Mertz, Poffenberger Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors | https://shepherdrams.com/
Mertz, Poffenberger Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors | https://shepherdrams.com/
Mertz, Poffenberger Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors
Junior guard Madison Mertz (Maugansville, Md./North Hagerstown) of the Shepherd University women's basketball team and sophomore guard Carson Poffenberger (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown) of the Shepherd men's team have been named to the 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District® teams.
The 2022-23 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
Mertz boasts a 4.00 grade point average as a recreation and sport studies major. She has appeared in all 25 games with four starts. She averages 3.9 points and 2.4 rebounds her 12 three-pointers are fifth on the team, while her .759 (41-54) free throw percentage ranks her fourth on the team. Her 19 steals rank third on the team.
Poffenberger has a 4.00 grade point average as a health promotion and exercise science major. He has started in all 26 games for the Rams. Poffenberger averages 8.5 points and 3,3 rebounds. His 31 three-pointers are fourth on the team. His .825 (33-40) free throw percentage is also among the team leaders. His .497 field goal percentage is second on the team.
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-March.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
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