SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Samford University led the Southern Conference, placing 67 student-athletes on the league's Spring Academic All-Conference team, released by the SoCon Monday morning.
 
Among Samford's spring sports, women's outdoor track and field placed 14 members on the team, while women's indoor track and field had 11 representatives on the squad. Softball had seven players on the squad, while baseball had six. Women's basketball and women's golf had five representatives each on the team.
 
Men's golf, men's indoor track and field and men's outdoor track and field placed four members apiece on the squad. Men's tennis and women's tennis had three student-athletes each on the team, while men's basketball had one.
 
For the conference as a whole, the league's 10 women's outdoor track and field programs led the way with 59 Academic All-Conference selections, while the eight men's lacrosse programs and nine baseball programs each produced 50 selections.
 
Samford's 67 student-athletes on the team posted an average grade-point average of 3.65.
 
To be eligible for the Academic All-Conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the spring semester and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
 
Below is a list of Samford's student-athletes that made the 2017 Spring Academic All-SoCon team.
 
 
SAMFORD'S SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-SOCON REPRESENTATIVES
Jared Brasher, Baseball, Sr., 3.49, Sport Administration
Wyatt Burns, Baseball, Jr., 3.54, Pharmacy
Stephen Jones, Baseball, 3.54, Pre-Business
Connor Radcliff, Baseball, 3.34, Pre-Business
Josh Rich, Baseball, 3.51, Finance
Kyle Stuart, Baseball, 3.98, Pre-Business
Alex Peters, Men's Basketball, 3.46, International Relations
Robert Adams, Men's Golf, 3.50, Finance
Austin Rains, Men's Golf, 3.32, Pre-Business
Jackson Seawell, Men's Golf, 3.55, Sport Administration
Ivan Truss, Men's Golf, 3.52, Finance
Arsene Guillorel, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.34, Economics
Javion Lee, Men's Indoor Track, Sr., 3.79, Geography
Paul Richardson, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.46, Sport Administration
Jay Vines, Men's Indoor Track, Sr., 3.68, Business
Arsene Guillorel, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.34, Economics
Javion Lee, Men's Outdoor Track, Sr., 3.79 Geography
Paul Richardson, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.46, Sport Administration
Jay Vines, Men's Outdoor Track, Sr., 3.68, Business
Jake Faundez, Men's Tennis, 3.32, Pre-Business
Justin Ghavami, Men's Tennis, 3.34, Engineering Physics
Eduardo Lourido, Men's Tennis, 3.48, Economics
Gray Adams, Softball, Sr., 3.79, Education
Madison Couch, Softball,3.46, Nutrition and Dietetics
Rebecca Leonard, Softball, Sr., 3.30, Business
Shelby Maze, Softball, 3.53, Health Sciences
Abbie Miranda, Softball, Sr., 3.50, Health Sciences
Kelsey Royalty, Softball, 3.81, Journalism/Mass Communication
Karsin Spinks, Softball, 3.38, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Kassidy Blevins, Women's Basketball, 3.77, Education
Lydia McGee, Women's Basketball, 4.00, Athletic Training
Ellen Riggins, Women's Basketball, 3.70, Spanish
Brittany Stevens, Women's Basketball, 3.80, English
Cassidy Williams, Women's Basketball, 3.71, Health Sciences, Sport Administration
Anna Buchanan, Women's Golf, 3.39, Finance
Kate Collom, Women's Golf, 3.54, Journalism/Mass Communication
Madeline Davis, Women's Golf, 3.62, Finance
Haley Harrington, Women's Golf, 4.00, Biology
Emily Uhland, Women's Golf, 3.96, Nursing
Hannah Belcher, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 4.00, Nutrition and Dietetics
Abbie Cutcliffe, Women's Indoor Track, Sr., 3.90, Nutrition and Dietetics
Emily Eustace, Women's Indoor Track, Sr., 3.55, Education
Emma Garner, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.66, Exercise Science
Lindsey Kessler, Women's Indoor Track, Sr., 3.58, Health Sciences
Sarah Lee, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.45, Nursing
Megan Meadow, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.63, Pre-Business, Journalism/Mass Communication
Carrie Neill, Women's Indoor Track & Field 3.76 Exercise Science
Bekah Pfitzer, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.96, Exercise Science
Selena Popp, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.67, Pre-Business
Courtney Prengaman, Women's Indoor Track, Jr., 3.34, Human Development and Family Science
Ansley Bates, Women's Outdoor Track, Sr., 3.60, Health Sciences
Hannah Belcher, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 4.00, Nutrition and Dietetics
Abbie Cutcliffe, Women's Outdoor Track, Sr., 3.90, Nutrition and Dietetics
Emily Eustace, Women's Outdoor Track, Sr., 3.55, Education
Emma Garner, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.66, Exercise Science
Lindsey Kessler, Women's Outdoor Track, Sr., 3.58, Health Sciences
Sarah Lee, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.45, Nursing
Anna Long, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.31, Human Development and Family Science
Megan Meadow, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.63, Pre-Business, Journalism/Mass Communication
Carrie Neill, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.76, Exercise Science
Bekah Pfitzer, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.96, Exercise Science
Selena Popp, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.67, Pre-Business
Courtney Prengaman, Women's Outdoor Track, Jr., 3.34, Human Development and Family Science
Megan Roach, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.63, Science and Religion, Health Sciences
Ellie Gerlach, Women's Tennis, 3.79, Health Sciences
Annika Hepp, Women's Tennis, 3.35, Biology
Savannah Wood, Women's Tennis, 3.66, Nursing