CLINTON, Miss. --- Mississippi College led the Gulf South Conference for the second consecutive fall with 90 student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll, including eight earning spots on the All-Academic Teams, it was announced on Thursday (Jan. 17).
Academic All-GSC Teams are selected by the Sports Information Directors (SIDs) and Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) in a joint vote. Nominees must have an overall grade-point-average (GPA) of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale for their entire academic career and may not be a freshman or first-semester or quarter transfer.
The student-athlete must be a significant contributor to the squad. Other factors include leadership, community service and extra-curricular activities. SIDs and FARs are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions normally involved in the playing of that sport. Ties are not broken.
Lawrence Guyot (Football) is being named to the All-Academic Team for the third straight year, while
Connor Johnson (Men's Soccer),
Lauren Smith (Women's Soccer) and
Will Young (Men's Cross Country) are being honored for the second time.
Madeline Campbell (Women's Cross Country),
Scarlett Hodges (Women's Soccer),
Jordan Pritchard (Men's Cross Country) and
Katie Taylor (Women's Soccer) earned All-Academic honors for the first time.
The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws had a conference-high 90 student-athletes named to the GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll. Qualification for the Honor Roll is automatic based on at least a 3.00 grade-point-average and does not require a voting process.
Overall, there were 978 student-athletes named to the GSC Fall Academic Honor Roll from around the league. Women's Soccer led the way with 269 student-athletes honored, while football was in second with 211.
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2018 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE FALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (10)
* Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team Selection
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY (7)
* Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team Selection
FOOTBALL (21)
* Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team Selection
MEN'S SOCCER (16)
* Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team Selection
WOMEN'S SOCCER (24)
* Gulf South Conference All-Academic Team Selection
VOLLEYBALL (12)
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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contactÂ
David Nichols at 601-925-3234 orÂ
nichols@mc.edu.Â
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