General 6/5/2026 1:30:00 PM Turner Kirby - Director of Athletic Communications

43 Bearcats Earn PBC All-Academic Team Honors

MARTINEZ, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference announced its Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams this week, with 43 Lander student-athletes earning recognition.

To be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must compete in at least half of their team's contests and serve as either a starter or significant contributor, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale, and be academically and athletically classified as at least a sophomore. Transfer student-athletes become eligible once all requirements are met.

The 43 selections bring Lander's total to 66 PBC All-Academic honorees during the 2025-26 academic year. Over the past five academic years, Lander Athletics has produced 340 PBC All-Academic Team selections, including 82 in 2023-24, 73 in 2024-25, 52 in 2022-23 and 67 in 2021-22.

The academic success continues a strong year in the classroom for Lander Athletics. As a department, student-athletes posted a 3.37 cumulative GPA during the 2025-26 academic year, with 78 percent earning a GPA above 3.0. For the first time in department history, all 27 sports under the Lander Athletics banner recorded a full-term GPA above 3.0.

The list of Lander student-athletes recognized on the Peach Belt Conference Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams is below:

Baseball

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Oliver Zohn	Raleigh, N.C.	Exercise Science	3.87
Jake Larson	Ponte Vedra, Fla.	Business Administration	3.78
Brody Winter	Anderson, S.C.	Business Administration	3.59
Ryan Hansen	St. Augustine, Fla.	General Studies	3.76
Lowndes Still	Greenwood, S.C.	Exercise Science	3.60
Pip Smalley	Sarasota, Fla.	Business Administration	3.77
Riley Hood	Abilene, Texas	MBA	3.75
Mason Salisbury	Moncks Corner, S.C.	Mathematics	4.00

Softball

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Mattye Geddings	Haines City, Fla.	Psychology	3.86
Isabella Santos	Boca Raton, Fla.	Criminology	4.00
Kara VonAchen	Crossville, Tenn.	Nursing & Businesss Administration	3.54

Track and Field

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Elizabeth Covington	Lexington, S.C.	Exercise Science	3.77
Kiersten Thatcher	North Augusta, S.C.	Nursing	3.54
Dylan Gilder	Anderson, S.C.	Business Administration	3.58
Seth Hammon	Greenville, S.C.	Cybersecurity	4.00
Matthew Peach	Charlotte, N.C.	Business Administration	3.68

Men's Tennis

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Max Barriere	Montfort L'Amaury, France	Business Administration	3.77
Benjamin Bates	Chelsea Quebec, Canada	MBA	3.81
Ismail ElShafei	Cairo, Egypt	Data Science	3.96
Brendan Jayaprakash	Perth, Australia	Elementary Education	3.62
Anton Krondell	Sweden	Business Administration	3.80
Julian Peter	Hannover, Germany	Business Administration	4.00

Women's Tennis

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Evelyn Altmaier	Kempen, Germany	Business Administration	4.00
Thilda Danielsson	Ahus, Sweden	Business Administration	4.00
Bailee Martin	Perth, Australia	Business Administration	3.77
Maria Jose Zarza	Asunción, Paraguay	Business Administration	3.83

Men's Basketball

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Greyson Pritzl	West Allis, Wis.	Physical Education	3.78
Jake Tringone	Olney, Md.	Business Administration	4.00

Women's Basketball

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Alindria Dudley	Flint, Mich.	Business Administration	3.67
Serenity Echols	Memphis, Tenn.	Media and Communications	3.90
Quadaija Langley	Travelers Rest, S.C.	Mathematics	4.00
Kayla Tilus	Bridgeport, Conn.	Business Administration	3.69

Men's Lacrosse

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Luke Aspnes	Aurora, Colo.	Business Administration	3.69
Matt Duarte	Middletown, Del.	Exercise Science	3.62
Mitchell Festi	Centennial, Colo.	Business Administration	3.80
Chase Hanson	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Criminology	3.74
Sean Reilly	Sykesville, Md.	MBA	3.83
Carson Skinner	Spartanburg, S.C.	MBA	3.93

Men's Golf

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Noah Curdt	Dortmund, Germany	Business Administration	3.96
Edward Rahm	Särö, Sweden	Business Administration	3.72

Women's Golf

Name	Hometown	Major	GPA
Isabel Ewers	Helsingborg, Sweden	Business Administration	3.97
Kajsa Lindqvist	Gothenburg, Sweden	Business Administration	3.71
Josefine Winkle	Malmö, Sweden	Psychology	3.87

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Players Mentioned

#24 Quadaija Langley: PG; 5' 7"; Senior

#13 Mattye Geddings: P; 5' 4"; Senior

#37 Kara VonAchen: INF; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#7 Isabella Santos: C; Junior

Evelyn Altmaier: Senior

Maria Jose Zarza: 5' 2"; Junior

Bailee Martin: Senior

Thilda Danielsson: Junior

Max Barriere: Senior

Benjamin Bates: Senior

Players Mentioned

#24 Quadaija Langley
: 5' 7"; Senior
: PG

#13 Mattye Geddings
: 5' 4"; Senior
: P

#37 Kara VonAchen
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: INF

#7 Isabella Santos
: Junior
: C

Evelyn Altmaier
: Senior

Maria Jose Zarza
: 5' 2"; Junior

Bailee Martin
: Senior

Thilda Danielsson
: Junior

Max Barriere
: Senior

Benjamin Bates
: Senior