AUGUSTA, GA - The Peach Belt Conference has released the men's track & field Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. AU Men's Track & Field was represented by Kai Brickey, Chase Kennedy, Thomas Rischar, Carlos Rodriguez, Terrell Stokes, Jared Talman, and Hans Troyer.

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.

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.
 
 
2022 Men's Track & Field Team of Academic Distinction
 

Name	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Heinrich Adriaanse	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Plano, Texas	3.397	Aeronautical Science
Joshua Beam	Embry-Riddle	So.	Lynwood, Wash.	3.627	Mechanical Engineering
Bradon Black	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Waxhaw, N.C.	3.333	Aeronautical Science
Kai Brickey	Augusta	Sr.	Suwanee, Ga.	3.39	Psychology
Justin Brown	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Swedesboro, N.J.	3.376	Spaceflight Operations
Jahi Deloatch	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Stockbridge, Ga.	3.348	Homeland Security
Adam El-Kadi	Embry-Riddle	So.	Spring Branch, Texas	3.903	Space Physics
Marcus Graham	Flagler	Sr.	Bristow, Ind.	3.89	Criminology
Charles Hruda	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Tallahassee, Fla.	3.961	Civil Engineering
D'Eris Jackson	Clayton State	So.	Evans, Ga.	3.34	Health Sciences
Isaac Jones	Columbus State	So.		3.76	Health Science
Chase Kennedy	Augusta	Sr.	Maysville, Ga.	3.33	Special Education
James Kilgore	Clayton State	So.	Milledgeville, Ga.	3.38	Nursing
Michael Klein	Embry-Riddle	So.	East Windsor, N.J.	3.50	Aviation Business Administration
Michael Kotey	Embry-Riddle	So.	Findlay, Ohio	4.00	Mechanical Engineering
Jacob Lyons	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Roswell, Ga.	3.511	Aeronautical Science
Jeremy Niemiec	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Milwaukee, Wisc.	3.824	Mechanical Engineering
Garrett Noltemeyer	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Valencia, Calif.	4.00	Master of Aviation
Afolabi Olatunde	Columbus State	So.	Columbus, Ga.	3.50	Kinesiology
Connor Page	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Mount Gilead, Ohio	3.817	Aeronautics
William Player	Columbus State	So.		3.54	Communications
Conrad Prisby	Embry-Riddle	So.	Schererville, Ind.	3.836	Computer Engineering
Thomas Rischar	Augusta	So.	Cordele, Ga.	3.36	Kinesiology
Carlos Rodriguez	Augusta	Jr.	Grovetown, Ga.	3.72	Communications
Tanner Rosolino	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Port Orange, Fla.	3.841	Aerospace Engineering
Nigel Roulhac	Clayton State	So.	Columbus, Ga.	3.35	Criminal Justice
Marcellus Sells	Columbus State	So.		3.54	Biology
James Sorenson	Embry-Riddle	So.	Groveland, Mass.	3.695	Aeronautical Science
Terrell Stokes	Augusta	So.		3.65
Jhaden Sydnor	Embry-Riddle	So.	Baltimore, Md.	3.589	Aeronautical Science
Ryan Szklany	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Lighthouse Point, Fla.	4.00	Civil Engineering
Jared Talman	Augusta	Sr.	Martinez, Ga.	4.00	Political Science
Savian Taylor	Columbus State	So.		3.73	Kinesiology
Zackary Tempert	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Kingman, Ariz.	3.376	Astronomy & Astrophysics
Roosevelt Trammell	Columbus State	Jr.	Stone Mountain, Ga.	3.54	General Business
Hans Troyer	Augusta	Sr.	Newnan, Ga.	3.65	Kinesiology
Devin Veasley	Columbus State	Grad.	Jefferson, Ga.	3.33	Master of Teaching
Abijah Wilcox	Clayton State	So.	Albany, Ga.	3.90	Health & Fitness Management

* -  Denotes a second freshman season of competition after receiving COVID waivers in 2020-21