Spartanburg, S.C. -A total of 33 cadet-student-athletes were named to the Southern Conference 2010 Fall Academic All-Conference team, announced Monday by the Southern Conference. Across the board 345 student-athletes, representing 12 Southern Conference institutions, were named to the team.

The academic team, which consists of athletes who participated in football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country recorded a 3.56 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

The Citadel was paced by junior Shanna Couch, a midfielder on the soccer team, who finished with a 4.0 GPA. Other representatives included Ryan Keiper (Football, 3.96), Jessica Maas and Amanda Beal (Volleyball, 3.75) and Micah Weissinger (Cross Country, 3.72).

Among institutions, Elon had the highest number of academic all-conference team members with 42. Appalachian State (36), Chattanooga (35), The Citadel (33) and Wofford (31) also had at least 30 student-athletes honored as well.

The women's soccer programs supplied the greatest number of honorees with 85, followed by football and women's cross country which each had 65 players qualify.

For more information on the Bulldogs, visit the official website of The Citadel Athletics, www.CitadelSports.com.

The Citadel 2010 SoCon Fall Academic All-Conference Team:

Football
Ryan Keiper
Tolu Akindele
Austin Boyle
Jeremy Buncum
Alexander Wall
Domonic Jones
VanDyke Jones
Brandon McCladdie
Jordan Panter
Travis Ruff
John Synovec
Tyler Thornton

Cross Country
Paul Wasilchak
Benjamin Canipe
John Gatewood
Austin Waldrop
Erinn Carter
Micah Wessinger
Sara Stierwalt

Soccer
Shanna Couch
Angela Foyt
Leah Hawkins
Miranda Johnson
Whitney Nave
Hannah Warne
Nicole Martinoli

Volleyball
Alexa Dahlstrom
Jessica Maxwell
Casandra Uribe
Amanda Beal
Tatum Jestila
Jessica Maas
Blaine McAllister

For more information on Bulldog Athletics, visit the official website of The Citadel Athletics at www.CitadelSports.com.