GSC Announces Fall 2013 All-Academic Team
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Gulf South Conference is proud to announce its 2013 Fall Sports All-Academic Team.
Sixty-nine student-athletes, including three three-time members and 19 two-time standouts were selected:
men’s cross country (8),
women’s cross country (7),
football (20),
men’s soccer (12),
women’s soccer (14) and
volleyball (8).
Academic All-GSC Teams are selected by the Gulf South Conference Sports Information Directors (SIDs) and Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) in a joint vote. Nominees must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale for their entire academic career and may not be freshmen or first-semester or quarter transfers. The student-athlete must be a significant contributor to the squad. Other factors include leadership, community service and extra-curricular activities. SIDs and FARs are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes. 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 CROSS COUNTRY:
The Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team is led by four returning members.
Alabama Huntsville’s Matt Ursprung, the
Valdosta State duo of
Jesse Prince and
Ryan Winkel, along with
West Alabama’s Brandon Nelson, who was the lone runner to earn All-GSC First recognition this season. Prince was on the All-GSC Second Team for the second straight year and was joined by UAH’s
Joey Bemowski, a first-time selection.
VSU’s
Nate Wondimu and the
West Florida tandem of
David Drumm and
Jacob Slupecki round out the All-Academic squad, which was composed of four seniors, two sophomores and a junior.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY:
The Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Team is highlighted by one three-time member and another returning standout.
West Florida’s Renea Porsch is a
three-time All-Academic member and a three-time All-GSC selection while
Valdosta State’s Juliana Boehm, who joined Porsch on the All-GSC First Team this season, returns from a year ago.
Alabama Huntsville placed three runners on the team,
Kayla Luechtfeld,
Kasey Spence and
Vicky Winslow, who was also a First Team All-GSC selection.
Delta State’s Annalee Pierce, along with GSC Freshman of the Year
Tiffany Wommack of
West Georgia, rounds out the Academic Team.
FOOTBALL:
Two three-time winners and four returning 2012 selections spearhead the Football All-Academic Team.
North Alabama wide receiver
Jason Smith and
West Alabama offensive lineman
Skeeter Sellers each make their
third all-time appearance. Returning from a year ago are UNA offensive lineman
David Lundberg and the
West Georgia trio of kicker
Mark Bardenwerper, wide receiver
Alex Macaulay and linebacker
Adam Strakose. UNA and UWG each had a team-high seven selections, including the only 2013 First Team All-GSC picks, tight end
Mabry Cook from UNA and offensive lineman
Garrison Ushery from UWG.
UNA wide receiver
Lee Mayhall, who had the lone 4.0 GPA among the football players, was joined by teammates
Will Craig, kicker;
DeAndre Harrison, defensive lineman; and
Luke Wingo, quarterback. The UWG group includes defensive back
Rocky Capobianco, quarterback
Dallas Dickey, and defensive lineman
Isaiah Hinsley. Rounding out the Academic Team are offensive linemen
Colin Glasco and
Michael Miller and linebacker
Kenny Murphy of
Valdosta State and UWA wide receiver
Dakota Daniel.
MEN’S SOCCER:
The 12-member Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team is led by five returning members.
The
Christian Brothers duo of
Nico Alvarez-Garcia and
Jaime Garcia join
Alabama Huntsville forward
Mitch Wilson and the
West Florida tandem of
Steven Hermosa and
Lucas Wilson pace this year’s group. UWF had a league-high five student-athletes on the team, which also included
Stuart McCrory,
Jake Pratt and
Andre Verardi.
West Alabama placed two on the team as
Evan Beutler (First Team) and
Lavares Stone (Second Team) were the only members of this squad to earn All-GSC recognition in 2013. Completing the Academic squad are UAH’s
Michael Winstone and CBU’s
Kevin Tikhomiroff, two of the three sophomores that earned the honor.
WOMEN’S SOCCER:
On a team filled with individual accolades, the 14-member Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team features four returning members.
Valdosta State and
West Florida each placed four players on the squad and all of the returning players came from those two teams. UWF’s
Kelly Andres,
Daniela Cruz and
Taylor Harbison are joined by VSU’s
Blakely McClellan – the only unanimous selection this year – as returners from the 2012 team. UWF’s
Shelby Bush joins teammates Cruz and Harbison as the only All-GSC First Team picks on the Academic team. The VSU contingent is rounded out by
Abbi Edwards,
Olivia Mills, and
Caroline Moore.
Christian Brothers placed two student-athletes,
Chelsea Cassacia and
Katelyn Graham, on the team as did
West Georgia, as
Ashlynn Deese and
Rebecca Uranga were the only student-athletes with 4.0 GPAs.
Alabama Huntsville’s Iris Gunnarsdottir and
North Alabama’s Jennifer Osmond complete the team.
VOLLEYBALL:
The eight-member All-Academic Volleyball Team features three two-time winners and two unanimous selections.
West Florida’s Autumn Duyn is one of the two-time winners and unanimous selections.
Christian Brothers’ Alison Welch is the other unanimous choice.
Emily Reul of
West Georgia and
Stacey Sargent of
Alabama Huntsville join Duyn as two-time Academic team selections. Each made the All-GSC team in 2013 along with UAH’s
Olivia Bauman, who is the lone sophomore to go with four juniors and three seniors.
Ashton Baker is the third student-athlete from UAH to make the squad. UWG matches that number with the final two picks for the volleyball academic squad,
Samantha Drane and
Helen Menchinger.
HONOR ROLL:
Shorter led the Fall All-Academic Honor Roll, posting 83 of the 502 members (16.5 percent) who qualified with a GPA of at least 3.00.
Union was next up, recording 62 student-athletes (12.3 percent), while
North Alabama, Valdosta State (both with 58 total, 11.6 percent) and
West Georgia (54 total, 10. 8 percent) rounded out the Top Five. Qualification for this particular honor is automatic based on GPA and nomination (there is no vote).