Dallas – Conference USA on Monday announced its women's golf All-Academic teams, with Sophie Burks of Middle Tennessee earning second team honors. This is the second straight year Burks has been named C-USA All-Academic.

"Sophie has been a model student-athlete both on the course and in the classroom," head coach Chris Adams said. "We are so proud to have someone on our team who stands out among the many deserving student-athletes in Conference USA."

Burks sports a 3.8 GPA and earned a degree in exercise science in May. She has landed on the Dean's List every semester at MT and is a three-time WGCA All-American Scholar, four-time C-USA Academic Medal Winner, 2021 C-USA All-Academic selection and a member of both the Phi Kappa Phi and Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Societies.

On the course, she is a three-time All-Conference USA selection and is currently second on the team in stroke average at 75.1. Her 54-hole score of 205 (-11) at the USA Intercollegiate set a program record to start the 2021-22 season.

The Montgomery, Ala., native will be pursuing a nursing degree upon completion of her eligibility.

First Team All-Academic nominees must have a 3.9 cumulative grade point average and have participated in 75 percent of their teams' scheduled tournaments this season with a class standing of sophomore of higher.

For Second Team All-Academic, nominees must have a 3.75 cumulative grade point average or higher and have participated in 75 percent of scheduled tournaments this season with a class standing of sophomore of higher. The First Team honorees are the candidates with the highest GPAs, while the Second Team was voted on by C-USA academic advisors from the pool of remaining candidates.

First Team All-Academic 
Charlotte Lafourcade, Charlotte
Leah Onosato, Old Dominion
Federica Torre, Old Dominion
Catie Craig, WKU
Shreya Pal, North Texas

Second Team All-Academic 
Carolina Andrade Guzman, FIU
Sophie Burks, Middle Tennessee
Audrey Tan, North Texas
Sarah Busey, Old Dominion
Sophie Delfosse, UTEP