GREENVILLE, S.C. – A total of 54 Converse University student-athletes earned Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference team accolades presented by Barnes and Noble College on Thursday morning.
 
Almost 900 Conference Carolinas athletes were named to the prestigious list this Winter/Spring. The Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference teams consist of junior and senior student-athletes in the conference who have competed in a conference-sponsored sport and maintained a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale in all work completed at their member institution. The GPA is calculated based on the cumulative averages of the student-athletes through the previous semester and each student-athlete must have attended their member institution for at least one academic year.
 
The Acrobatics & Tumbling team led the way with nine selections this winter. Women's Swimming and Women's Track & Field were both second with six selections each and Men's Basketball finished close behind with five selections.     
 
Acrobatics & Tumbling (9)
Hannah Baker
Ceanna Brown
Chloe Cleland
Krissa Gaines
Ashley Hernandez
Ayanna Khalid-Manning
Madison Seymour
Lindsey Swanger
Mason Turner
 
Women's Swimming (6)
Julia Beebe
Katie Beebe
Milly Byrne
Marie Durflinger
Sofiya Gobora
Ember Hill
 
Women's Track & Field (6)
Lauren Beatty
Bella Martin
Eseose Okoduwa
Janyia Pickney
Ruth Spijker
D'asia Thomas
 
Men's Basketball (5)
Isac Ahnstrand
Edoardo Buffo
Jacobi Cherry
Leonardo Da Campo
Joel Pullen
 
Spirit Squad (4)
Sloan Kinley
Anna Mallen
Leslie Ramirez
Irma Whaley
 
Women's Lacrosse (4)
Reagan Collins
Ainsley Cua
Hailey Obenchain
Samantha Sparks
 
Softball (4)
Alexandra Albano
Madison Davis
Jaydin Gentile
Sydney Watson
 
Women's Basketball (3)
Jordan Brown
Amaia Parkins
Elisa Sole Sanchez
 
Men's Swimming (3)
Landon Duffie
Micah Lesley
Daniel Merzthal
 
Men's Tennis (3)
Caleb Davidson
Takuma Furumaki
Leopold Morel
 
Women's Tennis (3)
Rebekka Braziel
Sofia Giraldo Jimenez
Laurel Maynor
 
Men's Track & Field (2)
Donald Medley
Jaxon Wright
 
Women's Golf (2)
Brooke Haazer
Lizzie Madden

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