AMERICUS, Ga. -- Georgia Southwestern State University placed a school-record 111 student-athletes on the 2023-24 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll released this afternoon by the league office, eclipsing the previous high of 102 set in 2017-18.
The Presidential Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of Peach Belt Conference student-athletes who compete in the league's 16 championship sports both at full member institutions and associate member institutions. The Presidential Honor Roll honors all Peach Belt student-athletes who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year. 1,537 student-athletes were recognized on this year's list from the league's 10 core institutions, giving the PBC 1,000 or more for the 14th year in a row.
The honor roll is divided into four groups: Presidential Scholars, Bronze Scholars, Silver Scholars and Gold Scholars. All student-athletes with a GPA from 3.0 to 3.24 are Presidential Scholars while Bronze Scholars are 3.25 to 3.49; Silver 3.50 to 3.74 and Gold Scholars are those with a 3.75 to 4.00.
The Georgia Southwestern men's and women's soccer programs tied for the most Hurricanes on the list with 23 apiece. The GSW baseball team followed with 18 honorees. Over half of the department's honor roll recipients (50.45 percent) reached either the gold or silver level, which is the third highest mark in school history and the best since 2018-19. The 22 Gold Scholars are the second most in school history.
The men's golf team led all GSW sports with the highest percentage of its roster on the Honor Roll as eight of the nine members earned distinction. Below is a list of the top five GSW programs in 2023-24 according to the percentage of its roster receiving the Peach Belt honor:
| Rank | Sport | Percent of Athletes on Honor Roll |
| 1 | Men's Golf | 88.9% |
| 2 | Women's Tennis | 87.5% |
| 3 | Women's Soccer | 85.2% |
| 4 | Men's Soccer | 71.9% |
| 5 | Softball | 70.8% |
GSW academic honorees on the 2023-24 PBC Presidential Honor Roll:
Gold Scholars [22]: Joao Costa (Men's Golf), Miles Gray (Men's Golf), Jonathan Bedard (Men's Soccer), Mathias Black (Men's Soccer), Christyan Fevrier Sildor (Men's Soccer), Benjamin McQuay-Pfennig (Men's Soccer), Savana Bradford (Softball), Simone Gillispie (Softball), Natalia Herrera (Softball), JK Shivers (Softball), Chloe Sneed (Softball), Jade Lewis (Women's Basketball), Antonina Clark (Women's Soccer), Maci Dunlap (Women's Soccer), Krystal Elie (Women's Soccer), Jada Thomas (Women's Soccer), Marina Thompson (Women's Soccer), Shelby Watkins (Women's Soccer), Karsen Winget (Women's Soccer), Maya Boynton (Women's Tennis), Easton Cummings (Women's Tennis), Shaniah Tolbert (Women's Tennis)
Silver Scholars [34]: Grant Adams (Baseball), Daniel Barcena (Baseball), James Fordham (Baseball), Trent Justice (Baseball), Riley Powers (Baseball), Noah Roberts (Baseball), Nicolas Escobar (Men's Golf), Greg Archie (Men's Basketball), Tim Hall, Jr. (Men's Basketball), Justin Monden (Men's Basketball), Lucas Bedleg (Men's Soccer), Anwar Benkandil (Men's Soccer), Samuel Bruns (Men's Soccer), Alex-Ambroise Gravel (Men's Soccer), Colin Lashlee (Men's Soccer), Jack Malleret (Men's Soccer), Edwin Gonzalez (Men's Cross Country), Kaleb Hudson (Men's Cross Country), Jacie Johns (Softball), Izzy Marcotte (Softball), Gabrielle Mathre (Softball), Ashlyn Rogers (Softball), Kimmy Singer (Softball), Graceanne Spears (Softball), Kayla Grant (Women's Basketball), Tessa Balsman (Women's Soccer), Alana Beddow (Women's Soccer), Lucia Bustamante (Women's Soccer), Sarah Freddolino (Women's Soccer), Sophia Kotopka (Women's Soccer), Zyandra Thomas (Women's Soccer), Sophia Woods (Women's Soccer), Madeline Barnes (Women's Tennis), Shy'Neshia Salter (Women's Tennis)
Bronze Scholars [30]: Kalvin Alexander (Baseball), Jake Blinstrub (Baseball), Brant Deerman (Baseball), Jacob McClure (Baseball), Jared White (Baseball), Mateo Quiroga (Men's Golf), Payne Sells (Men's Golf), Jack Tharrington (Men's Golf), Jordan Johnson (Men's Basketball), Jacob Rose (Men's Basketball), Alex Cobzaru (Men's Soccer), Angel Hurtado (Men's Soccer), Dante Johnson (Men's Soccer), Noah Kasin (Men's Soccer), Stephen Linton (Men's Soccer), Juan Ramirez (Men's Soccer), Chris Salamatou (Men's Soccer), Precieux Siala (Men's Soccer), Alex Wiktorek (Men's Soccer), Jaelyn Flynn (Softball), Henderson Hurdle (Softball), Hailey Pinette (Softball), Lacey Rutledge (Softball), Leianya Massenat (Women's Basketball), Emily Andrews (Women's Soccer), Kaylee Hodges (Women's Soccer), Siara Moore (Women's Soccer), Grace O'Shaughnessy (Women's Soccer), Melissa Duarte (Women's Tennis), Geanna Richard (Women's Tennis)
Presidential Scholars [25]: George Davis (Baseball), Danny DiNorcia (Baseball), Andrew Geiger (Baseball), Miles Hartsfield (Baseball), Paul Hegeman (Baseball), Nick McCollum (Baseball), Nick Plaisted (Baseball), Davis Aaron (Men's Golf), Marco Trstenjak (Men's Golf), Ameil Malone (Men's Basketball), Damean Dominguez (Men's Soccer), Jackson Galloway (Men's Soccer), Jose Monteagudo (Men's Soccer), Pierre Rabbath (Men's Soccer), Alexander Mejia Lopez (Men's Cross Country), Ansley Duffey (Softball), Maggie McDonald (Softball), Destiny Garrett (Women's Basketball), Kayla Langley (Women's Basketball), Ndidiamaka Ndukwe (Women's Basketball), Geraldine Alvarez (Women's Soccer), Emily Davis (Women's Soccer), Lauren Gramling (Women's Soccer), Ella Moody (Women's Soccer), Teresa Rodriguez (Women's Soccer)