Courtesy: ASU Athletics

SPARTANBURG, S.C.- Appalachian State University placed 44 student-athletes on the Southern Conference's Spring academic all-conference team announced the league office Wednesday afternoon. To be eligible, a student-athlete must possess at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average entering the spring season.

Women's outdoor track and field led the way for the Apps with 14 members, while baseball placed nine student-athletes on the team, men's outdoor track and field had seven, softball placed five, women's golf four, men's golf and women's tennis two and men's tennis one.

Appalachian's Spring Academic all-Conference honorees: Baseball- Brett Bloomquist, Jr., Greensboro, N.C., Finance/Entrepreneurship, David Port, So., Dunwoody, Ga., Graphic Arts Imaging Technology, David Towarnicky, Jr., New Bern, N.C., Finance and Banking, Josh Dowdy, Jr., Raleigh, N.C. Construction Management, Kevin Glass, Sr., Charlotte, N.C., Finance and Banking, Matt Andress, Jr., Charlotte, N.C., Construction Management, Michael Brogan, Jr., Norfolk, Va., Math, Nick DeRose, Sr., Winston-Salem, N.C., Finance and Banking, Taylor Miller, So., Raleigh, N.C., Construction Management, Men's Golf- Dustin Hudson, So., Hildebran, N.C., Accounting, Joseph Squiers, Jr., Asheville, N.C., Management, Women's Golf- Brooke DeHart, Jr., Morganton, N.C., Communication, Emily McGonagle, So., Columbus, Ohio., Psychology, Jordan Kreuter, Jr., Matthews, N.C., Finance and Banking, Mary Kate Bowman, Sr., Winston-Salem, N.C., Music Education, Softball- Ashley Gaston, Sr., Roswell, Ga., Exercise Science, Brittany Gaston, Sr., Roswell, Ga., Physical Education, Stephanie Long, Sr., Durham, N.C., Middle Grades Education, Teri Fister, Sr., Summerfield, N.C., Physical Education, Yancy Moose, Sr., Hamptonville, N.C., Special Education, Men's Tennis- Bobby Lake, Sr., Boone, N.C., Communication, Women's Tennis- Caroline Mauch, Sr., Durham, N.C., Psychology, Lindsay King, Sr., Charlotte, N.C., Advertising, Men's Outdoor Track and Field- Brian Graves, So., Bethesda, Md., Exercise Science, Colin Davis, So., Mooresville, N.C., Actuarial Science, Josh Houser, Jr., Alpharetta, Ga., Marketing, Matt Boruff, Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Marketing and Management, Mike Walker, Jr., Horse Shoe, N.C., Accounting, Nash Dunn, So., Raleigh, N.C., Journalism, Nick Zeller, So., Taylorsville, N.C., Management, Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Amy Neilson, So., Charlotte, N.C., Accounting, Ashley Beale, Jr., Raleigh, N.C., Health Promotion, Ashley Norris, Sr., Boone, N.C., Elementary Education, Bridgette Hills, So., Arden, N.C., Exercise Science, Dani Reese, So., Dayton, Ohio, Electronic Media, Hannah Parks, Sr., Kernersville, N.C., Psychology, Jen Povick, Sr., Charleston, W.Va., Graphic Design, Kala Roberston, Sr., Dobson, N.C., Criminal Justice, Kelsey Hanger, So., Asheville, N.C., Exercise Science, Lily Tallent, Sr., Cherryville, N.C., Physical Education, Melissa Kopec, Jr., Roswell, Ga., Elementary Education, Michelle Brutus, So., Ridge, N.Y., Social Science Education, Natalie Shaw, So., Chantilly, Va., Journalism, Rebecca Hazeltine, So., Weddington, N.C., Marketing.

Around the conference, the 320 student-athletes, which participated in men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track and field, baseball and softball averaged a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Four student-athletes, all juniors carried a perfect 4.0 GPA into the spring semester, including Appalachian first baseman David Towarnicky. Among the various sports, the higest representation came from track and field with 113 overall athletes on the list. A complete list of the SoCon spring all-academic team can be found at SoConSports.com.