39 Student-Athletes Earn 2022 Fall Academic All-SoCon Honor Roll
1/19/2023 3:30:00 PM | Athletics Department
All six Fall athletic programs had student-athletes represented
MACON, Ga. -Â Mercer University placed 39Â student-athletes on the 2022 Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team, the league announced Thursday.
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All six of Mercer's Fall athletic programs had at least one student-athlete make the Academic All-Conference team, led by football and men's soccer who each had 10 selections.
Four Mercer student-athletes maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA: Vladimir Zandler-Velloso (men's cross country), Penelope Jackson (women's cross country), Liam Coxhead (men's soccer), and Annie Karle (volleyball).
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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 fall semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. 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.
TEAM BY TEAM HONOREES
Football - 10
Men's Soccer - 10
Women's Soccer - 8
Women's Cross Country - 6
Men's Cross Country - 3
Volleyball - 2
            NAME         YEAR       HOMETOWN                SPORT
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All six of Mercer's Fall athletic programs had at least one student-athlete make the Academic All-Conference team, led by football and men's soccer who each had 10 selections.
Four Mercer student-athletes maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA: Vladimir Zandler-Velloso (men's cross country), Penelope Jackson (women's cross country), Liam Coxhead (men's soccer), and Annie Karle (volleyball).
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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 fall semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. 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.
TEAM BY TEAM HONOREES
Football - 10
Men's Soccer - 10
Women's Soccer - 8
Women's Cross Country - 6
Men's Cross Country - 3
Volleyball - 2
            NAME         YEAR       HOMETOWN                SPORT
| Jonathan Greene | So. | Evans, Ga. | Men's cross country | ||
| Joshua Kraver | Jr. | Merritt Island, Fla. | Men's cross country | ||
| Vladimir Zander-Velloso | Gr. | Peachtree City, Ga. | Men's cross country | ||
| Riley Adcock | So. | Dacula, Ga. | Football | ||
| Dusty Baker | So. | Snellville, Ga. | Football | ||
| Justin Coleman | So. | McDonough, Ga. | Football | ||
| Isaac Dowling | Jr. | Brunswick, Ga. | Football | ||
| Devin Folser | Sr. | Waycross, Ga. | Football | ||
| Danijah Gammage | Gr. | Brunswick, Ga. | Football | ||
| Ken Standley | Sr. | McCalla, Ala. | Football | ||
| Jordan Swain | Jr. | Memphis, Tenn. | Football | ||
| Marques Thomas | So. | LaFayette, Ga. | Football | ||
| Al Wooten II | Jr. | Athens, Ga. | Football | ||
| Kadeem Agard | So. | Snellville, Ga. | Men's soccer | ||
| Sekou Agard | So. | Snellville, Ga. | Men's soccer | ||
| Liam Coxhead | Sr. | Peachtree Corners, Ga. | Men's soccer | ||
| Angel Gonzalez | Sr. | Marietta, Ga. | Men's soccer | ||
| Grant Hampton | So. | Savannah, Ga. | Men's soccer | ||
| Kevin Kim | Sr. | Frisco, Texas | Men's soccer | ||
| Trevor McMullen | Jr. | Decatur, Ga | Men's soccer | ||
| Michael Ille | Gr. | Lawrenceville, Ga | Men's soccer | ||
| Dalton Reyan | Jr. | Forney, Texas | Men's soccer | ||
| Nick Wanzer | Jr. | Frisco, Texas | Men's soccer | ||
| Jaycie Calvert | Jr. | Kenai, Ark. | Women's cross country | ||
| Penelope Jackson | So. | Centerville, Ga. | Women's cross country | ||
| Annalise Porreca | Sr. | Malvern, Pa. | Women's cross country | ||
| Reese Robertson | So. | Sugar Hill, Ga. | Women's cross country | ||
| Annette Rodriguez-Olvera | So. | Sugar Hill, Ga. | Women's cross country | ||
| Brianna Teegarden | Jr. | Littleton, Colo. | Women's cross country | ||
| Kylie Buchanan | Gr. | Dacula, Ga. | Women's soccer | ||
| Kendall Cook | Jr. | Alphareta, Ga. | Women's soccer | ||
| Amaya Evans | Sr. | Marietta, Ga. | Women's soccer | ||
| MacKenzie Gassie | Sr. | Winter Park, Fla. | Women's soccer | ||
| Jamie Hlebec | Jr. | Milton, Ga. | Women's soccer | ||
| Nicole Icen | Sr. | Marietta, Ga. | Women's soccer | ||
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| Annie Karle | Gr. | Mount Olive, N.J. | Volleyball | ||
| Lexi Urhan | Sr. | Louisville, Ky. | Volleyball |
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