Twelve UNCG student-athletes named to Academic All-Conference team

SPARTANBURG, SC – Twelve UNCG student-athletes were named to the TIAA-CREFF Academic All-Conference teams for the 2007 spring season. A total of 207 student-athletes representing all Southern Conference institutions, were named to the squad.

The 207 student-athletes make up a 3.55 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and over half of the student-athletes hold a 3.5 or above grade point average.

Among the 12 Spartan athletes represented, senior Jess Weber of the women’s outdoor track and field team posted a Spartan-best 3.95 grade point average. Weber, who was recently named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Track & Field/Cross Country All-District III first team, is an Elementary Education and Psychology double major.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the spring of 2007 and have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the spring season. The women’s outdoor track and field teams landed 61 student-athletes on the team with baseball and softball each adding 31.

This is the fourth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season.  The all-academic teams are made possible by a grant from the Southern Conference’s Education Partner, TIAA-CREF.

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UNCG students are listed below according to sport. Included are the year, hometown and major.

AGATE

Baseball

Logan Smith      Jr.         Charlotte, NC                 Exercise and Sports Science

Greg Feltes       Jr.         Rocky River, OH            Finance

Sean Snell        Jr.         Charlotte, NC                 Business Administration

Men’s Golf

Nicholas Baker  Sr.        Madison, NC                 Finance/Insurance/Real Estate

David Heyden    So.       New London, NC            Undecided

Men’s Outdoor Track and Field

Nicolas Vaccaro  Sr.        Hillsborough, NJ English

Softball

Kara Clouser       Sr.        Summerville, SC            Elementary Education & Sociology

Lyndsay Mouse   So.       McGuire AFB, NJ           Pre-nursing

Adriane Audley    Sr.        Allen, TX                       Exercise and Sport Science

Women’s Outdoor Track and Field

Jess Weber         Sr.        Lofton, VA                     Elementary Education & Psychology

Mary Ann Rutz     So.       Cary, NC                       Undecided

Women’s Tennis

Erica Zabkar         Jr.         Atlanta, GA                   Exercise and Sport Science