{"id":27976,"date":"2013-05-21T15:14:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T20:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=27976"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:28:21","slug":"rebels-earn-capital-one-academic-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/rebels-earn-capital-one-academic-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebels Earn Capital One Academic Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Ole Miss men\u2019s tennis players Johan Backstrom and Adrian Forberg Skogeng have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 At-Large Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) organization Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Both are now eligible, along with the recipients from seven other districts, for the Capital One National Academic At-Large All-America Team, which will be announced in June.\u00a0 The At-Large team includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, men\u2019s volleyball, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, water polo and wrestling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely proud of this prestigious honor,\u201d head coach Billy Chadwick said.\u00a0 \u201cBoth Adrian and Johan are as dedicated to their studies as they are in tennis.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s very impressive that these two are able to compete at a high level on the court and in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Backstrom owns a 3.88 cumulative grade point average in Banking and Finance and earned this honor for the first time in his career.\u00a0 He is an ITA Scholar-Athlete and a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.<\/p>\n<p>Forberg Skogeng earned this honor for the second time in his career.\u00a0 He recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Mississippi with a 3.89 cumulative grade point average in Managerial Finance.\u00a0 A finalist for the SEC Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, Forberg Skogeng is a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.<\/p>\n<p>Both players helped lead the Rebels to their 10th SEC West title as well the program\u2019s 20th consecutive NCAA appearance.\u00a0 They also helped the Rebels earned the Chancellor\u2019s Cup for the 10th year in a row, as the men\u2019s varsity team at Ole Miss with the highest cumulative grade point average.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Rebels on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMissMTennis\">@OleMissMTennis<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OleMissMTennis\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Ole Miss men\u2019s tennis players Johan Backstrom and Adrian Forberg Skogeng have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 At-Large Team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) organization Friday. 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