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Massive News As Great American Conference Announces 2023-24 All-Academic Honors

Nero Scofield

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – On Wednesday afternoon, the Great American Conference announced its 2023-24 Academic All-Conference Honors, featuring a record total of 1,594 student-athletes from across the conference.

SWOSU had 99 student-athletes named to the Academic All-Conference list.

“Division II places a strong emphasis on balancing academic and athletic achievements,” said GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt. “I extend my congratulations to all these student-athletes for their outstanding performance in the classroom while also excelling in their sports.”

To qualify for the Academic All-Conference team, student-athletes must have been enrolled as freshmen before the fall of 2023 and maintained a minimum GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale, reflecting their cumulative academic performance throughout their college careers.

Here’s a paraphrase of the provided information, sorted by sport:

Baseball:

  • Reece Burke (Sr.) – Sports Management, Houston, Texas
  • Caleb Clines (Sr.) – Communication Arts, Magnolia, Texas
  • Markus Coronado (Sr.) – Health and Physical Education, Irving, Texas
  • Ty Eastwood (Jr.) – Agricultural Business, Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma
  • Josh Fluet (Sr.) – Sports Management, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
  • Eric Foufoulas (Jr.) – Engineering Technology, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
  • Joseph Frisby (Gr.) – Sports Management, Denton, Texas
  • Kelln Henderson (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Canute, Oklahoma
  • Connor Jeffers (Sr.) – Communication Arts, Aubrey, Texas
  • Logan Lagasse (Sr.) – Management, Cashion, Oklahoma
  • Zane Leonard (Sr.) – Entrepreneurship, Wichita Falls, Texas
  • Geoff Marlow (Sr.) – Engineering Physics, Flower Mound, Texas
  • Sergio Natera (Jr.) – Engineering Technology, Homestead, Florida
  • Rece Parker (Gr.) – Sports Management, Denton, Texas
  • Sawyer Rolland (Sr.) – Health Sciences, Leonard, North Dakota
  • Philip Sanders (Gr.) – Sports Management, White Settlement, Texas
  • Jackson Syring (Sr.) – Sports Management, Derby, Kansas

Football:

  • Timirance Adams (Sr.) – Exercise Science, Topeka, Kansas
  • Keyon Barnett (Jr.) – Applied Engineering Management, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
  • Carson Creach (So.) – Entrepreneurship, Yukon, Oklahoma
  • Jonavan Dennis (So.) – Exercise Science, Cypress, Texas
  • Logan Engle (Sr.) – Management, Celina, Texas
  • Isaac Foster (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Jones, Oklahoma
  • Blake Furguson (So.) – Accounting, Rockwall, Texas
  • Andrew Horton (Sr.) – Health Sciences, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Jacob Karsak (Sr.) – Health Sciences, Derby, Kansas
  • Peyton McNutt (Sr.) – Sports Management, Plainview, Texas
  • Jalen Momoh (Sr.) – Health & Physical Education, Mansfield, Texas
  • Logan Monroe (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Dallas, Texas
  • Jack Pierce (So.) – Management, Aurora, Colorado
  • Mason Price (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Elk City, Oklahoma
  • Zack Roberts (Jr.) – Sports Management, Newcastle, Oklahoma
  • Tye Tucker (Jr.) – Management, Jones, Oklahoma
  • Dexter Brown (Gr.) – Sports Management, Tampa, Florida
  • Kevin Cruz (Gr.) – Exercise Science, Thornton, Colorado

Men’s Basketball:

  • Kenneth Daughty III (Sr.) – Graphic Design, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Mason Hart (Sr.) – Engineering Physics, Pond Creek, Oklahoma
  • Ben Smith (Sr.) – Engineering Physics, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Nick Burchfield (Sr.) – Pharmacy, Minco, Oklahoma

Men’s Golf:

  • Cameron Gallagher (Sr.) – Biological Sciences, Longniddry, Scotland
  • Caspar Graf (So.) – Computer Science, Frankfurt, Germany
  • Otto Heden (So.) – Management, Djursholm, Sweden
  • Lukas Hendricks (Jr.) – Finance, Burgwedel, Germany
  • Sutton McMillan (So.) – Engineering Technology, Choctaw, Oklahoma
  • Mariano Racca (Jr.) – Finance, Marcos Juarez, Argentina
  • Anders Strand (Sr.) – Computer Science, Solrod Strand, Denmark

