With 39 selections, the Elon Phoenix led the way on the Southern Conference's 2009 fall Academic All-Conference team. The honorees included eight members of the women's soccer team, seven members each from the women's cross country, volleyball and men's soccer teams, and five members each from the football and men's cross country teams.
Elon placed 92 student-athletes on the university’s President’s and Dean’s lists. President’s List recipients recorded a minimum of 12 semester hours and no grade below an A- during the fall semester. Dean’s List honorees posted at least 12 semester hours and no grade below a B- with a semester GPA of at least 3.5 during the fall. The Phoenix had 36 student-athletes among the President’s List members and 56 players named to the Dean’s List.
Elon led all schools with 39 student-athletes on the Academic All-Conference team, followed by Wofford (38), Samford (29) and Appalachian State (28). The league’s women’s soccer teams placed 79 honorees on the team with football adding 71.
The 316 student-athletes, who participated in football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball recorded a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. This is the eighth year that the Southern Conference has named an academic all-conference team by season, and this season’s team marked the highest overall total of honorees (316) as well as the highest average per school (26.3).
To be eligible, a student-athlete must possess at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the fall season and must have competed in at least one-half of their team’s competitions during the recently-concluded fall campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.
Elon student-athletes who made the Academic All-Conference team, along with their sports and majors are listed below:
Chris Shafto, Football, Business Administration
Andrew McMicken, Football, Accounting
Jake Goldsberry, Football, Business Administration
A.J. Harris, Football, Media Arts & Entertainment
Khirey Walker, Football, Business Administration
Will Schefer, Men’s Cross Country, Undecided
Andrew Hawkey, Men’s Cross Country, Psychology
David Wells, Men’s Cross Country, Communications
Andrew Garrison, Men’s Cross Country, Economics and Political Science
Justin Gianni, Men’s Cross Country, Exercise Sport Science
James Carroll, Men’s Soccer, Physics
Ben Lunka, Men’s Soccer, Business Administration
Clint Irwin, Men’s Soccer, Political Science
Clint Collins, Men’s Soccer, Economics
Austen King, Men’s Soccer, Undecided
Steven Kinney, Men’s Soccer, Accounting
Stephen Miller, Men’s Soccer, Exercise Sport Science
Sarah Schermerhorn, Volleyball, Economics
Mandy Wilson, Volleyball, Exercise Sport Science
Lizzie West, Volleyball, Elementary Education
Emily Regan, Volleyball, English
Traci Stewart, Volleyball, Business Administration
Megan McMahon, Volleyball, Biochemistry
Caroline Lemke, Volleyball, Business Administration
Courtney Whalen, Women’s Cross Country, Mathematics
Meaghan Collins, Women’s Cross Country, Human Services
Allyson Costa, Women’s Cross Country, Business Administration
Melanie Reyer, Women’s Cross Country, International Studies
Catherine Rossi, Women’s Cross Country, Middle Grades Education
Lauren Fredrickson, Women’s Cross Country, Business Administration
Katy Burns, Women’s Cross Country, Business Administration and Accounting
Amanda Jones, Women’s Soccer, Strategic Communications
Alix Heinicke, Women’s Soccer, Business Administration
Andrea Keller, Women’s Soccer, Biology
Alanna Winsper, Women’s Soccer, Strategic Communications
Kyle Waggoner, Women’s Soccer, Art
Molly Calpin, Women’s Soccer, Strategic Communications
Lauren Griffith, Women’s Soccer, Accounting
Brittany Hallberg, Women’s Soccer, Elementary Education