Birmingham, AL -- The Valdosta State spring sports represented VSU at its best with a Gulf South Conference high 11 student-athletes named to the GSCs All-Academic Team. Thirty-four VSU student-athletes earned a high enough grade point average to be listed on the GSC Academic Honor Roll.

Valdosta State softball led the way with five players earning All-Academic Team honors. Marti Littlefield earned her third consecutive Academic All-GSC award while Natalia Morozova was a unanimous selection this season. Littlefield earned a 3.29 in exercise physiology while Morozova earned a 3.63 GPA in international business.

Another VSU senior infielder to make the list was April Hutchens. She finished with a 3.36 in deaf education. Outside of the softball seniors, two underclassmen made the list with junior outfielder Morgan Johnson earning a 3.66 in nursing while sophomore pitcher and Elite 89 Award winner Brianna Hancock notched a 3.95 in business administration.

Womens tennis placed three on the squad with Juliana Boehm, Michelle Fischer and Alina Nagel. All three were All-GSC selections this season but still managed strong GPAs. Boehm earned a 3.34 in exercise physiology. Fischer notched a 3.82 in psychology and Nagel earned a 3.76 in business administration.

Each of the mens sports placed one student-athlete on the squad. Mens tennis player Konstantin Kutschenko was a unanimous selection with a 3.71 GPA in psychology for his second honor on the All-Academic GSC squad. Representing baseball was Chaz Bagwell, another unanimous selection making his second team. He earned a 3.53 in marketing. Rounding out the VSU representatives on the All-Academic GSC squad was Austin Graham. The sophomore earned a 3.37 in finance.

In addition to leading the conference in All-Academic GSC selections, Valdosta State also led the GSC in softball and womens tennis Academic Honor Roll honorees.

Below are all VSU student-athletes to be named to the GSC Academic Honor Roll:

Baseball Junior Chaz Bagwell 3.53 in Marketing Junior Zack John 3.50 in Graphic Design Sophomore Brent Nelson 3.65 in Marketing Junior Ben Watson 3.50 in Business Management

Softball Freshman Courtney Albritton 4.00 in Middle Grades Education Sophomore April Collins 3.04 in Physical Education Senior Julia Fink 3.82 in Biology Sophomore Brianna Hancock 3.95 in Business Administration Senior April Hutchens 3.36 in Deaf Education Freshman Fran Johnson 4.00 in Chemistry Junior Morgan Johnson 3.66 in Nursing Senior Marti Littlefield 3.29 in Exercise Physiology Senior Natalia Morozova 3.63 in International Business Freshman Angela OConnor 3.58 in Interior Design Junior Ashley Steinhilber 3.55 in Biology Sophomore Erika Trojan 3.46 in Psychology Junior Sarah Vaughn 3.07 in Exercise Physiology Senior Clare Wamsley 3.20 in Early Childhood Special Ed

Mens Tennis Freshman Tammo Haake 3.25 in International Business Senior Christian Hansen 3.04 in Business Management Freshman Sebastian Jasyk 3.29 in International Business Junior Konstantin Kutschenko 3.71 in Psychology

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Eleven Named to GSC’s All-Academic Team