University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Conference USA Announces 84 Golden Eagles Earn Commissioner's Academic Medal
4/15/2022 11:22:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Track & Field/Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Beach Volleyball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. --Southern Miss had 84 student-athletes awarded the Commissioner's Academic Medal by Conference USA for the 2021-22 academic year in an announcement Friday morning.
Student-athletes awarded the Commissioner's Academic Medal maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
Below are this year's student-athletes who have earned recognition for their academic achievements.
Baseball
Matthew Adams, Drew Boyd, Matthew Cedarburg, Riley Dawkins, Brady Faust, Will McGillis, Gabe Montenegro, Kros Sivley, Justin Storm, Slade Wilks
Men's Basketball
Trey Alfonso, Rashad Bolden, Isaih Moore, Blake Roberts
Beach Volleyball
Aleksandra Chudzik, Breleigh Favre, Kellie Garraway, Olivia Hepworth, Neli Kozlerova, Wiio Meinheit, Melanie Miller, Hallie Phelan, Taylor Pierce, Dylan Russell, Reagan Sandlin
Football
Swayze Bozeman, DaShawn Crawford, Brad Dennis, Trey Hebert, Ray Ladner, Peyton McKinion, T.Q. Newsome, Hayes Puckett, J.D. Rutherford, Louis Smith
Men's Golf
Joey Kirkland, Warwick Purchase, Brian Richards,
Women's Golf
Jacee Fields, Elena Melich
Softball
Lorna Agren, Hannah Borden, Rycca Hinton, Columbia Holeman, Natalie Hurdle, Scout Jennings,Paige Kilgore, Lexie Smith, Riley Stephens, Natalie Taylor,
Women's Soccer
Madisyn Flammia, Patricia Gasparovicova, Alex Helbling, Blessing Kingsley, Elis Klein Spindola, Heidi Muller, Adaira Nakano, Macie Pennington, Mia Sadler, Ember Temple, Katelyn Williams
Men's Tennis
Antoine Audrain, Christopher Cahour
Women's Tennis
Monique Burton, Sarah Medik, Alyssa Richter, Clara Tardivel
Track and Field/XC
Eden Adams, Austin Bourne, Katelyn Cartwright, Rebecca DeKay, Dylan Evans, Sarah Parnell, Isabella Simonelli, Jordan Speer, Sandra Szpott, Cassidy Teuscher
Volleyball
Cara Atkinson, Liana Guillemaud, Gillian Hidalgo, Lindsey Legg, Duquesne Moratzka, Kenzie Smith
Student-athletes awarded the Commissioner's Academic Medal maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
Below are this year's student-athletes who have earned recognition for their academic achievements.
Baseball
Matthew Adams, Drew Boyd, Matthew Cedarburg, Riley Dawkins, Brady Faust, Will McGillis, Gabe Montenegro, Kros Sivley, Justin Storm, Slade Wilks
Men's Basketball
Trey Alfonso, Rashad Bolden, Isaih Moore, Blake Roberts
Beach Volleyball
Aleksandra Chudzik, Breleigh Favre, Kellie Garraway, Olivia Hepworth, Neli Kozlerova, Wiio Meinheit, Melanie Miller, Hallie Phelan, Taylor Pierce, Dylan Russell, Reagan Sandlin
Football
Swayze Bozeman, DaShawn Crawford, Brad Dennis, Trey Hebert, Ray Ladner, Peyton McKinion, T.Q. Newsome, Hayes Puckett, J.D. Rutherford, Louis Smith
Men's Golf
Joey Kirkland, Warwick Purchase, Brian Richards,
Women's Golf
Jacee Fields, Elena Melich
Softball
Lorna Agren, Hannah Borden, Rycca Hinton, Columbia Holeman, Natalie Hurdle, Scout Jennings,Paige Kilgore, Lexie Smith, Riley Stephens, Natalie Taylor,
Women's Soccer
Madisyn Flammia, Patricia Gasparovicova, Alex Helbling, Blessing Kingsley, Elis Klein Spindola, Heidi Muller, Adaira Nakano, Macie Pennington, Mia Sadler, Ember Temple, Katelyn Williams
Men's Tennis
Antoine Audrain, Christopher Cahour
Women's Tennis
Monique Burton, Sarah Medik, Alyssa Richter, Clara Tardivel
Track and Field/XC
Eden Adams, Austin Bourne, Katelyn Cartwright, Rebecca DeKay, Dylan Evans, Sarah Parnell, Isabella Simonelli, Jordan Speer, Sandra Szpott, Cassidy Teuscher
Volleyball
Cara Atkinson, Liana Guillemaud, Gillian Hidalgo, Lindsey Legg, Duquesne Moratzka, Kenzie Smith
Players Mentioned
Throws
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
RHP
/ Baseball
OF
/ Softball
G
/ Men's Basketball
MH
/ Women's Volleyball
/ Men's Tennis
G
/ Men's Basketball
C
/ Softball
Distance
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
LB
/ Football
/ Women's Tennis
/ Men's Tennis
Distance
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
/ Beach Volleyball
LHP
/ Baseball
WR
/ Football
Mid-Distance
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
INF
/ Baseball
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Golf
D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
D
/ Women's Soccer
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
PK
/ Football
GK
/ Women's Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
OH/RS
/ Women's Volleyball
P/INF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
OF
/ Softball
P/INF
/ Softball
M/F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Men's Golf
F
/ Women's Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
TE
/ Football
DS
/ Women's Volleyball
INF
/ Baseball
OL
/ Football
/ Women's Tennis
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Golf
/ Beach Volleyball
OF
/ Baseball
F
/ Men's Basketball
OH
/ Women's Volleyball
M/F
/ Women's Soccer
Distance
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
F/D
/ Women's Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
/ Beach Volleyball
DB
/ Football
/ Men's Golf
/ Men's Golf
/ Women's Tennis
G
/ Men's Basketball
/ Beach Volleyball
DB
/ Football
M
/ Women's Soccer
/ Beach Volleyball
LHP
/ Baseball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
C
/ Softball
OL
/ Football
INF
/ Softball
LHP
/ Baseball
/ Women's Tennis
INF
/ Softball
F
/ Women's Soccer
Distance
/ Track & Field/Cross Country
OF
/ Baseball
M/F
/ Women's SoccerChristian Ostrander Preseason Press Conference
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