AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nine Augusta University women's track & field student-athletes have been named to the 2025-26 Peach Belt Conference Women's Track & Field All-Academic Team, the conference announced. Formerly known as the Team of Academic Distinction, the honor recognizes student-athletes who have demonstrated excellence in both academics and athletics.
In order to be eligible for the PBC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must meet the following requirements:
- Participate in at least half of their team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor
- Achieve a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
- 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.
Augusta's representatives on the team were Nene Akaose, Brie Andrews, Anna Biondolillo, Maria Biondolillo, Josalyn Branch, Kennedy McDonald, Swaye Mohler, Cheyenne Ryan and Keeva Tracey. McDonald posted a perfect 4.00 GPA to lead the Jaguars' selections.
| PBC WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM |
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
YEAR |
HOMETOWN |
GPA |
MAJOR (MINOR) |
| Nene Akaose |
Augusta |
Junior |
Jonesboro, Ga. |
3.70 |
Health Services |
| Brie Andrews |
Augusta |
Sophomore |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
3.76 |
Kinesiology- Pre Physical Therapy |
| Anna Biondolillo |
Augusta |
Junior |
Dallas, Ga. |
3.86 |
Sports Management |
| Maria Biondolillo |
Augusta |
Senior |
Dallas, Ga. |
3.84 |
Biology |
| Josalyn Branch |
Augusta |
Senior |
Stockbridge, Ga. |
3.87 |
Criminal Justice |
| Kennedy McDonald |
Augusta |
Junior |
Evans, Ga. |
4.00 |
Political Science |
| Swaye Mohler |
Augusta |
Graduate |
Dallas, Ga. |
3.85 |
Kinesiology-Pre Physical Therapy |
| Cheyenne Ryan |
Augusta |
Graduate |
Rincon, Ga. |
3.66 |
Criminal Justice |
| Keeva Tracey |
Augusta |
Junior |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.89 |
Integrated Studies |
| Destiny Hanna |
Clayton State |
Senior |
Villa Rice, Ga. |
3.62 |
Criminal Justice |
| Aerin Summers |
Clayton State |
Sophomore |
Riverdale, Ga. |
3.51 |
Marketing |
| Sarah Arnold Jr |
Columbus State |
Junior |
Watkinsville, Ga. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Faith Brown |
Columbus State |
Senior |
Reidsville, Ga. |
4.00 |
Geoscience |
| Nahkia Montgomery |
Columbus State |
Senior |
Blakely, Ga. |
4.00 |
Kinesiology |
| Anna Petellar |
Columbus State |
Sophomore |
Columbus, Ga. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| Liza Varnum |
Columbus State |
Junior |
Headland, Ala. |
3.57 |
History |
| Alexandra Baltazar-Hall |
Embry-Riddle |
Graduate |
Bucharest, Romania |
4.00 |
MS Human Factors |
| Michala Daniels |
Embry-Riddle |
Senior |
Annandale, Va. |
3.69 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Ally Fugate |
Embry-Riddle |
Sophomore |
Summerfield, Fla. |
3.79 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Megan Grant |
Embry-Riddle |
Junior |
Ponte Vedra, Fla. |
3.51 |
Aviation Business Administration |
| Mackenzie Keller |
Embry-Riddle |
Senior |
South Riding, Va. |
3.89 |
Aeronautical Science |
| Kailey Ludwig |
Embry-Riddle |
Junior |
Brentwood, Tn. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| Laura McBride |
Embry-Riddle |
Graduate |
Ashburnham, Ma. |
4.00 |
Space Operations |
| Mikaela Miles |
Embry-Riddle |
Senior |
San Diego, Ca. |
3.76 |
Aeronautical Science |
| Charlotte O'Brien |
Embry-Riddle |
Senior |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
4.00 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Taylor Roth |
Embry-Riddle |
Junior |
Minster, Oh. |
3.77 |
Homeland Security & Intelligence |
| Leilani Spruill |
Embry-Riddle |
Sophomore |
Portsmouth, Va. |
3.78 |
Aeronautics |
| Allegra Triner |
Embry-Riddle |
Sophomore |
Yorksville, Ill. |
4.00 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Cheyenne Wetch |
Embry-Riddle |
Sophomore |
Gilbert, Az. |
3.81 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Olivia Worrell |
Embry-Riddle |
Junior |
Flower Mound, Tx. |
4.00 |
Homeland Security & Intelligence |
| Vivian Brexler |
Flagler |
Junior |
Potomoc Falls, Va. |
3.57 |
Graphic Design |
| Zoie Marchant |
Flagler |
Senior |
Hazlehurst, Ga. |
3.57 |
Coastal Environmental Science |
| Sara Miller |
Flagler |
Sophomore |
Myerstown, Pa. |
3.54 |
Business |
| Margot O'Brien |
Flagler |
Sophomore |
Leesburg, Va. |
3.86 |
Political Science |
| Zoe Petell |
Flagler |
Sophomore |
Mansfield, Ct. |
3.53 |
Psychology |
| Chloe Smith |
Flagler |
Senior |
Frisco, Tx. |
3.97 |
Digital Media Production & Journalism |
| Megan Vreeland |
Flagler |
Sophomore |
Winchester, Va. |
3.82 |
Coastal Environmental Science |
| Zoe Zinnie |
Flagler |
Junior |
Ocala, Fla. |
3.58 |
Marketing |
| Elizabeth Covington |
Lander |
Sophomore |
Lexington, S.C. |
3.77 |
Exercise Science |
| Kiersten Thatcher |
Lander |
Junior |
North Augusta, S.C. |
3.54 |
Nursing |
| Emma Kay Beauchamp |
North Georgia |
Junior |
Jefferson, Ga. |
3.84 |
Accounting |
| Aubrey Dishman |
North Georgia |
Junior |
Carrollton, Ga. |
3.67 |
English/ Lit Concentration |
| De'Andra Brown |
USC Beaufort |
Senior |
Charlseton, S.C. |
3.73 |
Nursing |
| LeeAisha Ford |
USC Beaufort |
Senior |
Conway, S.C. |
3.50 |
Nursing |
| Emma Kwak |
USC Beaufort |
Junior |
LeGrange, Ill. |
3.59 |
Public Health |
| Maggie Olsen |
USC Beaufort |
Senior |
Buffalo, Wy. |
3.54 |
Public Health |
| Sophia Stalford |
USC Beaufort |
Senior |
Clover, S.C. |
3.60 |
Biology |