Men's Soccer | January 19, 2025

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nine USCA fall student-athletes were recently named to the PBC Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College, as announced by the league office.

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. 

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.

Men's Soccer

Kadin DeMesme – 3.524 – Applied Computer Science           
Izan Ruiz Hernandez – 3.839 – Applied Computer Science   

Women's Soccer

Mackenzie Cochrane – 3.561 – Biology       
Mia Duncan – 3.582 – Mechanical Engineering         
Carmen Jones – 3.904 – Biology    

Volleyball

Gyöngyvér Araczki – 3.844 – Business Administration           
Alli Bishop – 3.806 – Nursing          
Anna Sommer – 3.693 – Exercise and Sports Science            

Women's Cross Country

Taylor Joop – 4.00 – Nursing