By advancing to the Final 16 at the NCAA Tennis Championships, Georgia State's Abigail Tere-Apisah becomes the 21st Panther student-athlete to be honored in some fashion on an All-America team or list.
Tere-Apisah becomes just the fourth female student-athlete to be named All-American. The first was a female, basketball star Terese Allen in 1979-80, and now the most recent is a female.
Here is the elite group and how they were recognized.
ALL-AMERICA HONORS
First Team All-Americans
Joel Sjoholm, Golf, 2008 PING/GCAA First Team
Mark Steeds, Track, 2008 12th place finish at National Championship
Abigail Tere-Apisah, Tennis, 2012 Top 16 finish at National Championship
Second Team All-Americans
Mark Haastrup, Golf, 2006 PING/GCAA Second Team
Angela Gresham, Women's BB, 1984-85 Fast Break
Third Team All-Americans
Jason Glover, Baseball, 1996 NCBWA (Baseball Writer's Assn.)
Joel Sjoholm, Golf, 2007 PING/GCAA Third Team
Iain Vance, Football kicker, 2010 Third Team, The Sports Network
Freshman All-American
Mark Mortimer, Baseball, 1995 Collegiate Baseball Magazine (catcher)
Justin Malone, Baseball, 2009 Louisville Slugger (one of 8 relief pitchers)
Second Team Freshman All-American
Justin Malone, Baseball, 2009 Pro-Line Athletic, NCBWA (relief pitcher)
Honorable Mention All-American
Terese Allen, Women's BB, 1979-80 Fast Break
Lorna Jefferson, Women's BB, 1983-84 Fast Break
Shernard Long, Men's BB, 2000-01 Associated Press
Thomas Terrell, Men's BB, 2001-02 Associated Press
Garrett Greer, Baseball, 2001 Collegiate Baseball Magazine (catcher)
Rusty Bennett, Baseball, 2002 Collegiate Baseball Magazine (catcher)
Brett Strickland, Baseball, 2002 Collegiate Baseball Magazine (pitcher)
Ty Harris, Golf, 2004 PING/GCAA
Kasper Jorgensen, 2004 PING/GCAA
Steve Tiley, 2005 PING/GCAA
Courtesy: Georgia State Sports Communications
