MACON, Ga.- A total of 60 Mercer University student-athletes in seven fall and winter sports earned Academic All-Conference accolades as recently announced by the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Leading the way with the highest percentage was women’s cross-country, with more than 71 percent earning all-academic status, followed closely by the volleyball squad, with more than 69 percent gaining recognition.
To be named A-Sun All-Academic, a student-athlete must achieve a 3.0 or higher in the classroom during their semester of competition. The sports sponsored by the 11 conference members are cross-country, soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf, softball, baseball, indoor and outdoor track & field. Mercer does not sponsor indoor and outdoor track & field, but does sponsor air rifle.
The following student-athletes were named Academic All-Conference – listed by their respective sport:
Women’s Cross Country (5)
Brittany Clark
Valerie Detrick
Deborah Jones
Elizabeth Orendorff
Brittany Wheeler
Men’s Cross Country (5)
Stephen Byxbe
Giancarlo Calva
James Frye
Jason Morgan
Daniel Tanue
Women’s Soccer (10)
Megan Armstrong
Rachel Astorino
Lauren Burch
Britni Combs
Jenna Goldszak
Deborah Lee
Heather Manting
Catherine Marshalek
Courtney Maxey
Chandler Tannery
Men’s Soccer (14)
Alan Colgan
Nic Fulmer
Moises Kaufmann
James Klingler
Mark McKeever
Del Olaoye
Jason Prior
Ben Ragan
Will Ross
Brett Salsamendi
Wynn Trice
Nelson Waynesboro
Winston Wilks
Clifton Wilson
Volleyball (9)
Julie Darty
Allison Davis
Amanda Davis
Drennan Dexheimer
Kelly Jansen
Elizabeth Kane
Sarah Sears
Claire Tucker
Kellie Violette
Men’s Basketball (7)
Ross Alacqua
Andrew Brown
Will Emerson
Micalvin Hammonds
Hrjove Pervan
Brian Pfohl
Jacob Skogen
Women’s Basketball (10)
Chereese Bedingfield
Rosanna Davis
Megan delaRosa
Zsaquez Flucker
Courtney Hall
Karen Hickman
Erin Keller
Tanya Kessenich
Megan Lewis
Chelsea Seabron
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