SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Southern Conference today announced its Academic All-Conference teams for the 2007-08 winter season. A total of 137 student-athletes in five sports, representing all 11 Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team.
The 137 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 winter season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the recently-concluded campaign.
This is the sixth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season.
Four student-athletes boasted perfect 4.0 grade point averages, including women’s basketball players Amy Mohr of Chattanooga and Jessica Geiger of Georgia Southern and women’s indoor track and field athletes Jodi Whittle of The Citadel and Jess Weber of UNC Greensboro.
The league’s women’s indoor track and field teams placed 62 student-athletes on the academic team while 32 women’s basketball players were honored. Western Carolina led the way among schools with 22 selections, followed by Chattanooga (17) and Davidson (14)..svg){kind=small}
