SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Five Keydets, each from the VMI track and field programs, were named to the 2014-15 Winter Academic All-Southern Conference Team, which was announced Wednesday by the league. Hannah Dickinson, Blake Condrey, Luke Phillips, Renee Reives and Daniel DeNijs were among the 162 total athletes honored.
The winter academic all-conference team honors the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, and wrestling. Each of the SoCon's 10 full-member institutions had at least one honoree, while associate wrestling members, eligible for the team for the first time this year, accounted for 16 selections.
To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA entering the winter season and were required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours in the previous two semesters.