AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2023 men's and women's cross country and women's soccer 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.

2023 Men's Cross Country Team of Academic Distinction - Columbus State

Name	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major
Logan Fisher	So.	Dallas, Ga.	4.00	Kinesiology
Owen Hartshorn	So.	Columbus, Ga.	3.92	Robotics Engineering
Blake Lewis	Jr.	St. Simons Island, Ga.	3.77	General Business
Reese Pasley	So.	Thomaston, Ga.	3.61	Political Science
Nicholas Phillips	Jr.	Sugar Hill, Ga.	3.71	Communication
Mark Ravenscraft	So.	Marietta, Ga.	3.73	Management
Elijah Sires	Jr.	McDonough, Ga.	3.70	Kinesiology
Savian Taylor	Sr.	Salem, Ala.	3.69	Kinesiology

2023 Women's Cross Country Team of Academic Distinction - Columbus State

Name	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major
Alesia Johnson	Jr.	Brown City, Mich.	3.70	Finance
Meghan Koh	So.	Columbus, Ga.	4.00	Chemistry

2023 Women's Soccer Team of Academic Distinction - Columbus State

Name	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major
Abigail Akerson	So.	Winter Springs, Fla.	4.00	Psychology
Kenna Armitage	So.	Kennesaw, Ga.	4.00	Nursing
Lauren Barnes	Jr.	Clayton, Ga.	3.83	Kinesiology
Emma Beddow	Jr.	Savannah, Ga.	3.54	Kinesiology
Carley Canzoneri	Grad.	Suwanee, Ga.	4.00	Business Administration
Anna Grady	Sr.	Flowery Branch, Ga.	3.98	Biology
Lizzie Hedrick	Grad.	Columbus, Ga.	3.57	Mathematics
Faith Knoedler	Sr.	Colorado Springs, Co.	3.75	Kinesiology
Samantha Romaine	Sr.	Gainesville, Ga.	3.89	Health Science
Sage Smith	Jr.	Cumming, Ga.	3.88	Nursing
Brooke Yount	So.	Cape Coral, Fla.	3.79	Kinesiology