AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2025 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 29 Georgia College & State University student-athletes named to the team are:
 

Name	Sport	Year	Hometown	Major (Minor)
Chase Blanton	Men's Golf	So.	Moultrie, Ga.	Exercise Science
Hannah Cail	Women's Basketball	So.	Savannah, Ga.	Exercise Science
Divina Checo	Softball	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.	Special Education
Shradha Chhabra	Women's Tennis	Sr.	New Delhi, India	Psychology (Criminal Justice)
Gabe Cizek	Men's Tennis	Sr.	Prague, Czech Republic	Exercise Science
J.D. Coleman	Baseball	Jr.	Clyo, Ga.	Management
Rodrigo Pérez Crespo	Men's Tennis	Jr.	Ourense, Spain	Marketing (Management Information Systems)
Chandler Davis	Women's Basketball	Gr.	Alpharetta, Ga.	Management Information Systems
Alexis Figures	Women's Basketball	Sr.	Buford, Ga.	Health & Human Performance (Marketing)
Deshona Gaither	Women's Basketball	Jr.	Commerce, Ga.	Marketing
Karlie Gutierrez	Softball	So.	Newnan, Ga.	Accounting (Spanish Language & Culture)
Emily Hutcheson	Softball	So.	Cumming, Ga.	Management (Finance)
Camryn James	Women's Basketball	Sr.	Macon, Ga.	Criminal Justice
Aidan Kudlas	Men's Basketball	Jr.	Dawsonville, Ga.	Biology
Eliza Kuhne	Softball	Sr.	Sharpsburg, Ga.	Psychology (Management)
Sydney Lancaster	Softball	Jr.	Woodstock, Ga.	History
Oscar Lynch	Men's Basketball	Jr.	Cumming, Ga.	Marketing (Finance)
Tams Mullins	Baseball	So.	Jasper, Ga.	Accounting (Finance)
Nylah Nuri	Women's Basketball	So.	Johns Creek, Ga.	Biology
Caroline Pollock	Softball	Sr.	Dudley, Ga.	Exercise Science
Chiara Santoro	Women's Tennis	Sr.	Santa Ursula, Spain	Exercise Science
Will Sims	Baseball	Sr.	McDonough, Ga.	Management
Victoria Conde Vendrell	Women's Tennis	Jr.	Paris, France	Psychology
Noé Villen	Men's Tennis	So.	Strasbourg, France	Finance
Jada Warren	Women's Basketball	Gr.	Norcross, Ga.	Health & Human Performance
Kacie Wiggins	Softball	So.	Woodstock, Ga.	Marketing
Elora Wilmot	Softball	Jr.	Cazenovia, N.Y.	Psychology (Marketing)
Bradley Wilson	Baseball	Sr.	Irwinton, Ga.	Psychology (Spanish Language & Culture)
Amelia Wylly	Women's Basketball	Sr.	Savannah, Ga.	Marketing (Management)

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for four consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won five consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and four-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics.