SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Southern Conference today announced its Academic All-Conference team for the 2011 fall season and leading the way with 34 members was the Elon Phoenix program.  A total of 297 student-athletes, representing all 12 SoCon institutions, were named to the team.

The 297 student-athletes, which participated in football, volleyball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's cross country, recorded a 3.63 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Seventeen student-athletes maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA, including Elon cross country runner Katelyn O'Dunne.

To be eligible, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA entering the fall season and were required to compete in at least one half of their team's competitions during the recently-concluded fall campaign.  In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.

The league’s 12 women’s soccer programs provided the most academic all-conference members with 75, followed by women’s cross country with 54 and football with 52.

Elon's 2011 Fall Academic All-Conference Honorees:

Football
Austin Sowell
Gavin Billings
A.J. Harris
John Reece

Men's Cross Country
Sean Magee
Ben Perron
James Stevenson

Men's Soccer
James Carroll
Drew Gardner
Matt Wescoe
Jason Waterman
Nick Millington
Austen King
Jahan Threeths
Tony Pusateri

Volleyball
Maggie Reichard
Carly Ledbetter
Celia Rose Eddy
Allison Johnson
Ali Deatsch
Megan McMahon
Melissa Zidar

Women's Cross Country
Katelyn O'Dunne
Amanda Parker
Christine Pacewicz
Emily Tryon
Morgan Denecke
Ellie Taff
Brennan McDavid

Women's Soccer
Claire O'Keeffe
Jaclyn Wood
Andrea Keller
Chelsey Stark
Jennifer McGorty