Softball:

  • Kaylee Barkley (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Anaheim, California
  • Dani Carmo (Sr.) – Sports Management, Placentia, California
  • Chesnie Hewitt (Jr.) – Elementary Education, Delaware, Oklahoma
  • Jadyn Hook (Jr.) – Health and Physical Education, Tishomingo, Oklahoma
  • Cierah Jones (Jr.) – Health Sciences, Kellyville, Oklahoma
  • Riley Lusk (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Hutchinson, Kansas
  • Taylor McMahon (Jr.) – Health Sciences, Yukon, Oklahoma
  • Shallen Mershon (Jr.) – Health Sciences, Sulphur, Oklahoma
  • Kylie Morton (Jr.) – Sports Management, Ennis, Texas
  • Maddie Rahon (Jr.) – Accounting, Placentia, California
  • Kirsten Sudderth (So.) – Criminal Justice, Forney, Texas
  • Jordyn Wadley (Sr.) – Health Sciences, Woodward, Oklahoma

Volleyball:

  • Maddie Clark (Jr.) – Psychology, Overland Park, Kansas
  • Lauren DeSantiago (Jr.) – Health and Physical Education, Amarillo, Texas
  • Taryn Galt (Sr.) – Exercise Science, Amarillo, Texas
  • Keke Holloway (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Samantha Kuzma (Sr.) – Psychology, Portland, Texas
  • Maicee Morgan (Gr.) – Special Education, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Lacy Mott (Sr.) – Biological Science, Waxahachie, Texas
  • Hailey Smith (So.) – Sports Management, Prosper, Texas
  • Cameron Turner (So.) – Health Science, Edmond, Oklahoma

Women’s Basketball:

  • Kira Curtis (So.) – Health Sciences, Hydro, Oklahoma
  • Rees Berkey (So.) – Health and Physical Education, Hydro, Oklahoma
  • Taryn Galt (Sr.) – Exercise Science, Amarillo, Texas
  • Lanie Gooch (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Wylie, Texas
  • JaMaya Johnson (Jr.) – Exercise Science, Allen, Texas
  • Mason Jones (Sr.) – Sports Management, Panhandle, Texas
  • Beyonce Lane (Sr.) – Marketing, Corpus Christi, Texas
  • Averi Zinn (Sr.) – Psychology, Anadarko, Oklahoma
  • Layni Zinn (Sr.) – Exercise Science, Anadarko, Oklahoma
  • Libbi Zinn (Sr.) – English Education, Anadarko, Oklahoma

Women’s Cross Country:

  • Isabel Sanchez (So.) – Pre Nursing, Madill, Oklahoma
  • Makenlee Shieldnight (So.) – Health Science, Prague, Oklahoma
  • Madisan Workman (So.) – Finance, Minco, Oklahoma

Women’s Golf:

  • Ashlyn Acosta (Sr.) – Criminal Justice, Yukon, Oklahoma
  • Megan Brown (Sr.) – Management, Cordell, Oklahoma
  • Drew Dodgion (Sr.) – Exercise Science, Guthrie, Oklahoma
  • Rebecca Lau (Sr.) – Business Administration, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Georgia Miller (Sr.) – Sports Management, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
  • Lucia Rivas (Jr.) – Management, Caracas, Venezuela

Women’s Soccer:

  • Julie Andersen (Jr.) – Psychology, Middelfart, Denmark
  • Anna Bager (Jr.) – Health and Physical Education, Juelsminde, Denmark
  • Summer Bass (Sr.) – Health Science, Weatherford, Oklahoma
  • Ashlyn Stigall (So.) – Pre Nursing, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Micaella Swain (Sr.) – Exercise Science, McKinney, Texas
  • Claire Torry (Sr.) – Nursing, Chatham, Illinois
  • Sola Tsuruta (Sr.) – Accounting, Nelson, New Zealand
  • Ruth Vasquez (So.) – Elementary Education, Wichita Falls, Texas

Women’s Track & Field:

  • Samantha Kuzma (Sr.) – Psychology, Portland, Texas
  • Makenlee Shieldnight (So.) – Health Sciences, Prague, Oklahoma
  • Marleigh West (Sr.) – History, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • Madisan Workman (So.) – Finance, Minco, Oklahoma
  • Delaney York (Jr.) – Special Education, Elgin, Oklahoma

 

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