competition and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
Men's Lacrosse (16)
Wesley Chairs
Sean Goldsmith
Parker Junod
Ryan Katchen
Colin Kelley
Garrett LeClaire
Drew Mayts
Will McCarthy
Jack McGuire
Matt O'Connor
Michael Quinn
Nick Rockefeller
Luke Sadd
Daniel Shumake
Collin Stewart
Ashton Wood
Women's Lacrosse (16)
Emily Barnes
Kileigh Casey
Iseabal Cryne
Erin Degnan
Haley Gerold
Caroline Kerr
Lyndsey Lewis
Hannah Lind
Ainsley Malamala
Lily Morin
Emma Pizzo
Chloe Schaeffer
Eva Thorn
Shannon Urey
Kathryn Vanderlinde
Sami Van Slyke
Football (14)
Kashawn Baker
Max Burke
Caleb Dowden
Devin Folser
Collin Foster
Trey Iorillo
Deondre Johnson
Barron King
Conner Krieger
Zach Lassiter
Bryce Lawrence
Landon Miller
Drake Starks
Lance Wise
Women's Soccer (13)
Sarah Adcock
Kylie Buchanan
Jordyn Ebert
Ally Fordham
Payton Jamieson
Madi Johnson
Aliah Kitchens
Alina McCue
Brie Pavol
Payton Schurr
Lily Stauble
Pace Stephenson
Ciara Whitely
Baseball (11)
Trevor Austin
Le Bassett
Angelo DiSpigna
Tommy Green
Tanner Hall
Bill Knight
Taylor Lobus
Brandon Michie
Collin Price
Fred Wilson
RJ Yeager
Men's Soccer (9)
Andrew Anyafo
JR DeRose
Natnael Endale
Angel Gonzalez
Joshua Harrison
Michael Ille
Trevor Martineau
Leo Toledo Jr.
Brant Zulauf
Women's Outdoor Track (9)
Lauryn Dancy
Tara Davis
Jerrica Hanson
Isabella LeBlanc
Ashley McMahon
Annalise Porreca
Chidimma Uwaomah
Marina Van Sickle
Cherrish Wright
Softball (7)
Tori Ash
Danielle Castleberry  Â
Bree Comer   Â
Madison Headley       Â
Allie Jones
Micayla Rood Â
Elisa Rosado Â
Men's Golf (6)
Tyler Copp
Lino Galdin
Jonathan Parker
Martin Plukka
Jay Spivey
Ethan Werblo
Volleyball (6)
Jaida Howell
Annie Karle
Brittany Major
Malia Randolph
Megan Smith
Lexi Uhrhan
Men's Cross Country (5)
Fuad Batteh
Josiah Jaqua
Diego Lavieri Sosa
Vladi Zander-Velloso
Rob Zell
Women's Cross Country (4)
Jerrica Hanson
Isabella LeBlanc
Ashley McMahon
Marina Van Sickle
Women's Golf (4)
Laijla Hrindova
Lauren Lightfritz
Carol Pyon
Payton Schannen
Women's Tennis (4)
Mary Courville
Alara Hollyfield
Lauren Rich
Maeva Roquebert
Women's Basketball (3)
Jill Harris
Shannon Titus
Sierra Votaw
Men's Tennis (2)
Carver Arant
Lucas Wayenburg
Men's Basketball (1)
Kamar Robertson
Players Mentioned
MF
/ Women's Soccer
D
/ Men's Soccer
/ Men's Tennis
IF
/ Baseball
DL
/ Football
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
IF
/ Baseball
/ Men's Cross Country
MF/D
/ Women's Soccer
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
INF/OF
/ Softball
D
/ Men's Lacrosse
INF
/ Softball
/ Men's Golf
/ Women's Tennis
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
IF
/ Baseball
P/K
/ Football
D
/ Men's Soccer
P/K
/ Football
OL
/ Football
/ Men's Golf
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
MF
/ Men's Soccer
RHP
/ Baseball
LHP
/ Baseball
/ Track & Field
G
/ Women's Basketball
MF
/ Men's Soccer
OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Tennis
MH
/ Volleyball
F
/ Men's Soccer
OL
/ Football
GK
/ Women's Soccer
/ Men's Cross Country
JOKER
/ Football
MF/F
/ Women's Soccer
OF
/ Softball
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
OH
/ Volleyball
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
GK
/ Men's Lacrosse
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
DL
/ Football
F
/ Women's Soccer
OF
/ Baseball
OL
/ Football
LS
/ Football
/ Men's Cross Country
TE
/ Football
/ Track & Field
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Women's Golf
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
RHP
/ Baseball
OH
/ Volleyball
D
/ Women's Lacrosse
F
/ Men's Soccer
D
/ Men's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
F
/ Women's Soccer
A
/ Men's Lacrosse
/ Track & Field
IF/OF
/ Baseball
JOKER
/ Football
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
/ Men's Golf
MF/D
/ Women's Soccer
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Men's Golf
/ Track & Field
C/OF
/ Baseball
/ Women's Golf
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
S
/ Volleyball
/ Women's Tennis
G
/ Men's Basketball
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
OF
/ Softball
/ Women's Tennis
OF
/ Softball
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
M
/ Men's Lacrosse
L/DS
/ Volleyball
/ Men's Golf
TE
/ Football
MF
/ Women's Soccer
MF
/ Women's Soccer
/ Men's Lacrosse
G/F
/ Women's Basketball
F/MF
/ Men's Soccer
L/DS
/ Volleyball
A
/ Women's Lacrosse
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
MF
/ Women's Lacrosse
GK
/ Women's Lacrosse
F
/ Women's Basketball
/ Men's Tennis
/ Men's Golf
F
/ Women's Soccer
LHP
/ Baseball
S
/ Football
FO
/ Men's Lacrosse
/ Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country
/ Men's Cross Country
GK
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