13 Spartans earn Academic All-Conference honors

SPARTANBURG, SC – Thirteen UNCG student-athletes were among the 160 named to the Southern Conference’s 2008-09 Winter Academic All-Conference team Thursday.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must possess 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.

The 160 student-athletes, which participated in men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and men’s and women’s indoor track and field, averaged a 3.54 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Chattanooga junior distance runner David Moore, the eighth-place finisher in the 3,000-meter run at the 2009 SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championships, led the way conference-wide with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Cory Bowen had the best GPA amidst the honorees with a 3.74.    

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

Joe Sheffield
 Sr
 Kileen, TX
 Wrestling
 3.62
 Physical Education
 
Victor (Edwin) Hojilla
 Jr
 Newport, NC
 Wrestling
 3.72
 Chemistry
 
Gini Grimsley
 Sr.
 Fairmont, NC
 Women's Basketball
 3.64
 Sports Medicine
 
Agne Girstautaite
 So.-r
 Kaunas, Lithuania
 Women's Basketball
 3.33
 International Business
 
Monique Floyd
 So.-r
 Fairmont, NC
 Women's Basketball
 3.50
 Leisure Services Management
 
Lincoln Bennett
 Jr.
 King, NC
 Men's Indoor Track
 3.73
 History
 
Cory Bowen
 Jr.
 Asheville, NC
 Men's Indoor Track
 3.74
 Pre-Accounting
 
Justin Ruppe
 Jr.
 Rutherfordton, NC
 Men's Indoor Track
 3.34
 Bio-Chemistry/Pre-Med
 
Ryan Solomon
 Jr.
 Hope Mills,NC
 Men's Indoor Track
 3.34
 Special Education
 
Andrew Clyne
 So.
 Washingtonville, NY
 Men's Indoor Track
 3.60
 Undecided
 
A.J. Savoia
 So
 Haverstraw, NY
 Men's Indoor Track
 3.21
 Undecided
 
Mary Ann Rutz
 Jr.-r
 Cary, NC
 Women's Indoor Track
 3.65
 Sports Medicine
 
Courtney Fawcett
 Jr.
 Chester, NH
 Women's Indoor Track
 3.48
 Nursing

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