Elon lands 37 on Southern Conference academic list

In its first year as a Southern Conference member, Elon placed a league-high 37 student-athletes on the SoCon's TIAA-CREF Fall Academic All-Conference teams, announced Thursday, Dec. 18. Details...

To be eligible, student-athletes must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and have competed in at least half of their team’s competitions during the fall. A total of 241 students, with an average GPA of 3.54, were selected from the conference’s 12 member schools.

The All-Academic teams are made possible by a grant from the Southern Conference’s education partner, TIAA-CREF.

Elon’s honorees are listed below by sport, along with their class standing, GPA and hometown:

Football

  • Mark Jetton–Soph., 3.40, Charlotte, NC
  • Brandon Mason–Jr., 3.83, Martinsville, Va.
  • Derek Neal–Jr. 3.21, Forrest, Va.
  • Brian Simer–Jr., 3.24, Mayfield, Ohio

Men’s Cross Country

  • Adam Clontz–Soph., 3.43, Charlotte, NC
  • Justin Herman–Sr., 3.27, Newark, Del.
  • Jack Rookstool–Sr., 3.85, Hatboro, Pa.
  • Stephen Sypole–Soph., 3.95, North Dighton, Mass.
  • Jeff Trauring–Sr., 3.57, Knoxville, Tenn.
  • John Tumbleston–Soph., 4.00, Boone, NC
  • David Weaver–Sr., 3.55, Burlington, Conn.
  • Brett Willi–Jr., 3.52, Dublin, Ohio

Women’s Cross Country

  • Alana Black–Soph., 3.26, Ellicott City, Md.
  • Lillian Ciany–Sr., 3.33, Newport, RI
  • Becca Dougherty–Sr., 3.32, Woodbury, NJ
  • Clara Urquhart–Sr., 3.44, Wake Forest, NC

Men’s Soccer

  • Jared Rudolph–Sr., 3.23, Westerville, Ohio

Women’s Soccer

  • Kristen Albert–Sr., 3.22, Bow, NH
  • Angela Beckett–Sr., 3.37, Riva, Md.
  • Emily Chesney–So., 3.97, Maryville, Tenn.
  • Laura Fogg–Jr., 3.82, Fairfax, Va.
  • Erin Gaeng–Jr., 3.66, Frederick, Md.
  • Kerry McCarron–Soph., 3.56, Ashland, Ohio
  • Gillian Murray–Soph., 3.89, Cranford, NJ
  • Vicki Robella–Jr., 3.21, Alexandria, Va.
  • Kate Schabo–Sr., 3.23, Worthington, Ohio
  • Shelley Stenzel–Jr., 3.47, Brookfield, Wis.
  • Jenna Wheeler–Soph., 3.85, Westlake, Ohio
  • Lacey Whitmer–Soph., 3.52, Roswell, Ga.
  • Kelly Williams–Jr., 3.22, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
  • Laura Williams–Sr., 3.27, Springboro, Ohio

Volleyball

  • Sarah Farley–Jr., 3.74, Wilmington, NC
  • Kate Hart–So., 3.71, Reading, Pa.
  • Maria LaBrutto–Sr., 3.62, Vestal, NY
  • Melissa Melito–Soph., 3.38, Marietta, Ga.
  • Mary Kate Spear–Jr., 3.80, Bristol, Tenn.
  • Kristi Tunila–Sr., 3.47, Lake Forest, Calif.