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Nineteen UNCG student-athletes named to Academic All-Conference team
SPARTANBURG, SC – Nineteen UNCG students were named to the TIAA-CREF Academic All-Conference teams for the 2006 fall season. A total of 238 student-athletes, representing all Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team.
The 238 student-athletes averaged a 3.55 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Among the 19 Spartan athletes, senior Jess Weber of the women’s cross country team recorded a Spartan best 3.96 grade point average. Weber is a 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 fall season and have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the fall. The men’s and women’s cross country squads combined for 73 student-athletes on the academic team, with women’s soccer adding 62
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.
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Men’s Cross Country
Ryan
Rodd
So. West Harford,
CT
Business Administration
Nicolas Vaccaro
Sr. Hillsborough,
NJ
English
Men’s Soccer
David
Worthen
Jr. Morehead City,
NC
Biology
D.J.
McCurry
Jr. Gastonia,
NC
Biology
Mike Richardson
Sr. Dobson,
NC
Exercise and Sports Science (PE)
Scott
Jones
Sr. Dallas,
TX
Hospitality Management
Volleyball
Kaitlyn
Nortz
So. Westerville,
OH
International Business
Women’s Cross Country
Jess
Weber
Sr. Lorton,
VA
Elem.Ed & Psychology
Stephanie Maltais
Sr. Arden,
NC
Elementary Education
Kathy
Oldham
Sr. Fayetteville,
NC
Psychology
Mary Ann
Rutz
So. Cary,
NC
Undecided
Women’s Soccer
Katherine
Ryan
Jr. Pittsboro,
NC
Biochemistry
Megen
Kepley
Sr. Chapel Hill,
NC
Elementary Education
Becca
Voss
So. Raleigh,
NC
Exercise and Sports Science
Carolyn Lindsay
Sr. Hope Mills,
NC
Exercise and Sports Science
Jessie
Jay
Sr. Raleigh,
NC
International Business & Finance
Jessica Patterson
Jr. Jacksonville,
NC
Mathematics
Karla
Davis
Jr. Monroe,
NC
Media Studies
Deven Beachum
Sr. Raleigh,
NC
Speech Pathology & Audiology
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