Men's Soccer | June 14, 2021

AUGUSTA, Ga. – University of South Carolina Aiken men's soccer standout Abelardo Rodriguez has been named to the PBC Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA 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 3.30 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.

   

Player	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major
Grant Auer	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Columbus, Ga.	3.43	Accounting
Javier Bello	Francis Marion	Jr.	Madrid, Spain	3.354	Business
Harry Bircumshaw	Lander	So.	Mansfield, England	3.89	Business Administration
Theo Blachon	Clayton State	So.	St. Etienne, France	3.73	General Business
Max Bolton	Lander	So.	Brentwood, England	3.75	Business Administration
Rafael Callegari	North Georgia	Jr.	Sao Paulo, Brazil	3.38	International Affairs
Alistair Danjon	Lander	So.	Reims, France	3.95	Business Administration
Haden Davis	North Georgia	So.	Griffin, Ga.	3.60	Management
Cole Davison	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Burlington, Ontario	3.72	Management
Jared Fuentes	Flagler	So.	DeLeon Springs, Fla.	3.475	Sport Management
Alex Gschwend	Young Harris	Jr.	Munich, Germany	3.85	Management
Mark Guevara	Young Harris	Jr.	Houston, Texas	3.64	Finance
Tobias Gurtner	Clayton State	Grad.	Pfaffenhofen, Germany	4.00	MBA - Accounting
Federico Gutierrez	Young Harris	Sr.	Montevideo, Uruguay	3.41	Management
Magnus Hoejland	Francis Marion	Jr.	Holstebro, Denmark	3.902	Economics
Peik Koskinen	Flagler	Sr.	Helsinki, Finland	3.696	Marketing
Oneil Lewis	Georgia Southwestern	Sr.	Hanover, Jamaica	3.65	Computer Science
Joe Linley	Lander	Jr.	Essex, England	3.52	Business Administration
Kevin Lopez	North Georgia	Sr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	4.00	MS in Kinesiology
Samuel Maardh	Lander	So.	Stockholm, Sweden	4.00	Business Administration
Tom Marriott	Lander	Sr.	Nottingham, England	3.69	Business Administration
Max McNulty	Lander	So.	Birmingham, England	3.83	Business Administration
Henry Nguyen	Clayton State	Sr.	Helsinki, Finland	3.92	Marketing (Supply Chain Management)
Jøran Osland	Flagler	So.	Sandnes, Norway	3.913	Finance (Accounting)
Pantelis Panteli	Francis Marion	So.	Limassol, Cyprus	3.552	Business
Christian Ransome	Clayton State	Jr.	Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago	3.76	Supply Chain Management
Geo Rios	Clayton State	So.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	3.90	Accounting
Josh Rodgers	Clayton State	Grad.	Newcastle, England	4.00	MBA - Marketing
Abelardo Rodriguez	USC Aiken	So.	Coahuila, Mexico	3.411	Exercise & Sport Science
Carson Sapp	Flagler	Jr.	Jacksonville, Fla.	3.914	Psychology
Jonas Schmitt	Flagler	So.	Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany	3.959	Accounting (Finance)
Eden Shachar	Flagler	Jr.	Lehavim, Israel	3.348	Business Administration
Mitro Turunen	Clayton State	Sr.	Vantaa, Finland	3.92	Marketing (Supply Chain Management)
Grant Wagner	Lander	So.	Irmo, S.C.	3.46	Business Administration
Jacob Withers	Lander	Jr.	North Augusta, S.C.	3.39	Business Administration
Dawid Zajac	North Georgia	So.	Kostrzyn, Poland	3.83	Business Administration
Alvaro Zamora	Francis Marion	So.	Madrid, Spain	3.829	Marketing