SoCon Announces Academic All-Conference Teams
 
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After a successful performance in the classroom, 91 UNC Greensboro (UNCG) student-athletes have earned a spot on the Academic All-Southern Conference (SoCon) Team for the 2025-26 year, the conference announced on Wednesday.  
 
A total of 33 Spartans were tabbed to the Academic All-SoCon Team in the fall of 2025, while 58 were selected in the spring of 2026.

To be eligible for the Academic All-Conference Team, student-athletes must hold a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or higher after the fall or spring semester, while also competing in at least 50 percent of their teams' competitions during the most recent season.
 
The fall Academic All-SoCon Team had 394 members, with the spring team, combining winter and spring sports had 629 student-athletes honored. There were 72 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA on the fall and spring teams combined.
 
Western Carolina led the way with 121 combined student-athletes, including a league-high 83 for the spring semester. Wofford (118) was close behind in second, followed by Samford (116), ETSU (111), and Chattanooga (110).

Fall 2025

Name	Sport	Class	Major
Samuel Barnard	Men's Cross Country	Jr.	Kinesiology
Spencer Connick	Men's Cross Country	Gr.	Business Administration
Pierson Guerrant	Men's Cross Country	So.	Human Health Sciences
Jay Guy	Men's Cross Country	Gr.	Nanoscience
Logan Ruffner	Men's Cross Country	So.	Biology
Luke Ward	Men's Cross Country	Sr.	Kinesiology
Steven Hernandez	Men's Soccer	R-Jr.	Kinesiology
Magnus Kjoller	Men's Soccer	Gr.	Business Foundations
Daniel Longo	Men's Soccer	Sr.	Economics
Ben Salter	Men's Soccer	So.	Finance
Colton Sessoms	Men's Soccer	Sr.	Kinesiology
Mohammed Sumaila	Men's Soccer	So.	Economics
Seth Wilson	Men's Soccer	R-Jr.	Marketing
Emma Berrier	Women's Cross Country	Gr.	Economics/Health Analytics
Lillian Douglass	Women's Cross Country	So.	Pre-Finance
Tenley Douglass	Women's Cross Country	Jr.	Studio Art
Hailey Meyers	Women's Cross Country	So.	Human Health Sciences
Avery Barr	Women's Soccer	So.	Biochemistry
Morgan Brubaker	Women's Soccer	Sr.	Marketing
Claire Esse	Women's Soccer	Jr.	Business Administration
Mairead Gayer	Women's Soccer	Jr.	Physics
Bailey Gourdine	Women's Soccer	Jr.	Marketing
Nicole Hutchinson	Women's Soccer	So.	Kinesiology
Ava Kiss	Women's Soccer	Sr.	Kinesiology
Emma Malone	Women's Soccer	Sr.	Elementary Education
Natalie McCullough	Women's Soccer	Jr.	Kinesiology
Taylor Mentzer	Women's Soccer	Sr.	Kinesiology
Azumi Oka	Women's Soccer	So.	Psychology
Kendall Lanclos	Volleyball	So.	Biology
Chloe Nussbaum	Volleyball	So.	Kinesiology
Graylinn Serge	Volleyball	So.	Social Work
Allie Sweet	Volleyball	So.	Elementary Education
McKenna Timmerman	Volleyball	Sr.	Communication Studies

Spring 2026

Makiah Asidanya	Women's Basketball	Jr.	Speech Pathology and Audiology
Joelle Davis	Women's Basketball	Jr.	Kinesiology
Jaila Lee	Women's Basketball	Sr.	Business Administration
Kristina Rakotobe	Women's Basketball	So.	Political Science
Jacob Budzik	Baseball	Sr.	Finance
Jake Colucci	Baseball	So.	Biology
Luke Holland	Baseball	Sr.	Business Administration
Isaac Miles	Baseball	R-Fr.	Pre-Business Administration
Brantley Truitt	Baseball	Jr.	Business Administration
Laney Deane	Softball	So.	Public Health Education
Betsy Eatmon	Softball	Jr.	Info Sys / Supply Chain Mgmt
Hadley Gardner	Softball	So.	Sociology
Rhyann Jones	Softball	Sr.	Gerontology
Madelyn McKinnon	Softball	Sr.	Nutrition
Nya South	Softball	Jr.	Marketing
Salem Ward	Softball	Sr.	Kinesiology
Rylie Williams	Softball	Sr.	Speech Pathology and Audiology
William Elmers	Men's Tennis	So.	Pre-Economics
John Gabelic	Men's Tennis	Sr.	Business Administration
Tymofiy Khrystyuk	Men's Tennis	Sr.	Finance
Devon Moskowitz	Men's Tennis	Sr.	Computer Science
Sydney Bly	Women's Tennis	Jr.	Kinesiology
Lauren Thomson	Women's Tennis	Jr.	Kinesiology
B.J. Boyce	Men's Golf	Sr.	Business Administration
Will Guidry	Men's Golf	So.	Business Administration
Kelvin Hernandez	Men's Golf	Jr.	Accounting
Jake Lewis	Men's Golf	So.	Pre-Business Administration
Liam Percy	Men's Golf	So.	Pre-Finance
Keenan Royalty	Men's Golf	Jr.	Economics
Julia Baeumken	Women's Golf	Sr.	Business Administration
Elle Burnette	Women's Golf	Jr.	Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
Sophie Lauture	Women's Golf	So.	Biology
Kasey McIlvaine	Women's Golf	Jr.	Accounting
Sierra Collins	Women's Indoor Track	Gr.	English
Tenley Douglass	Women's Indoor Track	Jr.	Studio Art
Hailey Meyers	Women's Indoor Track	So.	Human Health Sciences
Peyton Wilson	Women's Indoor Track	Jr.	Communication Studies
Khalid Abdullahi	Men's Indoor Track	Jr.	Info Systems and Supply Chain Management
Samuel Barnard	Men's Indoor Track	Jr.	Kinesiology
JT Brownlee	Men's Indoor Track	Jr.	Media Studies
Spencer Connick	Men's Indoor Track	Gr.	Business Administration
Pierson Guerrant	Men's Indoor Track	So.	Human Health Sciences
Logan Ruffner	Men's Indoor Track	So.	Biology
Luke Ward	Men's Indoor Track	Sr.	Kinesiology
Emma Berrier	Women's Outdoor Track	Gr.	Economics/Health Analytics
Sierra Collins	Women's Outdoor Track	Gr.	English
Lillian Douglass	Women's Outdoor Track	So.	Chemistry
Tenley Douglass	Women's Outdoor Track	Jr.	Studio Art
Hailey Meyers	Women's Outdoor Track	So.	Human Health Sciences
Blair Taylor	Women's Outdoor Track	Jr.	Human Health Sciences
Peyton Wilson	Women's Outdoor Track	Jr.	Communication Studies
Khalid Abdullahi	Men's Outdoor Track	Jr.	Info Systems and Supply Chain Management
Samuel Barnard	Men's Outdoor Track	Jr.	Kinesiology
Spencer Connick	Men's Outdoor Track	Gr.	Business Administration
Pierson Guerrant	Men's Outdoor Track	So.	Human Health Sciences
Logan Ruffner	Men's Outdoor Track	So.	Biology
Brodie Schneider	Men's Outdoor Track	So.	Interior Architecture/Design
Luke Ward	Men's Outdoor Track	Sr.	Kinesiology