BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference has released its Winter All-Academic Teams and Winter Honor with Montevallo landing four Falcons on All-Academic squads while 64 Falcons earned Honor Roll recognition.
 
OFFICIAL RELEASE
 
Brandon Fussell was named to the Men's Basketball All-Academic Team while Leah Dendy and Natalie Warner landed on the Women's Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team. Men's Indoor Track and Field All-Academic selection Zac Lamb completed Montevallo's All-Academic Honorees.
 
Fussell earned his first All-Academic selection with a 3.69 cumulative GPA in pursuit of his biology degree while the sophomore guard led Montevallo on the hardwood with 18.1 points per game on 47.4-percent shooting and 39.1-percent from deep. Fussell was twice named Gulf South Conference Player of the Week and was selected to be a member of the 2025 GSC All-Tournament Team. The Guntersville, Ala. native was also named Second Team All-GSC after a season that saw four 30-point performances.
 
Dendy posted a 4.00 GPA in pursuit of her Exercise & Nutrition Science degree. The Tuscaloosa, Ala. native had a strong indoor season, placing third overall in the Pole Vault at the GSC Indoor Championships. Dendy's strong performance in the postseason led her to garnering USTFCCCA All-Region honors.
 
Warner posted a 3.961 GPA in pursuit of her History degree. The senior captured a pair of top ten finishes at the GSC Indoor Championships. Warner secured a personal record in the 5000-meter race, as she finished with a time of 17:59.31.
 
Lamb posted a 4.00 GPA in pursuit of his Political Science degree. Lamb's best performance came at the Samford Indoor Open, as he finished with a time of 5:10.01 in the Mile.
Montevallo was one of four GSC schools to garner 50 or more student-athletes on the Winter Honor Roll with 64 Falcons earning the academic recognition, the second most in the conference. Men's Indoor Track and Field highlighted UM's honor roll with 22 selections while Women's Indoor Track and Field posted 18 Honor Roll members. Men's Basketball tallied 13 selections to the Honor Roll while Women's Basketball added 11 honorees.
 
To achieve honor roll status, a GSC student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 of better out of a possible 4.00 at the time the conference announces the award and have competed in outstanding competition–not counting exhibitions or scrimmages–during the season the award is presented.
 
To be named to the All-GSC Academic team, nominees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better their entire academic career at their institution and may not be a freshmen or first-term transfer. The student-athlete must also be a significant contributor to the team. Other factors include leadership, community service and extracurricular activities. Institutions are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions normally involved in the playing of that sport. Ties are not broken. All-GSC Academic nominees are selected jointly by faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors from within the league.