MARTINEZ, Ga. -  Lander Athletics saw 40 student-athletes were named to the PBC Spring Teams of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. The teams are part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CSC 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 3.50 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.

Men's Tennis
Alexandre Crepy - Paris, France - Business Administration - 4.00
Matthew De Groot - Perth, Australia - Exercise Science - 3.51
Mouad Naoui - Casablanca, Morocco - Business Administration - 3.88
Markus Sorensen - Osio, Norway - Business Administration - 3.88

Women's Tennis
Mille Elsborg - Roskilde, Denmark - Biology - 3.86
Emily Ineson - Berkhamsted, England - Psychology - 3.95
Hannah Panchal - Upminster, England - Exercise Science - 4.00

Women's Basketball

Anne Secrest – Claypool, Ind. - Business Administration (MBA) – 4.00

Men's Golf
Gaston Edberg - Jonjoping, Sweeden - Business Administration - 3.86
Linus Jonsson - Skänninge, Sweeden - Business Administration - 4.00
Jake Stoneham - Bognor Regis, England - Business Administration - 3.95

Women's Golf
Caroline Hardee - Greenville, S.C. - MBA - 3.63
Ella Nilsson - Åhus, Sweeden - Business Administration - 3.96
Hannah Stephenson - Lexington, S.C. - MBA - 3.97

Men's Lacrosse

Adam Mather – Cincinnati, Ohio - Environmental Science – 3.75 

James Linn – Clover, S.C. - History (Secondary Certified) – 3.94 

Nicholas Paige – Calgary, Alberta, Canada - Psychology - 4.00 

Carter Wilcox - Harrisburg, N.C. – Business – 3.52 

Noah Longest - Camden, Del. – Emergency Management – 3.73 

Sean Reilly - Sykesville, Md. – International Studies – 3.77 

Jake Mintz - Waxhaw, N.C. – Chemistry – 3.90 

Jake Watson - Chapin, S.C. – Business -  3.76 

Blake Moore - Manassas, Va. – Business – 3.94 

Robert Ramirez - Riverton, N.J. – Business – 3.96 

John Weiss – Fort Mill, S.C. – Business – 3.7

Women's Track & Field

Mia Crankfield – Sumter, S.C. - Political Science – 3.88 

Missy O'Toole – Irmo. S.C. - Exercise Science - 4.00 

Reagan Hunter – Indian Land, S.C. - Exercise Science – 4.00

Josey Rhynes – Chesterfield, S.C. - English - 3.70 

Alejandra Sabotino Barrios – Due West, S.C. - Elementary Education – 3.92

Riley Wolters – North Myrtle Beach, S.C. - Exercise Science - 3.58

Baseball 

Gary Garrett - Snellville, Ga. – Business – 3.62 

Tyler Prell - Fort Myers, Fla. – Business / Business (MBA) 3.86/3.87 

Michael Nastro - Charleston, S.C. – Mathematics – 3.72 

Bennett Nance - Eden, N.C. – Business – 3.56 

Garrett Major – Greenwood, S.C. – Business / Business MBA – 3.71/3.69 

Softball
Shannon Antonini - Marietta, Ga. - MBA - 3.61
Abbie Behe - High Point, N.C. - Criminology - 3.68
Ka'Naya Jones - Darlington, S.C. - Business Administration - 3.54
Olivia Veidt - Wilmington, Ohio - Elementary Education - 4.00

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