AMERICUS, Ga.- Georgia Southwestern golf seniors Nicholas Ward and Fraser Johnston have received Peach Belt Conference All-Academic honors as announced by the league on Monday.
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 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.
Ward makes his third appearance as a PBC All-Academic honoree. The Eastbourne, England native has played in all nine tournaments this season. Last year Ward was the recipient of the 2015-16 Peach Belt Elite 15 Award, named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar list by the Golf Coaches Association of America and Second Team PBC All-Conference. He was also named to the 2015-16 PBC All-Academic Team and a PBC Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar.
Johnston picks up his first career PBC All-Academic Honorable Mention this season. The Port Seton, Scotland native has played in five tournaments this season for the Hurricanes.Last year Johnston was named to the Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar list by the Golf Coaches Association of America and was named PBC Presidential Honor Roll Bronze Scholar.
2016-17 Men's Golf All-Academic Team
| Player | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major (Minor) |
| Davis Bowyer | Montevallo | Sr. | Destin, Fla. | 3.888 | Accounting |
| Johnson Holliday | USC Aiken | Jr. | Galivants Ferry, S.C. | 3.537 | Business Administration |
| Juan Iturra | Flagler | So. | Bahia Blanca, Argentina | 3.600 | Business Administration |
| Fraser Johnston | Georgia Southwestern | Sr. | Port Seton, Scotland | 3.327 | Business Management |
| Jack Kegelmeyer | Flagler | Jr. | Dayton, Ohio | 3.611 | Accounting |
| Harry Lambert | Georgia College | Sr. | Suwanee, Ga. | 3.66 | Management Info. Systems/Management |
| August Lindvall | USC Aiken | So. | Bastad, Sweden | 3.620 | Business Administration |
| Axel Östensson |
USC Aiken | Jr. | Motala, Sweden | 3.800 | Business Administration |
| Trey Pearson | Young Harris | Jr. | Dacula, Ga. | 3.66 | Business & Public Policy (Economics & Policy) |
| Michal Pospisil | Lander | Sr. | Unhost, Czech Republic | 3.72 | Business Administration |
| David Wallin | Young Harris | Jr. | Stockholm, Sweden | 3.70 | Business & Public Policy |
| Nick Ward | Georgia Southwestern | Sr. | Eastbourne, England | 3.891 | Business Management |
| Justin Wood | Montevallo | Sr. | Unity, Saskatchewan | 3.893 | Business Adminstration |
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