BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Gulf South Conference has announced its Winter All-Academic Teams alongside its Winter Honor Roll with seven Falcons named All-Academic with 93 student-athletes listed on the Honor Roll.
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS | WINTER HONOR ROLL
Women's Indoor Track and Field led the way with three All-Academic selections while both Men's Basketball and Men's Indoor Track and Field each saw a pair of student-athletes selected to the All-Academic teams.
Five Falcons on the Montevallo track and field teams earned spots on the All-Academic team including
Caleb Newell,
Ryan Cox,
Leah Dendy,
Hallie Harrell, and
Sarah Turner.
Caleb Newell posts a 3.6706 cumulative GPA in pursuit of an Elementary Education degree. Newell was solid for the Falcons all indoor season, most notably earning a pair of top-ten finishes at the GSC Championships. Newell placed fourth in the Shot Put with a PR of 15.81m and eighth in the Weight Throw with a distance of 15.52m.
Ryan Cox posts a 3.7297 cumulative GPA in pursuit of an Exercise and Nutrition Science degree. Cox had a solid indoor season, as he earned a PR in the Mile with a time of 4:24.45 at the GSC Indoor Championships.
Leah Dendy was named Champion Scholar-Athlete at the GSC Indoor Championships. She posts a 4.00 GPA in pursuit of an Exercise and Nutrition Science degree. Dendy finished indoor season with a top-four finish in the Pole Vault (3.35m) at the GSC Indoor Championships. She recorded a season high-3.57m in the Pole Vault at the UAB Invitational earlier this year.
Hallie Harrell posts a 3.7973 cumulative GPA in pursuit of an Education degree. Harrell was solid all indoor season, competing in multiple events. The sophomore closed the indoor season with a fifth-place finish in the Pentathlon at the GSC Championships. She also earned a top-seven finish in the Long Jump.
Sarah Turner posts a 3.6992 cumulative GPA in pursuit of a Mass Communications degree. Turner closed the indoor season with a top-eight finish in the 800m, clocking in at 2:21.65.
Men's basketball saw
Brandon Fussell and
Derek Moore earned All-Academic status. Fussell, a first-team all-conference member, holds a 3.80 cumulative GPA in pursuit of his Biology degree while posting 17.3 points per game on a 44.8-percent field goal mark while leading the team with 5.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Moore, one of four GSC Players of the Year to earn All-Academic status, posted a 3.50 GPA in his Business Management studies while leading the GSC with a 61.8-percent shooting mark while scoring 18.0 points per game while adding 6.7 rebounds.
Montevallo saw the most honor roll selections of any Gulf South Conference school with 93 selections to the team featuring 37 honorees from Women's Indoor Track and Field, 31 from Men's Indoor Track and Field, 14 selections from Men's Basketball, and 11 from Women's Basketball.
To be named to the GSC honor roll, 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.
