AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference has revealed the 2025 Volleyball 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. Five Augusta volleyball players were named to the list: Libby Nickels, Layne Witherspoon, Sydney Harrington, Mia Saavedra, and Lauren Posa. 

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 VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	YEAR	HOMETOWN	GPA	MAJOR (MINOR)
Libby Nickels	Augusta	Sophomore	New Smyrna Beach, Fl.	4.00	Criminal Justice
Layne Witherspoon	Augusta	Junior	Wildwood, Mo.	4.00	Kinesiology
Sydney Harrington	Augusta	Junior	Albany, Or.	3.75	Business Administration
Mia Saavedra	Augusta	Senior	Tampa, Fl.	3.80	Business Administration
Lauren Posa	Augusta	Senior	Johns Creek, Ga.	3.75	Kinesiology
Cassidy Bloom	Flagler	Senior	Naples, Fla.	3.74	Business
Gracie Fleming	Flagler	Junior	Denver, Colo.	3.5	Marketing
Clare Sheedy	Flagler	Senior	Plymouth, Ind.	3.97	Political Science
Lexi Baum	GCSU	Sophomore	St. Petersburg, Fla.	3.85	Undeclared- Nursing Track (Global Health Studies)
Liv Diaz	GCSU	Junior	Snellville, Ga.	3.66	Undeclared- Nursing Track
Riese Johnson	GCSU	Senior	Cumming, Ga.	3.61	Biology
Sadie Parkerson	GCSU	Sophomore	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.77	Exercise Science
Hayley Shepherd	GCSU	Graduate	Kathleen, Ga.	4.00	Special Education (G)/ Psychology (UG)
Lexi Polychribes	GCSU	Senior	Adrian, Ga.	3.51	Undeclared- Nursing Track
Nya Warren	GCSU	Sophomore	Gray, Ga.	3.86	Undeclared- Elementary Education Track (Global Health Studies)
Sam Alwardt	Lander	Sophomore	Summerville, S.C.	3.89	Biology
Karson Browning	Lander	Sophomore	Boiling Springs, S.C.	3.50	Physical Education
Emmi Cheek	Lander	Sophomore	West Jefferson, N.C.	3.68	Biology
Ameila May	Lander	Sophomore	Vale, N.C.	3.73	Exercise Science
Katie Miller	Lander	Senior	Sugar City, Id.	3.55	Nursing
Alyssa Tegelar	Lander	Senior	Blairstown, Iowa.	4.0	Visual Art
Ryleigh Willard	Lander	Sophomore	Roebuck, S.C.	3.73	Exercise Science
Aubrie Beard	Middle Georgia	Sophomore	McDonough, Ga.	3.61	Nursing
Paige Collier	Middle Georgia	Senior	Winston, Ga.	3.72	Aviation Science & Management
Ellie Johnson	Middle Georgia	Senior	Canton, Ga.	3.89	Early Education/ Special Education
Noemi Combi	Salem	Junior	Castello Di Brianza, Italy	4.00
Alli Bishop	USCA	Junior	Chesterfield, Mo.	3.649	Nursing
Chloe Duzenack	USCA	Sophomore	Loveland, Co.	3.659	Exercise and Sport Science- Health & Fitness Management
Sidney Hogan	USCA	Senior	Saint Louis, Mo.	4.00	Exercise and Sport Science- Allied Health
Ana Cate Loftus	USCA	Sophomore	Powell, Oh.	3.554	Mechanical Engineering
Avery Pearson	USCA	Sophomore	Wellington, Co.	3.786	Nursing
Lexi Rogers	USCA	Redshirt Sophomore	Moore, S.C.	3.892	Psychology
Anna Sommer	USCA	Senior	St. Louis, Mo.	3.776	Exercise and Sport Science- Basic Sciences