VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., May 22, 2009 – Forty-Seven (47) South Carolina State student-athletes are among some 593 making the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) 2009 Commissioner's All-Academic Team announced Friday (May 22). The team annually recognizes student-athletes from the conference's 12 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2008-09 academic school year by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. The students must be in at least their sophomore season.
“I congratulate and commend the student-athletes who have achieved academic success by maintaining a 3.0 or better grade point average during the 2008-09 school year,” said MEAC Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas. “I would further like to congratulate the coaches, institutions, and parents of these academic achievers for their contributions to the student-athletes success.”
Listed below are the SC State student-athletes earning the honor this year.
Women (28): Natalee Allen (WTR, Nursing), Krystal Anthony (SB, Biology), Tenay Bailey (BO, Fam. Cons. Sci.), Iveta Blodniece (WT, Mgt.), Deritra Carter (SB, Elem. Ed.), Magalay Cerda (WSC, Speech Path/Au), Tyler Drayton (WSC, Psychology), Patience Figgins (WB, Civil Eng.), Janine Francois (WSC, Mgt.), Lennie Garrett (VB, Acc.), Brittany Gillespie (WB, Criminal Justice), Brittini Haynes (BO, Acct.), Stacy Jackson (WSC, Psychology), Kiesha Jamison (SB, Math), Brandi Jefferson (WTR, Chemistry), Kristin Johnson (WB, Acc.), Gisela Kloess (VB, Mgt.), Enchante Lawson (WTR, Math Ed.), Renee McWilliams (WTR, Bio), Kelsey Mims (WSC, Biology), Jenell Moore (WB, Biology), Andranette Moss (WTR, Psychology), Shari Sampson (WTR, Phys. Ed.), Jasmine Smith (WTR, Sp. Path/Audio), Tandia Taylor (WSC, Civil Eng), Tempest Vance (WTR, Biology), Laura Waters-Brown (VB, Marketing), Talitha Wood (WSC, Biology) ….Men (19): Hector Arroyave (GF, Acct.), Dashan Axson ( MTR, English Ed.), Byron Bush (FB, Acc.), Tamas Dobrotka (MT, Business Econ), Mark Elmore (MTR, MEch. Eng. Tec), Gabriel Fernandez (MT, Industrial Eng.), Casey Fortune (FB, Elect. Eng. Tech), Vikram Guatham (MT, Biology) David Grund (MT, Mgt.), Aaron Haire (FB, Biology), Jan Langer (MT, Mgt.), Radek Langer (MT, Mgt.), Zachary Middleton (FB, Mgt.), Ivan Milvojevic (MT, Business Econ), Nygel Pearson (FB, Grad. Student), Radek Pivonka (MT, Mgt.), Karvel Robinson (FB, Mgt.), Darnell Stokes (FB, Mgt.), Matthew Washington (FB, Biology).
KEY – BO (bowling), FB (football), GF (golf), MT (men's tennis), MTR (men's track), SB (softball), VB (volleyball), WB (women's basketball), WT (women's tennis), WTR (women's track)
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