Baseball | 4/23/2018 1:01:00 PM

NORFOLK, Va. – Forty-nine Savannah State University student-athletes were recently named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner's All-Academic Team, which was released by the conference Monday, with 19 from the women's teams and 30 from the men's team.

On the women's side, five softball, four basketball and three cross county/track and field student-athletes were recognized in addition to two each from tennis, cheerleading and golf squads and one from volleyball.

On the men's side, the football and baseball teams each had 11 members to make the listing followed by four from the cross country/track & field team, two each from basketball and golf squads.
 
All total, 1,366 student-athletes from the conference's 13 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2016-17 academic year were recognized. The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
 
"I am excited to congratulate the 1,366 student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 or better grade point average during this academic school year," said Commissioner Dennis E. Thomas. "I would like to commend the administrators, athletic academic support staffs and personnel, coaches, institutions, and parents for their contributions to the academic success of these student-athletes."
 
Those making the list from Savannah State were:
 
Women (19): Kaylee Allen (basketball), Shayna Byers (softball), Kelsey Cyrus (softball), Ashley Davis (cheerleading), Hannah Dekle (softball), Rachida El Kateb (tennis), Lauryn Fields (basketball), Krystal Francis (track and field), Elizabeth Humes (softball), Bryshea Jackson (track and field), Cortni Jones (softball), Kayla Jones (golf), Demara Perry (cheerleading), Reynetta Phillips (basketball), Alee Quint (volleyball), Sansriti Ranjan (tennis), Praise Russell (basketball) and Kourtney Sizemore (track and field), Monique Veal (golf)
 
Men (30): Awni Alshafei (football), Randolph Barratt (track and field), Ellison Burns (football), Alfred Carucci (baseball), Ian Concevitch (baseball), David Cooper (football), Donterious Copeland (track and  field), Kendarius Dukes (football), Joshua Floyd (basketball), Kyle Gerdts (baseball), John Grant (basketball), David Handler (football), Daryl Harper (baseball), Andre Houser-Cross (track and field), Anthony Hunt (football), James Livingston (football), Giovanni Lugo (football), Marquez Martin (football), Trevor McKenna (baseball), Zach Otto (golf), Cameron Pack (track and field), Shawn Sausville (baseball), Johvonte Singleton (baseball), Brandon Smith (baseball), Gregory Smith (baseball), Aaron Straker (baseball), Jaden Thiemann (golf), Monroe Thornton (football), Juwuan Tolbert (football) and Charles-Payton Wilson (baseball)
 
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