SoCon Announces Fall Academic All-Conference Teams

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Southern Conference today announced its Academic All-Conference teams for the 2007 fall season.  A total of 261 student-athletes, representing all 11 Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team.

The 261 student-athletes averaged a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have 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.

This is the sixth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season.

The league’s women’s soccer teams placed 65 student-athletes on the academic team, with football adding 58. Wofford had the most individuals selected with 40 honorees, followed by Furman with 30 and The Citadel with 28.