Birkeland & Hernandez Leads Golf All-Academic Team

Birkeland & Hernandez Leads Golf All-Academic Team

AMERICUS, Ga. -- Sophomores Elias Birkeland and Wil Hernandez were named to the 2019 Golf All-Academic team in a release announced Tuesday by the Peach Belt Conference. 

Hernandez is a Marketing major from Thomaston, Ga., who holds a 3.757 grade point average and is paired with Birkeland, who is also a Marketing major from Molde, Norway, and holds a 3.635 GPA. 

The teams are part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as on the field. To be eligible for the All-Academic 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.