DURANT, Okla. – A total of 87 Southeastern student athletes were honored on Monday as the Great American Conference released the 2022-23 Academic All-GAC team.
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Of those, baseball led the way with 21 selections, while football was next in line with 18. Women's basketball was third on the list with nine honorees.
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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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SE led the league in men's basketball with seven players honored.
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"Division II places the balance of athletic pursuit and academic excellence in its highest regards," GAC Commissioner Will Prewitt said. "The ability for our student-athletes to re-establish records for All-Academic selections continues to impress me. It serves as a testament to the unparalleled faculty, administrators and support staff we have within the GAC."
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GAC football student-athletes garnered the most All-Academic selections, 282, followed by 202 from baseball, 156 in softball and 102 from women's track & field.
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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 2022. 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
Hayden Alexander (JR)
Jared Barta (SO)
Michael Barta (SO)
Brant Bennet (SR)
Jakob Berger (JR)
Cory Bonstrom (JR)
Jordan Compton (SR)
Colton Craddock (SO)
Charlie Deeds (JR)
Cameron French (SR)
Wilson Hicks (JR)
Colby Kroutil (SO)
Coby Langford (JR)
Corbin Lingo (JR)
Blake McQuain (SR)
Matt Miles (SR)
Jake Miller (JR)
Patrick Norman (SO)
Heath Pickhardt (SR)
Connor Priest (SR)
Jackson Sioson (JR)
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FOOTBALL
Katrell Blakely (SR)
Daniel Caterinicchio (SO)
Weson Conaway (SO)
Ja'lon Freeman (SR)
De'Jante Granger (SR)
Rayshawn Guerra (SO)
Daulton Hatley (SR)
Caleb High (SR)
Trey Keatts (SR)
Caden Kilpatrick (SO)
Braxton Kincade (SR)
Donoven McKnight (JR)
Pablo Perini (JR)
Camerion Pumphrey (SR)
Dreylon Rose (SO)
Timothy Tidwell (SO)
Deundre Wheeler (SO)
Braeden Winters (SO)
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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Max Chenault (JR)
Kody Clouet (SR)
Aaron Jacob (SO)
Kyle Leslie (JR)
Jameson Richardson (SO)
RJ Weeks (JR)
Jalen Williams (SO)
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MEN'S GOLF
Trey Keatts (SR)
Dalton McGinnis (JR)
Trent Zorgdrager (SR)
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MEN'S TENNIS
Marcus Del Rosario (JR)
David Gonzalez (SO)
Stipan Madzar (JR)
Gen Naraya (JR)
Thabo Ncube (JR)
Diego Orduz (SR)
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SOFTBALL
Kady Fryrear (JR)
Ananda Garrison (JR)
Alexis Massie (SR)
Gracie Ore (JR)
Kamryn Rackley (SR)
Sabetha Sands (JR)
Reese Taylor (JR)
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VOLLEYBALL
Ruthie Forson (JR)
Jessica Hardin (SR)
Jadyn James (SO)
Peyton Kriegel (SO)
Michera Moffett (SO)
McKenzie Turkoly (SR)
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Aimee Alverson (SO)
Grace Alverson (SO)
Lauren Beason (JR)
Maci Bookout (SO)
Karyssa Jackson (JR)
Caitlin Kobiske (SO)
Holli Lindley (SO)
Briley Moon (SR)
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WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Arden Kesterson (JR)
Zinara Lesley (SR)
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Rhythm Aswal (JR)
Georgia Hosking (JR)
Michelle Markovic (JR)
Chiara Matteodo (JR)
Vanessa Nitu (JR)
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WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Amore Armstrong (SO)
Nyla Dawes (JR)
Kathryn Newsom (SO)
Samantha Wallis (JR)
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