ATLANTA--The Georgia State University Department of Athletics has continued to achieve academic excellence by attaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 following the fall 2012 semester, the ninth consecutive semester of 3.0 or higher for the Panthers. The GSU student-athlete population also posted a semester GPA of 3.01 for the fall, including 17 individuals on the President's List, Georgia State's highest academic honor.
Fourteen Georgia State teams posted a GPA of better than 3.0 for the fall semester, led by the women's cross country program at 3.64. Other top performing teams included women's golf (3.56), sand volleyball (3.48), women's tennis (3.48) and men's soccer (3.30).
A total of 157 student-athletes earned academic honors for the fall semester. The 17 Panthers on the President's List achieved a semester grade point average of 4.0 or higher with at least nine credit hours. In addition, 71 student-athletes earned Dean's List status with a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher, and another 69 student-athletes were recognized on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll with a semester GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Thirty-one members of the GSU football team earned academic honors, including 14 Dean's List honorees, while four men's basketball players and five women's basketball student-athletes were recognized.
The academic honorees also excel on the field of play, including women's tennis All-American Abigail Tere-Apisah (AD's Honor Roll), Sun Belt cross country champion Katharine Showalter (Dean's List), two-sport athlete Mark Hogan (Dean's List), two-time CAA basketball Rookie of the Week R.J. Hunter, nationally-ranked golfer Jonathan Grey (Dean's List), all-conference soccer players Vincent Foermer (President's List), Chris Locandro (Dean's List) and William Mellors-Blair (Dean's List), all-region softball players Callie Alford (Dean's List) and Paige Nowacki (Dean's List), and all-CAA tennis standout Victor Valente (President's List).
The department also celebrated the graduation of 11 current and former student-athletes this fall.
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PRESIDENT'S LIST
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4.0 Semester GPA
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Nick Squeglia
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Baseball
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Dylan Crocker
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Men's Soccer
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Vincent Foermer
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Men's Soccer
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Tyler Prince
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Men's Soccer
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Lucas Santa Ana
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Men's Tennis
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Victor Valente
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Men's Tennis
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Carlos Galindo
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Men's Cross Country-Track
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Alison Bishop
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Katie Papesh
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Kelsey Spinks
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Jewel Evans
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Women's Soccer
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Carly Lafferty
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Women's Soccer
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Krissy Tamburo
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Women's Soccer
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Jocelyn Ffriend
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Women's Tennis
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Masa Grgan
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Women's Tennis
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Tereza Lerova
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Women's Tennis
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Alexis Elmurr
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Sand Volleyball
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DEAN'S LIST
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3.5 Semester GPA
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Chase Raffield
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Baseball
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Andrew Fessler
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Baseball
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James Clements
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Baseball
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Brantley Burton
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Baseball
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Garrett Ford
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Baseball
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Alex Prescott
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Baseball
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Joey Roach
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Baseball
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Tyler Gamble
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Men's Basketball
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Justin Green
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Men's Basketball
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Joel Brooks
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Football
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Jah-Mai Davidson
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Football
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Michael Davis
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Football
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Terry Hollingshed
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Football
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Chris Jenkins
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Football
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Zach Jones
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Football
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Carl Kanada
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Football
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Davis Knowles
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Football
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Darren McCray
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Football
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Alberry Melson
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Football
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David Miller
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Football
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Myles Morris
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Football
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Dionte Rosser
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Football
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Nathan Schuster
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Football
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Victor Lavin
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Men's Golf
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Jonathan Grey
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Men's Golf
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Conor Acheson
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Men's Soccer
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Ali Elkhalil
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Men's Soccer
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Eric Lawrence
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Men's Soccer
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Chris Locandro
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Men's Soccer
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Stephen McGill
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Men's Soccer
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William Mellors-Blair
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Men's Soccer
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Cory Plasker
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Men's Soccer
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Bo Stroup
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Men's Soccer
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Michael Weeks-Johnson
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Men's Track
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Michael Warrick
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Men's Track-Cross Country
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Tiffany Anderson
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Women's Basketball
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Maryam Dogo
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Women's Basketball
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Morgan Jackson
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Women's Basketball
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Gaby Moss
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Women's Basketball
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Cody Paulk
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Women's Basketball
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Sarah McCarthy
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Katharine Showalter
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Anna Sinclair
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Lauren Court
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Women's Golf
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Melissa Siviter
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Women's Golf
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Solveig Helgesen
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Women's Golf
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Laura Sanchez
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Women's Golf
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Lindsay Leonardo
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Women's Soccer
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Mackenzie Loula
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Women's Soccer
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Ashley Nagy
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Women's Soccer
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Samantha Thomas
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Women's Soccer
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Callie Alford
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Softball
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Ashley Christy
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Softball
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Jessica Clifton
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Softball
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Bethany Horne
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Softball
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Paige Nowacki
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Softball
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Carrie Williams
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Softball
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Hunter Williamson
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Softball
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Phoebe Chiem
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Women's Tennis
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Chaimaa Roudami
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Women's Tennis
