DURANT, Okla. – A total of 86 Southeastern student athletes were honored on Thursday as the Great American Conference released the 2021-22 Academic All-GAC team.
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Of those, football led the way with 19 selections, while baseball was nest in line with 11. Softball, women's basketball and volleyball each had at least eight honorees on the list.
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The GAC announced that a record 1,345 student-athletes achieved Academic All-Conference honors, an increase of 75 from the prior high.
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Southeastern Oklahoma State led in men's basketball and tied Harding and Southern Arkansas in men's tennis.
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"Division II holds the balance of athletic pursuit and academic excellence in its highest regards," GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt said. "For GAC student-athletes to continue to shatter records with its All-Academic selections serves as a testament to our faculty, administrators and support staff. I congratulate all of these student-athletes for excelling in the classroom while competing with integrity on the field of play."
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GAC football student-athletes garnered the most All-Academic selections, 249, followed by 187 from baseball, 155 in softball 110 from women's track & field and 107 in volleyball.
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For student-athletes to be recognized on the Academic All-Conference team, they must have enrolled as freshmen prior to the fall of 2021. In addition, their grade-point average must be a minimum of 3.30 based on the 4.0 system. The GPA shall be cumulative for the athlete's entire collegiate career.
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Baseball
Jordan Compton (Jr.)
Colton Craddock (So.)
Michael Davenport (So.)
Hayden Evans (Jr.)
Cameron French (So.)
Colby Kroutil (So.)
Coby Langford (So.)
Jacob Potter (Sr.)
Conner Priest (Jr.)
Jackson Sioson (So.)
Beau Swimmer (Jr.)
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Football
Katrell Blakely (Sr.)
Daniel Caterinicchio (So.)
Keelan Chilton (Jr.)
Ontario Davis (Jr.)
Ja'Lon Freeman (Jr.)
LeNoel Guerra (So.)
Daulton Hatley (Jr.)
Trey Keatts (Jr.)
Rogerick Kirby (Sr.)
Clay Marshall (So.)
Kenneth Martin (So.)
Donoven McKnight (So.)
Pablo Perini (So.)
Camerion Pumphrey (Jr.)
Dreylon Rose (So.)
Christopher Shavers (Sr.)
Ryan Taylor (Sr.)
Jett Waters (So.)
Deundre Wheeler (So.)
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Men's Basketball
Max Chenault (So.)
Taylor Cox (Jr.)
Adam Dworsky (Sr.)
Kyle Leslie (So.)
Kellen Manek (Sr.)
Mason Weeks (So.)
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Men's Golf
Mason Hale (Sr.)
Justice Hartman (Jr.)
Dalton McGinnis (So.)
Trent Zorgdrager (Jr.)
Marcus Del Rosario (So.)
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Men's Tennis
Stipan Madzar (So.)
Gen Naraya (So.)
Diego Orduz (Jr.)
Vinicius Outor (Jr.)
Manuel Pilotto (Sr.)
Kganya Ranamane (So.)
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Softball
Courtney Crane (Sr.)
Jaleigh Durst (So.)
Eva Fryrear (So.)
Alexis Lambert (Jr.)
Emelia Ore (So.)
Kamryn Rackley (So.)
Peyton Streetman (Jr.)
Kamarie Wallace (Jr.)
Lauren White (So.)
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Volleyball
Crislynn Autry (Sr.)
Ruthie Forson (So.)
Jocelyn Grewing (Sr.)
Caroline Griffith (Sr.)
Jessica Hardin (Jr.)
Jadyn James (So.)
Cameryn McDonough (Jr.)
Grace Shehadeh (Sr.)
Jessica Steele (So.)
McKenzie Turkoly (Jr.)
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Women's Basketball
Aimee Alverson (So.)
Grace Alverson (So.)
Lauren Beason (So.)
Jordan Benson (Sr.)
Maci Bookout (So.)
Kamryn Cantwell (Jr.)
Chandler Kemp (Sr.)
Briley Moon (Jr.)
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Women's Cross Country
Bailey Pritchett (Sr.)
Regan Ramos (Sr.)
Megan Rose (Sr.)
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Women's Tennis
Georgia Hosking (So.)
Chantal Lozano (Sr.)
Chiara Matteodo (So.)
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Women's Track and Field
Nyla Dawes (So.)
Mikaela Doggett (Sr.)
Sierra Parks (Jr.)
Bailey Pritchett (Sr.)
Megan Rose (Sr.)
Samantha Wallis (So.)
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