GSC Announces FireSeeds Winter All-Academic Honors
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Birmingham, AL—The Gulf South Conference proudly announces its 2015-16 GSC
FireSeeds Winter Sports All-Academic Teams. A total of 13 student-athletes were selected, including four returning members, one first-time eligible standout and three with perfect 4.00 grade-point-averages.
The Winter All-Academic Team is selected by the Gulf South Conference Sports Information Directors (SIDs) and Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) in a joint vote. Nominees must meet all three of the following qualifications to appear on the ballot: 1) an overall grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale for their entire academic career, 2) a starter or significant contributor to the squad, and 3) leadership, academic curriculum and community service. SIDs and FARs are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes. Freshman are not eligible, nor is any student who has not spent a full year in residence at the sponsoring GSC member and passed 24 semester hours or 36 quarter-hours towards an identifiable degree program during the year at that GSC member. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions normally involved in the playing of that sport. Ties are not broken.
MEN’S BASKETBALL:
Alabama Huntsville headlines the 2015-16 GSC Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team, placing two of the six members.
Junior guard Troy Saxton is the squad’s lone returning standout, while teammate,
senior guard Greg Gardner, is the only All-GSC honoree after he claimed Second Team laurels this season.
Union center Serigne Mboup and
West Florida forward Lendward Griffin advance to the All-Academic Team as graduate students.
Valdosta State guard Chris Longoria wrapped up his senior campaign with Academic laurels, while
Christian Brothers guard Jeff Larkin is the lone sophomore on the squad.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:
The 2015-16 GSC Women’s Basketball All-Academic Team is composed of seven student-athletes from seven different schools.
Returning from last year are
Alabama Huntsville senior guard Halle Jarnagin,
Union senior guard Kelsey Risner and
West Florida junior forward Katie Bobos. Jarnagin also leads the trio of members with 4.00 grade-point averages that also includes sophomore guards,
Lee’s Erin Walsh and
North Alabama’s Keke Gunter. Walsh made school history as LU’s first-ever Basketball Academic winner.
Joining Walsh as First Team All-GSC honorees were
Delta State senior guard Chelsey Rhodes and
Shorter junior forward Taylor Adams. Risner and Bobos completed their regular seasons as Second Team All-GSC players.
HONOR ROLL:
Leading the way on the 2015-16 GSC Winter Academic Honor Roll are
Alabama Huntsville,
Lee and
Shorter which turned in a league-high 18 student-athletes. Also hitting double-digits were
North Alabama (15),
Valdosta State (14),
Christian Brothers (12) and
Union (12).
Mississippi College,
West Alabama and
West Florida recorded nine Honor Roll standouts.
Delta State and
West Georgia completed the list with eight members. Qualification for the Honor Roll is automatic (there is no vote) and is based on a minimum 3.00 overall grade-point average.
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