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Sydney Henry
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Women's Track
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Denise Myers
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Women's Track
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Dede Bohannon
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Court Volleyball
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Andrea DeLeon
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Court Volleyball
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Jansen Button
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Sand Volleyball
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Lane Carico
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Sand Volleyball
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Karlee Kavanaugh
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Sand Volleyball
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Sara Olivova
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Sand Volleyball
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Milani Pickering
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Sand Volleyball
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Katelyn Rawls
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Sand Volleyball
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Alexis Townsend
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Sand Volleyball
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AD'S HONOR ROLL
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3.2 Semester GPA
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Caleb Gore
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Baseball
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Nic Wilson
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Baseball
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Chad Prain
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Baseball
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Ben Burns
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Baseball
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Nick Andress
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Baseball
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Matt McCloskey
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Baseball
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Scott Sarratt
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Baseball
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Ryann Green
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Men's Basketball
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R.J. Hunter
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Men's Basketball
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Kam Cheatham
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Football
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Emmanuel Edouarzin
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Football
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Akeen Felder
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Football
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Justin Forrister
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Football
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Mark Hogan
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Football-Baseball
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Joshua Jackson
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Football
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Arington Jordan
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Football
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Lateef Laguda
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Football
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LaSalle Ledlum
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Football
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Tyler Nemec
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Football
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Nick Nesmith
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Football
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Mark Ruskell
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Football
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Duvall Smith
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Football
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D.L. Stephens
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Football
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Marcus Stetzer
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Football
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Bryan Williams
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Football
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Cade Yates
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Football
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Tyler Gruca
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Men's Golf
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Ross Mclister
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Men's Golf
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Kevin Lee
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Men's Golf
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Damon Stephenson
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Men's Golf
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Gimel Gordon
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Men's Soccer
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Peter Kurowski
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Men's Soccer
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Robin Ji
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Men's Track
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Tyler Tomy
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Men's Cross Country-Track
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Niamh Kearney
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Hannah Stefanoff
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Women's Cross Country-Track
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Maria Palacios
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Women's Golf
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Kimmy Graff
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Women's Golf
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Leah Beasley
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Women's Soccer
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Nikki Fedele
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Women's Soccer
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Alyssia Feronti
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Women's Soccer
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Miranda Griffin
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Women's Soccer
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Lauren Harriman
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Women's Soccer
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Anna Hilpertshauser
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Women's Soccer
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Jasmine Jakes
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Women's Soccer
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Elizabeth Kinsel
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Women's Soccer
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Danielle Paz
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Women's Soccer
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Sara Smith
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Women's Soccer
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Jordan Young
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Women's Soccer
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Taylor Anderson
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Softball
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MeQuilla Franklin
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Softball
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Audrey Mason
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Softball
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Whitney Phillips
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Softball
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Megan Nelms
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Women's Tennis
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Martina Ondrackova
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Women's Tennis
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Abigail Tere-Apisah
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Women's Tennis
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Mia Adams
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Women's Track
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Wande Brewer
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Women's Track
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Gabby Brooks
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Women's Track
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Talia Colbert
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Women's Track
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Ravin Gilbert
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Women's Track
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Christina John
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Women's Track
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Aniya Moore
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Women's Track
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Tamara Moore
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Women's Track
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Kissa Williams
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Women's Track
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Sydney Hunsley
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Court Volleyball
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Eliza Zachary
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Court Volleyball
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Kaitlynn Hufstetler
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Sand Volleyball
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Nikki Senopoulous
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Sand Volleyball
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FALL GRADUATES
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Vincent Foermer
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Men's Soccer
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Yasser Majluf
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Men's Soccer
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Victor Nkhoma
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Men's Soccer
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Emily Althafer
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Softball
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Martina Ondrackova
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Women's Tennis
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Charlotte Lorentzen
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Women's Golf
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Nick Squeglia
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Baseball
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Brandon Williams
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Baseball
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Darren McCray
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Football
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Mitchell Vinson
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Football
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Cade Yates
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Football
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Courtesy: Bill Kallenberg
