SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Samford University placed 57 student-athletes on the Southern Conference's Spring Academic All-Conference team, released by the league Monday morning.
 
Samford's 57 representatives were the second-most of any conference school, behind only Western Carolina with 61. Chattanooga came in third, placing 51 student-athletes on the team.
 
Among Samford's spring sports, women's indoor track and field, and women's outdoor track and field had eight representatives each to lead all Samford teams. Women's basketball was next, placing seven student-athletes on the team.
 
The men's indoor track and field, men's outdoor track and field, men's tennis and softball teams had five representatives each on the squad. Baseball and women's tennis followed with four student-athletes each on the team. Women's golf (3), men's golf (2) and men's basketball (1) also placed student-athletes on the Spring Academic All-SoCon team.
 
For the conference as a whole, the league's 10 women's outdoor track and field programs led the way with 71 Academic All-Conference selections, while the nine institutions that sponsor women's indoor track and field produced 59. The eight men's lacrosse teams were third with 47 honorees, followed closely by the nine baseball schools with 46.
 
Samford's 57 student-athletes on the team posted an average grade-point average of 3.59.
 
To be eligible for the Academic All-Conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the spring semester – a change from the previous criteria that was based on the GPA entering the semester of competition – and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
 
With the GPA component now based off of the student-athletes' averages at the end of the semester of competition, the Winter Academic All-SoCon team was eliminated, resulting in several track and field student-athletes appearing in the spring list twice, once each for the indoor and outdoor seasons.
 
Below is a list of Samford's student-athletes that made the 2016 Spring Academic All-SoCon team.
 
 
SAMFORD'S SPRING ACADEMIC ALL-SOCON REPRESENTATIVES
Jared Brasher, Baseball, 3.36, Sport Administration
Wyatt Burns, Baseball, 3.62, Pharmacy
Parker Curry, Baseball, 3.73, Business
Caleb Maggio, Baseball, 3.58, Law, Politics, & Society
Alex Peters, Men's Basketball, 3.50, International Relations
Zach Hughes, Men's Golf, 3.31, Exercise Science
Ashton Nix, Men's Golf, 3.76, Journalism & Mass Communication
Arsene Guillorel, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.33, Economics
Javion Lee, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.77, Geography
Paul Richardson, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.47, Sport Administration
Jay Vines, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.68, Business
Lukas Weishaar, Men's Indoor Track & Field, 3.85, Exercise Science
Arsene Guillorel, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.33, Economics
Javion Lee, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.77, Geography
Paul Richardson, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.47, Sport Administration
James Vines, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.68, Business
Lukas Weishaar, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.85, Exercise Science
Trey Carter, Men's Tennis, 3.30, Business
Jake Faundez, Men's Tennis, 3.31, Business
Justin Ghavami, Men's Tennis, 3.38, Engineering Physics
Fares Kilani, Men's Tennis, 3.64, Business
Eduardo Lourido Sanchez, Men's Tennis, 3.45, Business
Grey Adams, Softball, 3.73, Education
Callie Brister, Softball, 3.40, Sport Administration
Mollie Hanson, Softball, 3.31, Sport Administration
Shelby Maze, Softball, 3.33, Health Sciences
Abbie Miranda, Softball, 3.38, Health Sciences
Kassidy Blevins, Women's Basketball, 3.73, English Education
Keke Fletcher, Women's Basketball, 3.38, Psychology
Lydia McGee, Women's Basketball, 3.91, Athletic Training
Taylor Reece, Women's Basketball, 3.43, Nursing
Ellen Riggins, Women's Basketball, 3.76, Spanish
Brittany Stevens, Women's Basketball, 3.78, English
Krista Stricklin, Women's Basketball, 3.86, Fitness & Health Promotion
Kate Collom, Women's Golf, 3.45, Journalism & Mass Communication
Haley Harrington, Women's Golf, 4.00, Biology
Haley Wagner, Women's Golf, 3.60, Sports Medicine
Ansley Bos, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.51, Exercise Science
Abbie Cutcliffe, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.89, Nutrition
Emily Eustace, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.45, Education
Emma Garner, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.43, Exercise Science
Margaret Grogan, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.93, Mathematics
Carrie Neill, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.67, Exercise Science
Tiana Pisoni, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.70, Pharmacy
Kimberly Ruch, Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.56, Health Sciences
Ansley Bos, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.51, Exercise Science
Abbie Cutcliffe, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.89, Nutrition
Emily Eustace, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.45, Education
Emma Garner, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.43, Exercise Science
Margaret Grogan, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.93, Mathematics
Carrie Neill, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.67, Exercise Science
Tiana Pisoni, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.70, Pharmacy
Kimberly Ruch, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.56, Health Sciences
Ellie Gerlach, Women's Tennis, 3.72, Health Sciences
Carita Moolman, Women's Tennis, 3.55, Business
Jessica Northcutt, Women's Tennis, 3.45, Business
Savannah Wood, Women's Tennis, 3.85, Nursing