By Staff Reports

 

AMERICUS – The student-athletes at Georgia Southwestern State University are taking care of business in the class room. The Peach Belt Conference has 32 GSW student-athletes on their 2017-18 All-Academic teams.

Men’s and Women’s Soccer, along with baseball. Led the way with six honorees a piece. The number of 32 ties GSW’s tally from the 2015-16 academic year. A total of 15 first-timers made this year’s list.

The Peach Belt All-Academic teams are part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field.

To be considered for the PBC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must participate in at least half of his or her team’s events and be either a starter or a significant contributor. They also have to achieve a 3.30 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale, and they must complete at least one full academic year at his or her current school. The Peach Belt Sports Information Directors oversee and select the teams.

 

Here are the 2017-18 GSW Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team Honorees:

 

Player	Sport	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major
Chris Avery	Men’s Soccer	Jr.	Tyrone, Ga.	3.32	Dramatic Arts
Trevor Dempsey	Men’s Soccer	Sr.	Columbus, Ga.	3.313	Geology
Manuel Duran	Men’s Soccer	So.	Columbus, Ga.	3.912	Engineering
Silvio Polly	Men’s Soccer	Sr.	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3.885	Exercise Science
Julian Rugel	Men’s Soccer	Jr.	Tucker, Ga.	3.639	Exercise Science
Joshua Swift	Men’s Soccer	Sr.	Lilburn, Ga.	3.874	Accounting
Mercedes Benites	Women’s Soccer	Sr.	Canada Rosquin, Argentina	3.949	Political Science
Jessica Bingham	Women’s Soccer	Sr.	Powder Springs, Ga.	3.32	Exercise Science
Michelle Gustavsen	Women’s Soccer	So.	Hiram, Ga.	4.00	Nursing
Ella Hawkins	Women’s Soccer	Jr.	Americus, Ga.	3.35	Management
Sholeh Rezaee	Women’s Soccer	Sr.	Warner Robins, Ga.	3.67	Psychology
Haley West	Women’s Soccer	Sr.	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.66	Exercise Science
Colt Yawn	Men’s Basketball	So.	Atkinson, Ga.	3.30	Exercise Science
Kya Cochran	Women’s Basketball	So.	Shreveport, La.	3.35	Exercise Science
Mikela Barlow	Softball	Sr.	Baxley, Ga.	3.346	Exercise Science
Shannon Gibson	Softball	So.	Colborne, Ontario	3.568	Exercise Science
Graysen Sanders	Softball	Sr.	Phoenix City, Ala.	3.449	Exercise Science
Kole Clark	Baseball	So.	Natunta, Ga.	3.354	General Studies
Mitch Holloway	Baseball	Sr.	Plains, Ga.	3.752	Special Education
Bradley Hough	Baseball	Jr.	Vienna, Ga.	3.368	Exercise Science
Matt Hubbard	Baseball	Sr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	3.482	Exercise Science
Josh Logan	Baseball	Sr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	3.486	Political Science
Dakota Long	Baseball	Sr.	Macon, Ga.	3.500	Exercise Science
Beau Millwood	Men’s Tennis	Jr.	Hoschton, Ga.	3.615	Nursing
Charli Allen	Women’s Tennis	So.	Carrollton, Ga.	3.524	Accounting
Kendall Crew	Women’s Tennis	Jr.	Americus, Ga.	3.569	Management
Celia del Castillo	Women’s Tennis	Jr.	Seville, Spain	3.383	Marketing
Ashley Denby	Women’s Tennis	Sr.	Cordele, Ga.	3.974	History
Anneliese Leahy	Women’s Tennis	Sr.	Augusta, Ga.	3.424	Nursing
Connie Lewis	Cross Country	So.	Crawfordville, Fla.	3.515	General Education
Katherine McGarr	Cross Country	Jr.	Cordele, Ga.	3.35	History
Savannah Ross	Cross Country	Jr.	Tallapoosa, Ga.	3.351	History