AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2024 Teams of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College, for the winter and spring sports.  

The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the College Sports Communicators  Academic All-America® program.

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) and completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.

The Georgia College & State University student-athletes named to the team are:
 

Name	Sport	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Laura Almagro	Women's Tennis	So.	Marbella, Spain	3.62	Exercise Science
Kaitlyn Anders	Softball	Jr.	Makanda, Ill.	3.51	English (Spanish)
Divina Checo	Softball	Jr.	Marietta, Ga.	3.85	Special Education
Shradha Chhabra	Women's Tennis	Jr.	New Dehli, India	3.82	Psychology (Criminal Justice)
Evan Cowan	Baseball	So.	Richmond Hill, Ga.	3.60	Finance
Alexa Geary	Women's Basketball	Jr.	Calhoun, Ga.	3.86	Exercise Science (Business Administration)
Emily Hobbs	Softball	So.	Ochlocknee, Ga.	3.61	Middle Grades Education
Aidan Kudlas	Men's Basketball	So	Dawsonville, Ga.	4.00	Biology
Eliza Kuhne	Softball	Jr.	Sharpsburg, Ga.	3.52	Psychology (Management)
Oscar Lynch	Men's Basketball	So.	Cumming, Ga.	4.00	Marketing (Graphic Design)
AJ Mathis	Baseball	Sr.	Dublin, Ga.	3.68	Exercise Science
Ashton Morrison	Women's Tennis	Sr.	Cumming, Ga.	3.97	Special Education
Rodrigo Pérez Crespo	Men's Tennis	So.	Ourense, Spain	3.60	Marketing
Chiara Santoro	Women's Tennis	Jr.	Santa Ursula, Spain	3.90	Exercise Science
Jana Shellhorse	Softball	Sr.	McDonough, Ga.	3.90	Marketing
Max Sheppard	Men's Golf	Sr.	Columbus, Ga.	3.72	Management Information Systems (Finance)
Myra Strickland	Women's Basketball	Sr.	Duluth, Ga.	3.69	Exercise Science
Jada Warren	Women's Basketball	Jr.	Norcross, Ga.	3.63	Exercise Science
Braxton Wright	Men's Tennis	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.63	Management
Gabriel Wuerth	Baseball	So.	Woodstock, Ga.	3.54	Marketing
Amelia Wylly	Women's Basketball	Jr.	Savannah, Ga.	3.54	Marketing (Management)

 
About GCSU Athletics 
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