AMERICUS, Ga. -- The Georgia Southwestern State University men's soccer team placed four players on the 2018 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic team announced by the league Thursday.
The team is 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 have 1) participated 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 Hurricanes had two athletes make the All-Academic team for a third time in senior Chris Avery (3.390 Communication & Media Arts) and senior Julian Rugel (3.543 Exercise Science). Junior Manuel Duran (3.769 Engineering) made his second appearance on the team, while senior Thiago Elias (3.743 Management) received his first nomination after transferring in last season.
2018 Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
| Player | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major (Minor) |
| Matheus Abreu | North Georgia | Sr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 3.42 | Management |
| Francisco Alisiardi | North Georgia | Sr. | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3.38 | Management |
| Chris Avery | Georgia Southwestern | Sr. | Tyrone, Ga. | 3.390 | Communication & Media Arts |
| Matthew Bainbridge | Francis Marion | Jr. | Liverpool, England | 3.856 | General Business |
| Carl Brannstrom | Young Harris | Sr. | Varberg, Sweden | 3.58 | Business & Public Policy |
| Giuseppe Cimino | USC Aiken | So. | Soverato, Italy | 3.733 | Business Administration |
| Nemanja Damjanovic | Flagler | Sr. | Jacksonville, Fla. | 3.40 | Economics (Accounting) |
| Oscar Davidsson | Flagler | Sr. | Varberg, Sweden | 3.38 | Psychology |
| Evan Davis | North Georgia | Jr. | Griffin, Ga. | 3.78 | Finance |
| Samba Diop | Flagler | Sr. | Dakar, Senegal | 3.33 | Business Administration |
| Michael Dmytruk | Francis Marion | Sr. | Melbourne, Fla. | 3.674 | Biology |
| Oliver Drakenhamar | Francis Marion | Sr. | Partille, Sweden | 3.438 | Marketing |
| Manuel Duran | Georgia Southwestern | Jr. | Columbus, Ga. | 3.769 | Engineering |
| Thiago Elias | Georgia Southwestern | Sr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 3.743 | Management |
| Dani Fischer | Young Harris | So. | Bruck an der Leitha, Austria | 3.85 | Business & Public Policy |
| Carlos Gomez | Young Harris | Sr. | Algete, Spain | 3.61 | Business & Public Policy |
| Alex Grant | North Georgia | Sr. | Wolverhampton, England | 3.39 | Management |
| Alex Iglesias | Young Harris | Jr. | Alicante, Spain | 3.54 | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Julian Kersting | Francis Marion | Sr. | Oldenburg, Germany | 3.738 | General Business |
| Jordan Knight | Clayton State | Jr. | Javea, Spain | 3.80 | Political Science |
| Oliver Macallan | USC Aiken | Jr. | Farnham, England | 3.429 | Business Administration |
| Daniel Orilac-Medica | USC Aiken | Sr. | Panama City, Panama | 3.317 | Industrial Mathematics |
| Mikie Rowe | Young Harris | Sr. | Wexford, Ireland | 3.44 | Business & Public Policy |
| Julian Rugel | Georgia Southwestern | Sr. | Tucker, Ga. | 3.543 | Exercise Science |
| Andre Salviano | USC Aiken | So. | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 3.561 | Business Administration |
| Cameron Silbar | Flagler | Sr. | Topanga, Calif. | 3.73 | Philosophy (Religion) |
| Jordan Skelton | Lander | Sr. | Newcastle, England | 3.46 | Business |
| Jarrod Smalley | North Georgia | Sr. | Bridlington, England | 3.48 | Finance |
| James Thomas | Young Harris | Jr. | Woking, England | 3.55 | Business & Public Policy |
| Mitro Turunen | Clayton State | So. | Vantaa, Finland | 3.75 | Undecided |