BENNINGTON, Vt. – Seven Southern Vermont College student-athletes earned their way to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Academic All-Conference Team for the 2014 spring semester as announced by the league this week.

To be eligible for the conference accolade, students of at least a sophomore class standing must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or higher following the completion of the spring semester. Those players on the league’s men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s volleyball, men’s tennis, baseball, and softball teams were eligible for the 2014 Spring Academic All-Conference squad.

Three members of the Southern Vt. softball team garnered the honor, each for the second time in their collegiate careers. Juniors Emily Fleming (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) and Shelby Jones (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) are being recognized once again after making their way to the 2013 Spring Academic All-Conference Team while sophomore Katie Raymond (Bristol, Conn.), SVC’s 2014 Mountaineer Female Scholar Athlete award winner, is collecting her second nod after working her way to the 2013 Fall Academic All-Conference list as a member of the College’s women’s soccer team.

Two sophomores are representing the women’s basketball squad as Marissa Myers (E. Chatham, N.Y.) and Javasha White (Schenectady, N.Y.) both made their way onto their first academic all-conference team. Men’s volleyball junior Scott Fitzgerald (Fort Edward, N.Y.) earned grades worthy to make his way onto the 2014 spring squad while teammate and senior Anthony Barahona (Eagle Rock, Calif.) continues to rack up laurels with his first career academic all-conference team placement.

In total, 136 student-athletes from around the NECC were named to the 2014 Spring Academic All-Conference Team.

Southern Vermont College Student-Athletes Named to 2014 NECC Spring Academic All-Conference Team

Women’s Basketball:
Marissa Myers (E. Chatham, N.Y.) – So., Biological Sciences
Javasha White (Schenectady, N.Y.) – So., Psychology

Men’s Volleyball:
Anthony Barahona (Eagle Rock, Calif.) – Sr., Business Admin./Sports Management
Scott Fitzgerald (Fort Edward, N.Y.) – Jr., Psychology

Softball:
Emily Fleming (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) – Jr., Healthcare Management & Advocacy
Shelby Jones (Hoosick Falls, N.Y.) – Jr., Criminal Justice
Katie Raymond (Bristol, Conn.) – So., Nursing

To see the full NECC Spring Academic All-Conference Team, please visit neccathletics.com.