AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nearing the close of the regular season, Clayton State has placed a pair of individuals on the 2018 Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team as announced by the league on Thursday, October 25.
 
Junior defender Jordan Knight (Javea, Spain) and sophomore midfielder Mitro Turunen (Vantaa, Finland) were among 29 individuals to be recognized. Knight collected his second consecutive honor, in as many years being eligible for it, with a 3.80 GPA in Political Science while Turunen, currently undecided on a major, posted a 3.75 GPA.
 
On the field, Turunen has started all 14 games and registered a pair of goals and three assists in 1,219 minutes and Knight has started all 13 games he has played in, logging 1,143 minutes.
 
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 and an individual that is a graduate transfer to an institution other than where they earned their undergraduate degree is immediately eligible.
 
The Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer Academic All-Conference Teams are released near the close of the regular season each year and prior to the conference championship. Clayton State men's soccer is back in action on Saturday, October 27 as they travel to face USC Aiken in a game that could put them into the PBC Tournament.

2018 Peach Belt Conference Men's Soccer Academic All-Conference Team
Matheus Abreu, North Georgia
Francisco Alisiardi, North Georgia
Chris Avery, Georgia Southwestern
Matthew Bainbridge, Francis Marion
Carl Brannstrom, Young Harris
Giuseppe Cimino, USC Aiken
Nemanja Damjanovic, Flagler
Oscar Davidsson, Flagler
Evan Davis, North Georgia
Samba Diop, Flagler
Michael Dmytruk, Francis Marion
Oliver Drakenhamar, Francis Marion
Manuel Duran, Georgia Southwestern
Thiago Elias, Georgia Southwestern
Dani Fischer, Young Harris
Carlos Gomez, Young Harris
Alex Grant, North Georgia
Alex Iglesias, Young Harris
Julian Kersting, Francis Marion
Jordan  Knight, Clayton State
Oliver Macallan, USC Aiken
Daniel Orillac-Medica, USC Aiken
Mikie Rowe, Young Harris
Julian Rugel, Georgia Southwestern
Cameron Silbar, Flagler
Jordan Skelton            , Lander
Jarrod Smalley, North Georgia
James Thomas, Young Harris
Mitro  Turunen, Clayton State