AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2025 Men's and Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team, previously known as the Team of Academic Distinction. The teams are part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.

In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements: 

1) Participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor
2) Achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 
3) Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically
Transfer students are immediately eligible once they meet the above requirements. The Peach Belt Conference sports communications professionals oversee the program.
 

PBC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	YEAR	HOMETOWN	GPA	MAJOR (MINOR)
Elijah Corn	Augusta	Senior	Dallas, Ga.	4.00	Cell & Molecular Biology
Noah Shepherd	Augusta	Senior	Midland, Ga.	4.00	Kinesiology & Sports Management
Andrew Helfers	Augusta	Senior	Newnan, Ga.	3.769	Kinesiology
Shahzeb Rashid	Augusta	Senior	Hoschton, Ga.	3.769	Cell & Molecular Biology
Seth Eye	Augusta	Junior	Woodstock, Ga.	3.50	Kinesiology
Owen Hartshorn	Columbus State	Senior	Columbus, Ga.	4.00	Robotics Engineering
Daniel Leonard	Columbus State	Senior	Fort Wayne, Ind.	3.60	Communications
Blake Lewis	Columbus State	Graduate	St. Simons Island, Ga.	4.00	Business Administration
Caleb Weaver	Columbus State	Junior	Columbus, Ga.	3.66	Criminal Justice
Logan Burch	Flagler	Senior	Cape Coral, Fla.	3.94	Biology
Bryce Dufresne	Flagler	Junior	Mechanicsville, Md.	3.71	Biology
Miguel Fons	Flagler	Sophomore	Manacor, Spain	3.95	Economics
Reed Glaser	GCSU	Sophomore	Roswell, Ga.	3.60	Biology (Chemistry)
Shipley Smith	GCSU	Sophomore	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.76	Management Information Systems
Trey Reid	Georgia Southwestern	Junior	Buckhead, Ga.	3.50	Special Education
Seth Hammon	Lander	Sophomore	Greenville, S.C.	4.00	Cybersecurity
Ethan Waites	Lander	Senior	Pomaria, S.C.	3.56	Business Administration
Tyler Blowe	USCA	Senior	Glen Allen, Va.	3.791	Exercise and Sports Science- Allied Health
Andrew Towner	USCA	Senior	North Augusta, S.C.	4.00	Nursing
Elliot Howe	USC Beaufort	Sophomore	Johns Creek, Ga.	3.588	Business Administration
Beckett Jones	USC Beaufort	Sophomore	Bluffton, S.C.	3.838	Business Administration
Ryan Kurz	USC Beaufort	Sophomore	Hilton Head, S.C.	3.707	Business Administration

 

PBC WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	YEAR	HOMETOWN	GPA	MAJOR (MINOR)
Gabrielle Jourdain	Augusta	Sophomore	Guyton, Ga.	4.00	Kinesiology
Swaye Mohler	Augusta	Senior	Dallas, Ga.	4.00	Kinesiology
Cheyenne Ryan	Augusta	Senior	Rincon, Ga.	4.00	Criminal Justice & Psychology
Brie Andrews	Augusta	Junior	Jacksonville, Fla.	3.813	Kinesiology
Sophia Cook	Augusta	Junior	Rome, Ga.	3.80	Undeclared- Nursing
Maria Biondolillo	Augusta	Senior	Dallas, Ga.	3.643	Biology
Ansley Graddy	Augusta	Junior	Fayetteville, Ga.	3.50	Business Administration
Grace Gyetko	Augusta	Senior	Chesterfield, Oh.	3.50	Kinesiology
Marley Tate	Clayton State	Senior	New Albany, Ind.	3.50	Health & Fitness Management
Jada Warren	Clayton State	Senior	Milledgeville, Ga.	3.50	Nursing
Anna Petallar	Columbus State	Sophomore	Columbus, Ga.	4.00	Biology
Zoie Marchant	Flagler	Senior	Hazehuerst, Ga.	3.60	Coastal Environmental Science
Chloe Smith	Flagler	Senior	Frisco, Texas	3.97	Digital Media Production and Journalism
Haven Bejnerowicz	GCSU	Sophomore	Clarksville, Ga.	3.94	Marketing (Spanish Language & Culture)
Abbie Brown	GCSU	Sophomore	Fitzgerald, Ga.	3.85	Psychology
Lorena Cazora	GCSU	Senior	Rome, Italy	3.72	Economics (Mathematics)
Eva Jeswald	GCSU	Sophomore	Waverly Hill, Ga.	4.00	Exercise Science
Emma Jow	GCSU	Sophomore	Sheffield, England	3.84	English (Spanish Language & Culture)
Campbell Smith	GCSU	Sophomore	Acworth, Ga.	3.76	Psychology (Business Administration)
Maddie Reese Smith	GCSU	Junior	Waycross, Ga.	4.00	Elementart Education
Emily Wright	GCSU	Junior	Evans, Ga.	4.00	Political Science
Sonja Bernacki	Georgia Southwestern	Sophomore	Clyo, Ga.	3.96	Nursing
Maggie McDonald	Georgia Southwestern	Junior	LaGrange, Ga.	3.56	Exercise Science
Rachel Schenck	Lander	Senior	Martinsburg, W.Va.	3.75	Mathematics
Elizabeth Brun Padilla	North Georgia	Senior	Suwanee, Ga.	4.00	Visual Arts
Aubrey Dishman	North Georgia	Sophomore	Carrollton, Ga.	3.622	English/ Literature Concentration
Ainhoa Colino	USCA	Junior	Berriz, Spain	4.00	Exercise and Sports Science- Allied Health
Jenna Couch	USCA	Junior	Fort Mill, S.C.	3.926	Business Administration- Finance
Savannah Hill	USCA	Sophomore	Sedley, Va.	4.00	Exercise and Sports Science- Allied Health
Bailey Kirkland	USCA	Junior	Aiken, S.C,	3.722	Exercise and Sports Science- Basic Sciences
Kendall Reynolds	USCA	Sophomore	Manchester, N.H.	4.00	Business Administration- Marketing