SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After a stellar performance in the classroom last semester, 36 UNC Greensboro (UNCG) student-athletes have earned a spot on The Southern Conference (SoCon) Fall All-Academic Team, the conference announced Thursday.
As a department, UNCG maintained a record-breaking 3.43 grade-point average (GPA). Women's tennis led the way for female programs with a 3.82, while men's golf had a 3.61 for the semester. Fifteen of the Spartans' 17 programs had a 3.00 GPA or better for the fall semester.
In total, 427 student-athletes earned spots as each of the SoCon's 10 full-member institutions had at least 35 honorees, representing sports of men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
To be eligible for the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade-point average at the conclusion of the fall semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
Fifty student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs. Samford paced the league with 14 student-athletes posting a 4.0 in the fall. UNCG had two student-athletes achieve a perfect GPA.
The 427 total selections are the second most in SoCon history while the 50 perfect GPAs are the most for a fall semester. The previous record of 37 was set back in the fall of 2021.
| First Name |
Last Name |
Sport |
Class |
Major |
| Keanan |
Bader |
Men's Soccer |
SO |
Pre Marketing |
| Jack |
Birch |
Men's Soccer |
SR |
Business Administration |
| Maxwel |
De-Bodene |
Men's Soccer |
SR |
Political Science |
| Konstantinos |
Georgallides |
Men's Soccer |
SR |
Economics |
| Steven |
Hernandez |
Men's Soccer |
JR |
Kinesiology |
| Basile |
Marc |
Men's Soccer |
SR |
Business Administration |
| Yoshiya |
Okawa |
Men's Soccer |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Colton |
Sessoms |
Men's Soccer |
JR |
Kinesiology |
| Seth |
Wilson |
Men's Soccer |
JR |
Economics |
| America |
Anderson |
Women's Volleyball |
SR |
Marketing |
| Izora |
Gragg |
Women's Volleyball |
SR |
Pre Accounting |
| Sydney |
Harrington |
Women's Volleyball |
SR |
Psychology |
| Madeline |
Timmerman |
Women's Volleyball |
SR |
Biology |
| Mya |
Wood |
Women's Volleyball |
JR |
Biology |
| Morgan |
Brubaker |
Women's Soccer |
SR |
Business Admin |
| Haydan |
Erck |
Women's Soccer |
SO |
Kinesiology |
| Claire |
Esse |
Women's Soccer |
SO |
Pre Business Admin |
| Mairead |
Gayer |
Women's Soccer |
JR |
Physics |
| Bailey |
Gourdine |
Women's Soccer |
SO |
Pre Business Admin |
| Mel |
Herrera |
Women's Soccer |
GR |
Human Development/Social Work |
| Ava |
Kiss |
Women's Soccer |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Chloe |
Lausell |
Women's Soccer |
SR |
Human Development |
| Emma |
Malone |
Women's Soccer |
JR |
Elementary Education |
| Natalie |
McCullough |
Women's Soccer |
SO |
Undecided |
| Taylor |
Mentzer |
Women's Soccer |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Rachel |
Poplin |
Women's Soccer |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Charlotte |
Sobotka |
Women's Soccer |
JR |
Kinesiology |
| Camille |
Carlson |
Women's Cross Country |
SR |
Economics |
| Tenley |
Douglass |
Women's Cross Country |
JR |
Art |
| Serena |
Henderson |
Women's Cross Country |
SR |
Sociology |
| Bella |
Manfre |
Women's Cross Country |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Khalid |
Abdullahi |
Men's Cross Country |
SO |
Undecided |
| Andrew |
Hamilton |
Men's Cross Country |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Ethan |
Long |
Men's Cross Country |
SR |
Kinesiology |
| Evan |
Pena |
Men's Cross Country |
SR |
Geography |
| Luke |
Ward |
Men's Cross Country |
SR |
Kinesiology |
