AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2025 Men's and Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team, previously known as the Team of Academic Distinction. The teams are part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes.Eli Corn, Noah Shepherd, Andrew Helfers, Shahzeb Rashid, and Seth Eye represented AU on the list. 

In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements: 

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) Student-Athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically
Transfer students are immediately eligible once they meet the above requirements. The Peach Belt Conference sports communications professionals oversee the program.
 

PBC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	YEAR	HOMETOWN	GPA	MAJOR (MINOR)
Elijah Corn	Augusta	Senior	Dallas, Ga.	4.00	Cell & Molecular Biology
Noah Shepherd	Augusta	Senior	Midland, Ga.	4.00	Kinesiology & Sports Management
Andrew Helfers	Augusta	Senior	Newnan, Ga.	3.769	Kinesiology
Shahzeb Rashid	Augusta	Senior	Hoschton, Ga.	3.769	Cell & Molecular Biology
Seth Eye	Augusta	Junior	Woodstock, Ga.	3.50	Kinesiology
Owen Hartshorn	Columbus State	Senior	Columbus, Ga.	4.00	Robotics Engineering
Daniel Leonard	Columbus State	Senior	Fort Wayne, Ind.	3.60	Communications
Blake Lewis	Columbus State	Graduate	St. Simons Island, Ga.	4.00	Business Administration
Caleb Weaver	Columbus State	Junior	Columbus, Ga.	3.66	Criminal Justice
Logan Burch	Flagler	Senior	Cape Coral, Fla.	3.94	Biology
Bryce Dufresne	Flagler	Junior	Mechanicsville, Md.	3.71	Biology
Miguel Fons	Flagler	Sophomore	Manacor, Spain	3.95	Economics
Reed Glaser	GCSU	Sophomore	Roswell, Ga.	3.60	Biology (Chemistry)
Shipley Smith	GCSU	Sophomore	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.76	Management Information Systems
Trey Reid	Georgia Southwestern	Junior	Buckhead, Ga.	3.50	Special Education
Seth Hammon	Lander	Sophomore	Greenville, S.C.	4.00	Cybersecurity
Ethan Waites	Lander	Senior	Pomaria, S.C.	3.56	Business Administration
Tyler Blowe	USCA	Senior	Glen Allen, Va.	3.791	Exercise and Sports Science- Allied Health
Andrew Towner	USCA	Senior	North Augusta, S.C.	4.00	Nursing
Elliot Howe	USC Beaufort	Sophomore	Johns Creek, Ga.	3.588	Business Administration
Beckett Jones	USC Beaufort	Sophomore	Bluffton, S.C.	3.838	Business Administration
Ryan Kurz	USC Beaufort	Sophomore	Hilton Head, S.C.	3.707	Business Administration