AUGUSTA, Ga. – A total of four Clayton State student-athletes have been named to the 2017-18 Peach Belt Conference Men's Track & Field All-Academic Team following an impressive performance in the classroom.
 
Sophomores Jason Dang (Gainesville, Ga.), Evan Ortiz (McDonough, Ga.) and Keldren Reddick (Thomasville, Ga.) and junior T.J. Witherspoon (Thomasville, Ga.) have each been named to the All-Academic Team.
 
Dang is an English major while Ortiz is majoring in Computer Science and Reddick and Witherspoon are Business and Biology majors, respectively. They are among 36 honorees in the PBC this season.
 
This is the fourth time that Witherspoon has been named All-Academic, including during the 2016-17 track & field season and each of the past two cross country campaigns. It is the first such honors of their careers for Dang, Ortiz and Reddick.
 
In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference Team, student-athletes must have been at their institution for one calendar year, have achieved a cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.30 or higher on a 4.0 scale and competed in at least 50-percent of their sport as a significant contributor. The GPA is calculated through the previous semester.
 
The Peach Belt Conference Women's Track & Field Academic All-Conference Teams are released near the close of the regular season each year and prior to the conference championship. Clayton State returns to action when they head to the Tennessee Challenge on Saturday, May 5.
 
2017-18 Peach Belt Conference Women's Track & Field Academic All-Conference Teams
Charles Asouzu, Columbus State
Joseph Berg, Florida Tech
Nicardo Cameron, Florida Tech
Daniel Cashdollar, Embry-Riddle
William Chandler, Columbus State
Noah Churchwell, Columbus State
Nick Curci, Nova Southeastern
Jason Dang, Clayton State
Christopher Daniele, Florida Tech
Raphael de Bonnieres, Nova Southeastern
Stephen Dietz, Embry-Riddle
Kyle Forsythe, Nova Southeastern
Lukas Hassler, Florida Tech
Noah Hollis, Columbus State
Kory Jones, UNC Pembroke
Austin Kidd, Columbus State
Matthew Kraska, Florida Tech
Jonathan Martin, UNC Pembroke
Tyler McCabe, Florida Tech
Ian McQuate, Nova Southeastern
Tucker Melles, Florida Tech
Christopher Miles, Columbus State
Nate Nash, UNC Pembroke
Evan Ortiz, Clayton State
Christopher Oswald, Columbus State
Nick Peters, Embry-Riddle
Daniel Polinski, Nova Southeastern
Michael Powell, UNC Pembroke
Keldren Reddick, Clayton State
Shane Rowand, Augusta
Matthew Taddeo, Nova Southeastern
Timothy Thompson, Columbus State
Bryce Walker, Embry-Riddle
Logan Ward, UNC Pembroke
Calahan Warren, Embry-Riddle
T.J. Witherspoon, Clayton State