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Southern Conference Names 25 Furman Student-Athletes to Spring Academic All-Conference Team
June 12, 2007
Greenville, S.C. - Furman places 25 student-athletes on the TIAA-CREF Academic All-Southern Conference team for the 2007 spring season, the league announced today. The 25 student-athletes have a combined average GPA of 3.47.
In order to be selected, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and must have competed in at least half of their team's competitions during the spring season.
25 Furman student-athletes were honored from 7 different teams, with Men's Track and Field and Women's Softball leading the way with 5 honorees each. Women's Track and Field and Women's Tennis followed closely behind, with 4 student-athletes from each team being honored, while Men's Baseball contributed 3, and Men's Golf and Men's Tennis contributed 2 each. Women's Track and Field boasted the highest team GPA for the spring season with a 3.65 average.
This year marks the fourth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season. The all-academic teams are supported by a grant from TIAA-CREF, the SoCon's Education Partner.
Athlete Year Hometown Sport Major
Spence Gibbs Sr. Simpsonville, SC Baseball Health & Exercise Science
Spencer Hale So. Euatia, FL Baseball Political Science/Asian Studies
Matt Klinker Sr. West Chester, OH Baseball Business Administration
Chris Gilliland Jr. Chattanooga, TN Men's Golf Philosophy
Matt Hayes So. Marietta, GA Men's Golf Undeclared
Joseph Tenini So. Hammond, LA Men's Track & Field Math
Daniel Matz Sr. Whitehouse, OH Men's Track & Field Individualized Curriculum
Jeff O'Connell So. Bethlehem, PA Men's Track & Field Undeclared
William Forrest Jr. Anderson, SC Men's Track & Field Chemistry
Doug Sellers So. Duluth, GA Men's Track & Field Psychology
Daniel Knause So. Greenville, SC Men's Tennis Math/Economics
Andy Juc So. Chiainau, Moldava Men's Tennis Business Administration
Amber Kiser So. Huntersville, NC Softball Undeclared
Megan Jaudon Sr. Blacksburg, VA Softball Health & Exercise Science
Abby Robertson So. Woodstock, GA Softball Undeclared
Danielle Franklin Sr. Cocoa, FL Softball Health & Exercise Science
Lynn Parmer Sr. Roanoke, AL Softball Health & Exercise Science
Mo Campbell Jr. Charlotte, NC Women's Track & Field History/Asian Studies
Lisa Mulvey Jr. Westbury, NY Women's Track & Field Education
Rebecca Mullen Jr. Atlanta, GA Women's Track & Field Psychology
Holly Stewart Jr. Norcross, GA Women's Track & Field History
Laura Gioia So. Tampa, FL Women's Tennis Pre-Med
Lauren Tomory So. Vincenza, Italy Women's Tennis Business Administration
Jacqueline Eckert Sr. Atlanta, GA Women's Tennis Health & Exercise Science
Lisa Bornt-Davis Sr. York, PA Women's Tennis Health & Exercise Science
