FRISCO, Texas - Academic honors continue to pile up for Southeastern Louisiana University sophomore catcher Josh Cryer. After being named First Team Academic All-District VI by the College Sports Information Directors of America last May, Cryer picked up his second first team honor of the season as the Southland Conference office named him to the first team SLC All-Academic Team on Tuesday.
"I'm extremely proud of Josh and all the hard work he's put in on the field and in the classroom," head coach Jay Artigues said. "Josh exemplifies what it means to be a true student-athlete."
Cryer, an accounting major from Leesville, has been a straight-A student in his first three semesters at Southeastern and has been elected president of Southeastern's Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
The Leesvile High School product led Southeastern, and finished the year tied for eighth in the nation, by being hit by a pitch 22 times. Cryer also tied for second on the team in with four home runs and finished fourth on the team in hits (71), doubles (16), RBI (34) and total bases (99).
As the Lions starting catcher, Cryer played in 58 of Southeastern's 59 games and made 57 starts and caught 17 of 61 would-be base stealers (27.9%).
2009 Southland Baseball All-Academic Teams
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First Team
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Name
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University
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Class
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Paul Goldschmidt1254
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Texas State
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Jr.
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The Woodlands, Texas
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3.87
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Finance
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Ryan Brauninger4
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McNeese State
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Sr.
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Nederland, Texas
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3.59
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Communications
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Josh Cryer3
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Southeastern La.
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So.
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Leesville, La.
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4.00
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Accounting
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Brycen Bell3
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A&M-Corpus Christi
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Sr.
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Fort Collins, Colo.
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3.69
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Bio-Medical Sciences
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Jordan Nipp35
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Northwestern State
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Sr.
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Amarillo, Texas
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3.97
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Biology
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Matt Otteman2
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UT Arlington
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Sr.
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Lockport, Ill.
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3.22
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Exercise Science
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Michael Rockett26
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UTSA
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Sr.
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Sugar Land, Texas
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3.16
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Economics
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Brian Taylor
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Lamar
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Sr.
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Cedar Park, Texas
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3.34
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General Studies
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Erich Lehmann5
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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Fort Worth, Texas
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3.71
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Criminal Justice
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Tye Throneberry
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Central Arkansas
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Jr.
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Pine Bluff, Ark.
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3.60
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Biology
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Josh Huffman
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Central Arkansas
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Sr.
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Carrollton, Texas
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3.79
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Health Sciences
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Zach Gardner5
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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Sugar Land, Texas
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3.66
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Finance
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Second Team
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Name
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University
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Class
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major
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Justin O'Neal
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Northwestern State
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Sr.
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Ruston, La.
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3.10
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Administration
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Adam Boydston
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UT Arlington
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So.
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Corinth, Texas
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3.93
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History
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Jeremiah Sammy
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Lamar
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Sr.
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Markham, Ontario
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3.21
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Communications
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Ricky Testa
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Lamar
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Sr.
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Mesquite, Texas
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3.07
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General Studies
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Joe Urtuzuastegui
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Northwestern State
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Sr.
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Mesa, Ariz.
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3.00
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General Studies
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Lee Orr
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McNeese State
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RS-Fr.
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Louise, Texas
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3.05
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Athletic Training
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Zach Tritz
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Texas State
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Sr.
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Spring, Texas
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3.00
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Physics
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Brian Ferguson
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Stephen F. Austin
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Sr.
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Sugar Land, Texas
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3.37
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Finance
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Ryan Mooney
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Sam Houston State
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So.
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The Woodlands, Texas
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3.35
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Business
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Sam Merrill
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McNeese State
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Sr.
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Omaha, Neb.
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3.11
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General Studies
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Ryan Martin
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UT Arlington
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Sr.
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Friendswood, Texas
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3.51
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Political Science
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Collin Garner
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UT Arlington
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Sr.
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Arlington, Texas
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3.74
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Mechanical Engineering
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1Student-Athlete of the Year
2First-Team All-Conference
3CoSIDA All-Academic District VI
4ESPN The Magazine All-America
5Two-time Academic Selection
6Three-time Academic Selection
