NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Six student-athletes from Emory & Henry College have been named to the 2012-13 VaSID Academic All-State Team, VaSID officials announced Tuesday. VaSID is the professional organization of the Virginia Sports Information Directors. The team honors 221 student-athletes from 37 institutions for their academic performance during the 2012-13 academic year.

E&H’s selections were junior Kyle Boden (Knoxville, Tenn.) of the football team, sophomore Sheyenne Cleveland (Rural Retreat, Va.) of women's tennis, senior Kellie Flaherty (South Lake, Texas) of the women’s soccer team, sophomore Kristie Langley (Staley, N.C.) of the women's basketball team, junior Adam Pugh (Norwalk, Ohio) of football and senior Mark Robertson (Roanoke, Va.) of the baseball team.

"We are very proud of the academic achievement of our student-athletes," said Director of Athletics Myra Sims. "They have great demands on them because of the academic rigor at E&H along with the demands of being an athlete."

In addition to All-State accolades, Boden, Langley and Pugh were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District V First Team with Boden earning Second-Team Academic All-America honors. Boden was also named ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for football.

Each school is given six spots on the team for deserving student-athletes. Team members must be at least a sophomore and carry a minimum 3.25 grade point average to receive the honor. All four-year colleges in Virginia are eligible to be included.

The VaSID All-State teams are selected by sports information directors of member institutions of the Virginia Sports Information Directors across the Commonwealth of Virginia. VaSID, founded in 1983, selects Academic All-State teams across all sports in addition to All-State teams in two divisions (University and College) for 12 sports and three single-division teams.

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Emory & Henry's 2012-13 VaSID Academic All-State Honorees