SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced its Academic All-Conference team for the 2009 fall season Tuesday, which included honors for 23 Davidson student-athletes from the men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball teams for their academic and athletic success. A record total of 316 student-athletes, representing all 12 Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team.
The women’s soccer team led the Wildcats with eight honorees. Men’s soccer followed with six, while volleyball, men’s cross country and women’s cross country had four, three and two, respectively.
The 316 student-athletes, which participated in football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball recorded a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
This is the eighth year that the Southern Conference has named an Academic All-Conference Team by season, and this season’s team marked the highest overall total of honorees (316) as well as the highest average per school (26.3).
To be eligible, a student-athlete must possess at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the fall season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the recently-concluded fall campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
The league’s women’s soccer teams placed 79 student-athletes on the team with football adding 71. Elon led all schools with 39 honorees, followed by Wofford (38), Samford (29) and Appalachian State (28).
Davidson Academic All-Conference
Men’s Cross Country (3)
Greg Marcil
Thad Sieracki
Tom Divinnie
Men’s Soccer (6)
Greg Macnamara
Allen Page
Charlie Reiter
Peter Shelton
Josh Zipin
Dennis Shannon
Volleyball (4)
Sarabeth Peele
Erin Lupfer
Madison Benedict
Hayley Lawson
Women’s Cross Country (2)
Danielle Ruggieri
Jane Gay
Women’s Soccer (8)
Allison Drutchas
Callan Elswick
Elizabeth Underwood
Sophie Newsom
Blakely Low
Amanda Flink
Stephanie Gerow
Courtney Hart