AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has released the 2021 women's socer Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. The team is a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) 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.
Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
2021 Women's Soccer Team of Academic Distinction
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major (Minor) |
| Skylar Abbott |
North Georgia |
So. |
Gainesville, Ga. |
3.52 |
Kinesiology/Health & Fitness |
| Brooke Adams |
Georgia College |
Jr. |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
3.70 |
Accounting |
| Jazmin Adlam |
North Georgia |
Jr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
3.76 |
Kinesiology/Health & Fitness |
| Geraldine Alvarez |
Georgia Southwestern |
Jr. |
Bogota, Colombia |
3.67 |
Management |
| Moa Arlebo |
Flagler |
Fr. |
Örebro, Sweden |
3.95 |
International Business |
| Katie Arthur |
Lander |
Sr. |
Chapin, S.C. |
3.63 |
Nursing |
| Tess Aubry |
Young Harris |
So. |
Roswell, Ga. |
3.41 |
Communication Studies |
| Vanessa Aviles |
Columbus State |
So. |
Columbus, Ga. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| Cassie Balzano |
Georgia College |
Sr. |
Douglasville, Ga. |
3.47 |
Exercise Science |
| Natalie Barbara |
Clayton State |
Jr. |
Ballarat, Australia |
3.44 |
Film Production |
| Erika Bateman |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Greenville, S.C. |
3.301 |
Biology |
| Hannah Behner |
Young Harris |
So. |
Milton, Ga. |
3.71 |
Psychology |
| Emery Biggs |
Flagler |
So. |
Clayton, N.C. |
3.78 |
International Business |
| Gracie Beeson |
Lander |
Jr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
3.63 |
Nursing |
| Alyssa Bergamini |
Georgia College |
Jr. |
West Suffield, Conn. |
3.66 |
Exercise Science |
| Haleigh Bollig |
Lander |
Jr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
3.90 |
Exercise Science |
| Valentina Bonaiuto |
Clayton State |
Sr. |
Valencia, Venezuela |
3.96 |
Health & Fitness Management |
| Raegan Buchanan |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Kings Mountain, N.C. |
4.00 |
Early Childhood Education |
| Reyna Bueno |
Lander |
So. |
Chesapeake, Va. |
3.90 |
Exercise Science |
| Chloe Byrne |
Flagler |
Jr. |
Annapolis, Md. |
3.67 |
History |
| Cassidy Campbell |
Young Harris |
Fr. |
Sautee, Ga. |
3.96 |
Sport & Recreation Studies |
| Carley Canzoneri |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Suwanee, Ga. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| Sara Carr |
Flagler |
Jr. |
Charleston, W.V. |
3.82 |
Psychology (Mathematics) |
| Maria Castorino Mujica |
Flagler |
Sr. |
Asunción, Paraguay |
3.64 |
Political Science |
| Mary Cecil |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Oceanside, N.Y. |
3.793 |
Elementary Education |
| Shelsin Chavez-Miranda |
Albany State |
So. |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
3.76 |
Health & Human Performance |
| Linet Chege |
Clayton State |
Fr. |
Cartersville, Ga. |
3.31 |
Communication & Media Studies |
| Abbie Crane |
North Georgia |
Jr. |
Peachtree City, Ga. |
3.85 |
Kinesiology/Health & Fitness |
| Caroline Czarnecki |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Greensburg, Pa. |
3.50 |
Biology |
| Paige D'Agostin |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Morrisville, N.C. |
3.905 |
Communication |
| Maddie DeFranco |
Columbus State |
Sr. |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
3.44 |
Kinesiology |
| Katey Derkay |
North Georgia |
So. |
Acworth, Ga. |
3.96 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Marie Devillers |
Clayton State |
Jr. |
Toulouse, France |
3.61 |
Management |
| Ida Ditlevsen |
Clayton State |
Fr. |
Naestved, Denmark |
3.70 |
Health & Fitness Management |
| Hannah Dolores |
Flagler |
Sr. |
St. Johns, Fla. |
3.50 |
Psychology |
| Luise Domnick |
Clayton State |
So. |
Jena, Germany |
3.92 |
Management |
| LeFaren Donaldson |
Albany State |
Grad. |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
3.57 |
Biology |
| Megan Dumond |
North Georgia |
So. |
Woodstock, Ga. |
4.00 |
Elementary & Special Education |
| Laura Duran Blanco |
Georgia Southwestern |
Sr. |
San Vincente, Costa Rica |
3.80 |
Psychology |
| Maysoon El-Shami |
North Georgia |
So. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
4.00 |
Marketing |
| Amanda Ewers |
Georgia College |
Fr. |
Cumming, Ga. |
4.00 |
Pre-Nursing |
| Nikki Gomez |
North Georgia |
Fr. |
Canton, Ga. |
3.34 |
Biology (Pre-PA) |
| Anna Grady |
Columbus State |
So. |
Flowery Branch, Ga. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| Annie Habeeb |
Flagler |
Sr. |
Salisbury, N.C. |
3.59 |
Hospitality & Tourism Mang. (Marketing) |
| Liz Hall |
Flagler |
So. |
Akron, Ohio |
3.39 |
Sport Management |
| Avery Hanson |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Niceville, Fla. |
