STATESBORO, Ga. – Two former Eagles were awarded 1A FAR Academic Excellence Awards on Thursday as announced by the Sun Belt Conference. Dani Casablancas and Francesca Norregaard were a part of 644 nationally awarded student-athletes: 161 men and 483 women.
"On behalf of the Sun Belt Conference and its 12 outstanding universities, I would like to congratulate these student-athletes on their academic achievements and accomplishments – both on the fields and courts of competition and more importantly in the classroom. These student-athletes exemplify the wide majority of all the student-athletes who participate in sports under the Sun Belt umbrella," said Sun Belt Commissioner Karl Benson.