NATCHITOCHES -- Northwestern State junior runner
Quiana Griffin was named to the 2013 Southland Conference All-Academic Track & Field team Thursday the league office announced Thursday.
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The Lake Charles (Barbe HS) native compiled a 3.17 grade point average along with being the anchor of the Lady Demons' third-place 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:45.36 at the Southland Outdoor Championships.
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The team also finished fourth at the outdoor championships in the 4x100 relay with a time of 46.10.  Individually, she was the runner-up in the 40-meter dash with a 54.55 time.
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Lamar graduate student Joe Wade and Nicholls State junior Jaimee Springer were named Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Student-Athletes of the Year.
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The women's all-academic team consists of 31 student-athletes including 15 automatic selections while the men's squad consists of 17 student-athletes including seven automatic selections. Sam Houston State led the conference with a combined 10 student-athletes on the all-academic team while Stephen F. Austin earned seven. Central Arkansas and McNeese collected six apiece while Lamar accumulated five. Oral Roberts, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi each notched a trio while Nicholls claimed two spots and Northwestern State earned one.
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Eleven student-athletes are making at least their second appearance on their respective teams including SFA's Adam Saloom, who has landed on the men's all-academic team for the fourth time in his career.
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The Southland Conference awards committee, which consists of one administrator from each of the 10 member universities, votes for the student-athletes of the year. The student-athlete of the year award is presented to one student-athlete who achieves excellence in both academics and athletics. All nominees shall have earned at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution. All-academic members earned at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, completed at least one full academic year and participated in at least 50 percent of the school's events.
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2013 Women's Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Jordan Chadwick
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Central Arkansas
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Jr.
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Bryant, Ark.
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4.00
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Physical Therapy
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April Martin
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Central Arkansas
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Sr.
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Yellville, Ark.
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3.72
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Math Education
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Kayla Nehus
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Central Arkansas
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Jr.
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Little Rock, Ark.
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3.78
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Speech Language Pathology
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Megan Snow
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Central Arkansas
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Sr.
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Mt. View, Ark.
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3.41
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Kinesiology/Physical Ed.
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Becky Gough1
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Lamar
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Gr.
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Hill Head, England
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4.00
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Kinesiology (Master's)
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Claire Miles1
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Lamar
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Gr.
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London, England
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3.66
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Special Education (Master's)
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Jasmine Cornelius1
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McNeese State
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Jr.
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Elgin, Texas
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3.44
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Biological Sciences
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Paige Lynch
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McNeese State
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Sr.
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Rosenburg, Texas
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3.75
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Exercise Science
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Jasmine Webb1
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McNeese State
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Jr.
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Dallas, Texas
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3.53
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General Studies
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Tessni Carruthers1
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Nicholls State
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So.
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British Columbia, Canada
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3.37
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Communicative Disorders
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Jaimee Springer^,2
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Nicholls State
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Jr.
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Lloydminster, Alberta
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3.51
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General Studies
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Quiana Griffin
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Northwestern State
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Jr.
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Lake Charles, La.
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3.17
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Health and Exercise Science
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Casady Ashcraft
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Oral Roberts
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Sr.
|
Seminole, Okla.
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3.76
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Government
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Samantha Watson1
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Oral Roberts
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So.
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Schuylerville, N.Y.
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3.92
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Marketing
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Nicole Aponte1
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Sam Houston State
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So.
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Kingwood, Texas
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3.82
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Animal Science
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Haleigh Ceballos
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Sam Houston State
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So.
|
Sanger, Texas
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4.00
|
Family & Consumer Services
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Morgan Davis3
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Sam Houston State
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Gr.
|
Waller, Texas
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4.00
|
Biology
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Alyssa Dooley1,3
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
|
Flower Mound, Texas
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3.33
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Kinesiology
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Lygia Foreman1
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Sam Houston State
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Jr.
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Missouri City, Texas
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3.28
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Kinesiology
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Adrienne Quillin1
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Sam Houston State
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Jr.
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Houston, Texas
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3.21
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Accounting
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Tonicia Wimberley1
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
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Houston, Texas
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3.28
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Kinesiology
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Jenny Zoch2
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
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Huntsville, Texas
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3.92
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Biology
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Kierra Crews
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Southeastern La.
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So.
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Warren, Mich.
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4.00
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Nursing
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Brittany Pfantz3
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Southeastern La.
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Sr.
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DeRidder, La.
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3.95
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Kinesiology
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Rebecca Blubaugh
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Bossier City, La.
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3.89
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Food & Nutrition Dietetics
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Jessica Cunningham
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Stephen F. Austin
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So.
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Canyon Lake, Texas
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3.94
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Social Work
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Kelli Hermes1,2
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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Victoria, Texas
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3.88
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Business Economics
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Heather McPherson2
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Stephen F. Austin
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Jr.
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Whitney, Texas
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4.00
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Political Science
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Jasmine Boutte
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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So.
|
Long Branch, N.J.
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3.80
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Environmental Science
|
|
BreAnna Briggs1
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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Sr.
|
Wasmego, Kan.
|
3.00
|
Kinesiology
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^2013 Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
2013 Men's Cross Country and Track and Field All-Academic Team
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
|
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Trey Carter
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Central Arkansas
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So.
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Conway, Ark.
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3.68
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Marketing
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Daniel Reese
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Central Arkansas
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Sr.
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Texarkana, Ark.
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3.46
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Finance
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Matt Johnsen1,3
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Lamar
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Jr.
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Broulee, Australia
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3.28
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Kinesiology
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Sam Stabler
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Lamar
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So.
|
Queniborough, England
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3.77
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Chemical Engineering
|
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Joe Wade^,1,2
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Lamar
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Gr.
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Isle of Wight, England
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4.00
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Kinesiology (Master's)
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Alex Bruce-Littlewood1
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McNeese State
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Gr.
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London, England
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3.44
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Environmental Science
|
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Stephen Eccles
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McNeese State
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So.
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Lake Charles, La.
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3.41
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Chemical Engineering
|
|
Jarrett LeBlanc1,2
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McNeese State
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Gr.
|
Hathaway, La.
|
4.00
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Exercise Science
|
|
Ryan Masey
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Oral Roberts
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So.
|
Crystal Lake, Ill.
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4.00
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Accounting
|
|
Jack Whitt1
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Oral Roberts
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Sr.
|
Norman, Okla.
|
3.34
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Health and Exercise Science
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|
Brek Christiansen
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Sam Houston State
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Sr.
|
Cypress, Texas
|
3.51
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Kinesiology
|
|
Karl Schreiber
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Sam Houston State
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Jr.
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Rostock, Germany
|
3.81
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Mass Communication
|
|
Vance Law
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Southeastern La.
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So.
|
Walker, La.
|
3.89
|
Kinesiology
|
|
Cameron Meyer
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Stephen F. Austin
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So.
|
Lake Charles, La.
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3.07
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Management
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|
Adam Saloom1,3
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
|
Lafayette, La.
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3.71
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Kinesiology
|
|
Josh Taylor1
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Stephen F. Austin
|
So.
|
Pearland, Texas
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3.34
|
Finance
|
|
Philipp Baar
|
A&M-Corpus Christi
|
So.
|
Schwerin, Germany
|
3.50
|
Management
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^2013 Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athlete of the Year
1Automatic Selection
2Two-time all-academic selection
3Three-time all-academic selection
- See more at: http://www.southland.org/Sports/Baseball/Article/tabid/290/article/11648/Wade-Springer-Tabbed-Outdoor-Track-Field-Student-Athletes-of-the-Year.aspx#sthash.9F7EHTgy.dpuf