3.64 |
Kinesiology |
| Pia Haug |
Clayton State |
Jr. |
Ytre Enebakk, Norway |
3.64 |
Management |
| Lizzie Hedrick |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
3.87 |
Mathematics |
| Reia Henry |
Clayton State |
Fr. |
Coventry, England |
3.62 |
Health & Fitness Management |
| Jordan Huynh-Luetkemeyer |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Lithia, Fla. |
3.50 |
Business Administration |
| Natisha John |
Young Harris |
Jr. |
Kelly Village, Trinidad & Tobago |
3.30 |
Chemistry |
| Thea Juul |
Young Harris |
Fr. |
Silkeborg, Denmark |
3.35 |
Spanish |
| Morgan Kasel |
Young Harris |
Fr. |
Canton, Ga. |
4.00 |
Management |
| Jasmin Keller |
Young Harris |
Jr. |
Schwarzenbach, Switzerland |
3.83 |
Management (Marketing) |
| Teagan Kersey |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Plainfield, Tenn. |
3.43 |
Exercise & Sport Science |
| Kaleigh Killeen |
North Georgia |
Jr. |
Canton, Ga. |
3.42 |
Art Marketing |
| Maria Kilset |
Columbus State |
Sr. |
Drammen, Norway |
4.00 |
General Business |
| Nina Koopman |
Clayton State |
Fr. |
Baarn, Netherlands |
4.00 |
Marketing |
| Alesha Kostrzewa |
Albany State |
Grad. |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
3.49 |
Education |
| Michelle Lamorte |
Columbus State |
Sr. |
Miramar, Fla. |
3.62 |
Psychology |
| Lauren Lannan |
Flagler |
Sr. |
Collierville, Tenn. |
3.74 |
Sport Management |
| Michelle LaPenta |
North Georgia |
So. |
Lilburn, Ga. |
3.82 |
Kinesiology/Exercise Science |
| Jess Leach |
Flagler |
Fr. |
Reading, England |
3.85 |
Sport Management |
| Phoebe Licence |
Flagler |
Jr. |
Riffa, Bahrain |
3.60 |
Sport Managment (Business Admin.) |
| Summer Ligon |
Georgia College |
So. |
Carrollton, Ga. |
3.92 |
Mathmatics |
| Moa Loftman |
Clayton State |
Jr. |
Karlstad, Sweden |
3.44 |
Psychology & Human Services |
| Taylor Malasek |
North Georgia |
Sr. |
Peachtree City, Ga. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| Isabel Massa |
Clayton State |
Jr. |
Caracas, Venezuela |
4.00 |
Health & Fitness Management |
| Shannon Matthaei |
Flagler |
Jr. |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
3.36 |
Psychology |
| Mia Maupin |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Monticello, Ill. |
3.545 |
Sociology |
| Nthabiseng Mogatle |
Albany State |
So. |
Ramotswa, Botswana |
3.37 |
Business Management |
| Mary Moosbrugger |
Lander |
So. |
Irmo, S.C. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| Parker Morgan |
Columbus State |
Grad. |
Albany, Ga. |
4.00 |
Master in Business Administration |
| Becca Morris |
Georgia College |
Sr. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.86 |
Accounting |
| Kamila Mroziewicz |
Clayton State |
Jr. |
Zagan, Poland |
3.90 |
General Business |
| Josefine Nilsén |
Flagler |
So. |
Färjestaden, Sweden |
3.82 |
Psychology |
| Madison North |
Flagler |
So. |
Milton, Vt. |
3.32 |
Coastal Environmental Science |
| Sarah Owen |
Lander |
Grad. |
Lake Wales, Fla. |
3.40 |
Business Administration |
| Maddy Peterson |
Columbus State |
Grad. |
Roswell, Ga. |
4.00 |
Exercise Science |
| Maddie Poole |
Flagler |
Fr. |
Lexington, S.C. |
4.00 |
Politicial Science |
| Kate Richardson |
Georgia College |
So. |
Marietta, Ga. |
4.00 |
Marketing |
| Emma Scott |
Lander |
So. |
Cheney, Wash. |
3.68 |
Sociology |
| Lauren Sigmon |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Taylors, S.C. |
3.912 |
Exercise & Sport Science |
| Katelyn Smith |
Georgia College |
Fr. |
Augusta, Ga. |
3.38 |
Psychology |
| Ryann Smith |
Georgia College |
Jr. |
Sharpsburg, Ga. |
3.48 |
Biology |
| Micah Spickerman |
Lander |
Jr. |
Charleston, S.C. |
3.63 |
Nursing |
| Rachel Sweigard |
Columbus State |
Sr. |
South Lyon, Mich. |
3.61 |
Biology |
| Bailey Swindell |
North Georgia |
Jr. |
Sharpsburg, Ga. |
3.60 |
Marketing |
| Brenley Townsend |
North Georgia |
Fr. |
Warner Robins, Ga. |
3.83 |
General Studies (Exercise Science) |
| Pien Van Kampen |
Young Harris |
Sr. |
Julianadorp, Netherlands |
3.84 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Britt Verstegen |
Young Harris |
Jr. |
Ede, Netherlands |
3.92 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Bailey Vessell |
North Georgia |
So. |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
3.92 |
Management |
| Cat Watry |
North Georgia |
Fr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
3.73 |
Business |
| Brin Wexler |
Flagler |
Jr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
3.53 |
Psychology |
| MacKenzie Yandle |
Lander |
Sr. |
West Columbia, S.C. |
3.57 |
Exercise Science |
NOTE - The freshmen listed above are 'second-year' freshmen who competed with their team in the 2020-21 season and were granted an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA. Any true freshmen who began their collegiate eligibility in the fall of 2021 were not eligible to be included.