June 12, 2007

Greenville, S.C. - Furman places 25 student-athletes on the TIAA-CREF Academic All-Southern Conference team for the 2007 spring season, the league announced today. The 25 student-athletes have a combined average GPA of 3.47.

In order to be selected, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and must have competed in at least half of their team's competitions during the spring season.

25 Furman student-athletes were honored from 7 different teams, with Men's Track and Field and Women's Softball leading the way with 5 honorees each. Women's Track and Field and Women's Tennis followed closely behind, with 4 student-athletes from each team being honored, while Men's Baseball contributed 3, and Men's Golf and Men's Tennis contributed 2 each. Women's Track and Field boasted the highest team GPA for the spring season with a 3.65 average.

This year marks the fourth year that the Southern Conference has named an All-Academic Team by season. The all-academic teams are supported by a grant from TIAA-CREF, the SoCon's Education Partner.

Athlete Year Hometown Sport Major

Spence Gibbs Sr. Simpsonville, SC Baseball Health & Exercise Science

Spencer Hale So. Euatia, FL Baseball Political Science/Asian Studies

Matt Klinker Sr. West Chester, OH Baseball Business Administration

Chris Gilliland Jr. Chattanooga, TN Men's Golf Philosophy

Matt Hayes So. Marietta, GA Men's Golf Undeclared

Joseph Tenini So. Hammond, LA Men's Track & Field Math

Daniel Matz Sr. Whitehouse, OH Men's Track & Field Individualized Curriculum

Jeff O'Connell So. Bethlehem, PA Men's Track & Field Undeclared

William Forrest Jr. Anderson, SC Men's Track & Field Chemistry

Doug Sellers So. Duluth, GA Men's Track & Field Psychology

Daniel Knause So. Greenville, SC Men's Tennis Math/Economics

Andy Juc So. Chiainau, Moldava Men's Tennis Business Administration

Amber Kiser So. Huntersville, NC Softball Undeclared

Megan Jaudon Sr. Blacksburg, VA Softball Health & Exercise Science

Abby Robertson So. Woodstock, GA Softball Undeclared

Danielle Franklin Sr. Cocoa, FL Softball Health & Exercise Science

Lynn Parmer Sr. Roanoke, AL Softball Health & Exercise Science

Mo Campbell Jr. Charlotte, NC Women's Track & Field History/Asian Studies

Lisa Mulvey Jr. Westbury, NY Women's Track & Field Education

Rebecca Mullen Jr. Atlanta, GA Women's Track & Field Psychology

Holly Stewart Jr. Norcross, GA Women's Track & Field History

Laura Gioia So. Tampa, FL Women's Tennis Pre-Med

Lauren Tomory So. Vincenza, Italy Women's Tennis Business Administration

Jacqueline Eckert Sr. Atlanta, GA Women's Tennis Health & Exercise Science

Lisa Bornt-Davis Sr. York, PA Women's Tennis Health & Exercise Science