MARTINEZ, Ga. - Over the course of the week, the Peach Belt Conference has released the Teams of Academic Distinction for winter and spring sports which saw 52 Lander Student-Athletes honored. This is in addition to the 21 honored with the fall sports in January. Over the last four years, Lander Athletics have placed 274 student-athletes on the PBC Teams of Academic Distinction with 82 being named in 2023-24, 52 in 2022-23, and 67 in 2021-22. 

During the 2024-2025 Academic Year, the Athletic Department earned a cumulative GPA of 3.31.

The Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction follows the criteria of the College Sports Communicators Academic All-American program which requires an athlete to: 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. Freshman are not eligible for the honor. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Matthew Peach	Weddington, N.C.	Business Administration	3.64
Jaden Simpkins	Simpsonville, S.C.	Business Administration	3.66
Katie Lea	Greer, S.C.	Nursing	3.52
Rachel Schenck	Martinsburg, W. Va.	Mathematics	3.72
Emma Avant	Simpsonville, S.C.	Graphic Design	3.61
Carmen Spears	West Columbia, S.C.	Business Administration	3.84
Riley Wolters	West Myrtle Beach, S.C.	Exercise Science	3.53
Tymia Willis	Pendleton, S.C.	Nursing	3.67
McCayla Willingham	Beaufort, S.C.	MBA	4.00

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Garrett Chun	Jacksonville, Fla.	MBA	3.87
Connor Droze	Roebuck, S.C.	Business Administration	3.51
Taichi Nakao	Auckland N.Z.	Exercise Science	4.00
Adam Love	Roswell, Ga.	Mass Communications	3.60
Jackson Hoshour	Sumter, S.C.	Business Administration	3.95
Jake Larson	Ponte Verda, Fla.	Business Administration	3.70
Kurt Rogers	Westminister, S.C.	Business Administration	3.76
Richie Cortese	Laurel, Mont.	Psychology	3.65
Evan Demurias	Miami, Fla.	Business Administration	3.54

Men's Basketball

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Greyson Pritzl	West Allis, Wis.	Physical Education	3.80
Tim Steele	Conway, S.C.	MBA	3.81
Caleb Williams	Buford, Ga.	MBA	4.00

Men's Golf

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Noah Curdt	Dortmund, Germany	Business Administration	3.95
Gaston Edberg	Jonkoping, Sweden	Business Administration	3.78
Victor Larsson	Tjorn, Sweden	MBA	4.00
Edward Rahm	Saro, Sweden	Business Administration	3.75

Women's Golf

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Isabel Ewers	Helsingborg, Sweden	Business Administration	4.00
Kajsa Lindqvist	Gothenburg, Sweden	Business Administration	3.61
Gracie McCoy	Columbia, S.C.	Business Administration	3.50
Josefine Winkle	Malmo, Sweden	Psychology	3.82

Men's Lacrosse

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Josh Davies	Lexington, S.C.	Business Administration	3.94
Collen Ferrell	Cincinnati, Ohio	Middle Level Education	3.53
Chase Hanson	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Criminology	3.74
Jack Kinney	Centennial, Colo.	MBA	4.00
Jake Mintz	Waxhaw, N.C.	Chemistry	3.61
Nicholas Paige	Calgary, Alberta	Psychology	3.97
Levi Roest	St. Catherines, Ontario	Criminology	3.50
Britton Weems	Charlotte, N.C.	Business Administration	3.98
Carter Wilcox	Harrisburg, N.C.	Business Administration	3.68

Softball

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Mattye Geddings	Haines City, Fla.	Psychology	3.82
Naya Jones	Darlington, S.C.	Business Administration	4.00
Linda Moore	Mooresville, N.C.	Business Administration	3.74

Women's Basketball

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Aliyah Bello	Blue Springs, Mo.	Exercise Science	3.50
Abby Carter	Geneva, Ohio	Exercise Science	4.00
Quadaija Langley	Travelers Rest, S.C.	Mathematics	3.71

Women's Tennis

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Mille Elsborg	Roskilde, Denmark	Biology	3.81
Bailee Martin	Perth, Australia	Business Administration	3.90
Hannah Panchal	Upminster, England	Exercise Science	4.00
Maria Jose Zarza	Asuncion, Paraguay	Business Administration	3.77

Men's Tennis

Athlete Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Ludvig Danielsson	Ahus, Sweden	Business Administration	3.94
Ismail ElShafei	Cairo, Egypt	Data Science	3.90
Mouad Naoui	Casablanca, Morocco	Business Administration	3.92
Markus Sorensen	Oslo, Norway	Business Administration	3.93