Nov. 10, 2011

Hilgefort Claims Second Academic Award of Season

Named to C-USA Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team

IRVING, Texas- Marshall’s senior defender Jordan Hilgefort claimed his second academic award of the 2011 season this past week when the Hebron, Ky., native was named to the Conference USA Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team.

As the Thundering Herd’s starting right-back and co-captain, Hilgefort helped the team win eight games and advance to the C-USA Tournament this past season, and accounted for one goal, two assists, and four shutouts on the field. More impressively, he posted a 3.86 GPA in the classroom during his tenure with the team, and it is for that feat that he receives the honor.

This is the second year in a row that Hilgefort was voted to the C-USA All-Academic Team, and the recognition comes after he received a spot on the Capital One Academic All-Region II Team last week. Hilgefort is the Herd’s only representative on either academic team this season.

A complete listing of the 2011 C-USA Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team is below:

Name / School / Class / GPA / Major

Anthony Hobbs / FIU / Junior / 3.66 / Recreation & Sport Managment

Tyler Riggs / Kentucky / Sophomore / 3.91 / Mechanical Engineering

Jordan Hilgefort / Marshall / Senior / 3.86 / Biochemistry

Parker Duncan / Memphis / Senior / 3.88 / Biology

Andreas Guentner / Memphis / Junior / 3.89 / International Business & German

Mark Sherrod / Memphis / Sophomore / 3.59 / Civil Engineering

Diogo de Almeida / SMU / Senior / 3.52 / Markets & Culture, Spanish

Adam Still / SMU / Senior / 3.91 / Business Administration

Stephen Morrissey / South Carolina / Senior / 3.72 / Accounting

Jake Dobkins / Tulsa / Junior / 3.95 / Management

Carl Woszczynski / UAB / Senior / 3.40 / Mechanical Engineering (Business Administration)

A.J. Nelson / UCF / Junior / 3.63 / Finance