NEW ORLEANS – Seventy-three student-athletes who competed at Sun Belt Conference institutions in 2021-22 and graduated during in the last academic year received the Academic Excellence Award from the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives, it was announced Wednesday.
The award criteria includes student-athletes at FBS football-sponsoring institutions who earned their undergraduate degrees between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022 and compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better upon graduation. In addition, the student-athletes must have participated in at least two years of NCAA intercollegiate athletics at an FBS institution.
The 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives (1A FAR) is an organization of faculty athletics representatives at NCAA Division 1 institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The mission of 1A FAR is to advocate for effective interaction and academic and fiscal balance between an institution's academic mission and its intercollegiate program.
| App State |
Brenna Schoenbachler |
Field Hockey |
| App State |
Kirsten Seely |
Women’s Soccer |
| App State |
Anna Smarrelli |
Field Hockey |
| App State |
Caleb Spurlin |
Football |
| App State |
Kayla Ward |
Women’s Golf |
| Coastal Carolina |
Aja Blount |
Women’s Basketball |
| Coastal Carolina |
Marcello Jones |
Men’s Soccer |
| Coastal Carolina |
Abbey Montoya |
Softball |
| Coastal Carolina |
Jerardo Perez |
Men’s Track & Field |
| Coastal Carolina |
Lina Perugini |
Volleyball |
| Georgia Southern |
Olivia Durham |
Women’s Soccer |
| Georgia Southern |
Nora Falnes |
Women’s Soccer |
| Georgia Southern |
Braden Hays |
Baseball |
| Georgia Southern |
Mila Hartig |
Women’s Tennis |
| Georgia Southern |
Prince Toyambi |
Men’s Basketball |
| Georgia State |
Gabby Benson |
Softball |
| Georgia State |
Emma Berlin |
Women’s Golf |
| Georgia State |
Emily Burke |
Women’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
Emily Buck |
Softball |
| Georgia State |
Eva Chivu |
Women’s Tennis |
| Georgia State |
Clayton Dawes |
Men’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
Emma Devis |
Women’s Track & Field |
| Georgia State |
Kelly Dorn |
Beach Volleyball |
| Georgia State |
Matthew Fearnley |
Men’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
Charlie Flint |
Football |
| Georgia State |
Marine Garnier |
Women’s Track & Field |
| Georgia State |
Truth Hafey |
Volleyball |
| Georgia State |
Maria Howell |
Women’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
Tristan Jumeau |
Men’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
David Li |
Men’s Golf |
| Georgia State |
Bailey Martin |
Beach Volleyball |
| Georgia State |
Na’ilah Moore |
Women’s Track & Field |
| Georgia State |
Victor Pereya-Zavala |
Men’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
Anouk Prop |
Women’s Track & Field |
| Georgia State |
Jolie Ryff |
Women’s Soccer |
| Georgia State |
Hannah Sadler |
Women’s Basketball |
| Georgia State |
Mariah Smith |
Women’s Track & Field |
| Georgia State |
Andreea Stanescu |
Women’s Tennis |
| Georgia State |
Rebecca Tresham |
Beach Volleyball |
| Louisiana |
Lauren Cantrelle |
Women’s Track & Field |
| Louisiana |
Kacper Dworak |
Men’s Tennis |
| Louisiana |
Hunter Hammett |
Men’s Golf |
| Louisiana |
Isabel Wheeler |
Women’s Soccer |
| Louisiana |
Savanna Young |
Women’s Soccer |
| ULM |
Daisy Drake |
Women’s Soccer |
| ULM |
Jimena Garbino |
Women’s Tennis |
| ULM |
Hailey Hughes |
Volleyball |
| ULM |
Korie Kreps |
Softball |
| South Alabama |
Meredith Bass |
Women’s Track & Field |
| South Alabama |
Rachel Hickey |
Volleyball |
| South Alabama |
Sierra Knight |
Women’s Track & Field |
| South Alabama |
Belinda May |
Women’s Golf |
| South Alabama |
Korey Shively |
Men’s Track & Field |
| South Alabama |
Charles Slaughter |
Men’s Track & Field |
| South Alabama |
Maddie Soboleski |
Volleyball |
| South Alabama |
Morgan Stalcup |
Volleyball |
| Texas State |
Addison Gaetano |
Women’s Soccer |
| Texas State |
Chelsea Johnson |
Women’s Basketball |
| Texas State |
Sofia Murcia Rodriguez |
Women’s Tennis |
| Texas State |
Austin Smith |
Baseball |
| Texas State |
Hannah Solano |
Women’s Soccer |
| Troy |
Amara Anderson |
Volleyball |
| Troy |
Mason Bennett |
Men’s Track & Field |
| Troy |
Caitlin Cooper |
Volleyball |
| Troy |
Tiffany Hillier |
Volleyball |
| Troy |
Natalie Hummel |
Volleyball |
| Troy |
Anna Claire Little |
Women’s Golf |
| Troy |
Katie Lively |
Softball |
| Troy |
Elizabeth Jeffcoat |
Volleyball |
| Troy |
William McFadden |
Men’s Golf |
| Troy |
Isabella Mitchell |
Volleyball |
| Troy |
Michelle Ncube |
Women’s Tennis |
| Troy |
John Whibbs |
Baseball |