Men's Cross Country | January 05, 2022
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Two University of South Carolina Aiken men's cross country runners have been named to the PBC Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.
Kyle Ready and
David Weidner have been named to the team.
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.
| Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major (Minor) |
| Kai Brickey |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Suwanee, Ga. |
3.30 |
English |
| Courtland Buntin |
Georgia College |
Sr. |
Albany, Ga. |
3.81 |
Chemistry |
| Chase Couch |
Lander |
Sr. |
Lexington, S.C. |
3.57 |
Elementary Education |
| Hayden Durrett |
Young Harris |
Fr. |
Gray, Ga. |
3.53 |
Business Administration |
| Gray Frederick |
Georgia College |
So. |
Newnan, Ga. |
3.57 |
Management Information Systems |
| Thomas Hall |
Georgia College |
Sr. |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
3.50 |
Accounting |
| Daniel Iordanov |
Georgia Southwestern |
Fr. |
Americus, Ga. |
3.57 |
Management |
| Chase Kennedy |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Maysville, Ga. |
3.50 |
Special Education |
| James Kilgore |
Clayton State |
So. |
Milledgeville, Ga. |
3.32 |
Nursing |
| Nhan Le |
Young Harris |
So. |
Ringgold, Ga. |
3.55 |
Graphic Design |
| Thomas Mellendorf |
Young Harris |
So. |
Blairsville, Ga. |
3.92 |
Mathematics |
| Joel Nesi |
Flagler |
So. |
Middleburg, Fla. |
3.35 |
Business Administration |
| Trent Powers |
Lander |
Sr. |
Society Hill, S.C. |
3.97 |
Computer Science |
| Kyle Ready |
USC Aiken |
Sr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
3.733 |
Nursing |
| Carlos Rodriguez |
Augusta |
So. |
Grovetown, Ga. |
3.75 |
Communication |
| Gavin Ross |
Flagler |
Fr. |
Wellington, Fla. |
3.35 |
Computer Information Systems |
| Luke Surowiec |
Young Harris |
So. |
Buford, Ga. |
4.00 |
Spanish (English) |
| Savian Taylor |
Columbus State |
So. |
Smiths Station, Ala. |
3.80 |
Kinesiology |
| Hans Troyer |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Newnan, Ga. |
3.67 |
Kinesiology |
| Kai Vigardt |
Young Harris |
Fr. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
3.35 |
Outdoor Studies |
| David Weidner |
USC Aiken |
Sr. |
Treasure Island, Fla. |
3.58 |
Exercise & Sport Science
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