2009-10 Peach Belt Conference Men's Golf All-Academic Team

AUGUSTA, Ga. – USC Aiken's Kevin Grady and Frederik Schulte were selected to the 2010 Peach Belt Conference Men's Golf All-Academic team it was announced by the league office on Friday, May 7, 2010.

Grady concludes his Pacer career as a two-time winner of the award as he was also tabbed to the 2009 PBC Men's Golf All-Academic team. Schulte is a recipient of the award for the first time in 2010. Schulte was a first team member, while Grady was dubbed a second team selection in 2010.

A native of Woodbine, Md., Grady was a Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference selection in the 2009-10 season after finishing the year with a team-best stroke average of 73.9. Grady ended seven of USC Aiken's 11 tournaments over the course of the season in the top 25 individually. Playing in a team-high tying 28 rounds, Grady collected a low round of 68 in the second round of the Springhill Suites Intercollegiate. 

The 2009-10 USC Aiken golf Most Valuable Player, Grady was honored at the annual USC Aiken Athletic Banquet at the end of April as the 2010 USC Aiken Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. He was a 2009 NCAA Division II Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.

Grady graduated from USC Aiken yesterday with a degree in Business Administration. He ended his time as a Pacer with a 3.284 Grade Point Average.

Schulte finished USC Aiken's 2009-10 campaign with a team second-best 74.0 stroke average. He collected three top 10 finishes over the course of his junior season for the Pacers, which included two top five individual finishes.

Schulte finished third at the 2010 Peach Belt Conference Championship. His best finish of the year came at the Will Wilson Southeast Preview where he ended the tournament tied for second individually. He collected his low round of the year in the third round of the Southeast Preview with a 68.

In the classroom, the Koln, Germany native is a Business Administration and Marketing major who currently boasts a 3.854 GPA.

The Peach Belt Conference Men's Golf All-Academic team is part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field.

To be eligible for the All-Academic 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 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee and select the teams.

Founded in 1991, the Peach Belt Conference is home to 28 NCAA Division II National Championships. The PBC features 13 member institutions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama that compete in 13 championship sports. The 2009-10 members of the PBC are Augusta State University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Clayton State University, Columbus State University, Flagler College, Francis Marion University, Georgia College & State University, Georgia Southwestern State University, Lander University, University of Montevallo, North Georgia College & State University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the University of South Carolina Aiken.