AUGUSTA, Ga. – With the postseason rapidly approaching, Clayton State has notched a pair of individuals on the 2018 Peach Belt Conference Women's Cross Country All-Academic Team as announced by the league on Friday, October 26.
 
Senior Carla Catala Martin (Barcelona, Spain) and junior Laura Shkembi (Oostende, Belgium) were among 36 individuals honored this season. Shkembi qualified for the team 3.4 GPA in Accounting while Catala Martin delivered a 3.8 in Management. Between cross country and indoor and outdoor track & field, it is the third such recognition for each.
 
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 Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Teams are released near the close of the regular season each year and prior to the conference championship. Clayton State women's cross country is back in action on Saturday, November 3 when they head to Beech Island, South Carolina for the 2018 PBC Championships.

2018 Peach Belt Conference Women's Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team (36)
Tessa Allen, Georgia College
Sam Badami, UNC Pembroke
Rachel Boulineau, Georgia College
Madison Bowers, Georgia College
Emma Brown, North Georgia
Sydney Brown            , Georgia College
Sarah Buckler, North Georgia
Carla  Catala Martin, Clayton State
Maria Coughlin, North Georgia
Emma Driggers, Francis Marion
Heloise Duffie D'Anglemont de Tassigny, Flagler
Makayla Ellis, North Georgia
Kaitlyn Griffith, Georgia College
Rachel Hammesfahr, Augusta
Bree Hammond, North Georgia
Maddy Howe, Georgia College
Alli Hay, Columbus State
Jastonie Hill, Columbus State
Olivia Ivings, Columbus State
Aleah Johnson, North Georgia
McKenzie Knudsen, Augusta
Connie Lewis, Georgia Southwestern
Grace Lynch, Georgia College
Katherine McGarr, Georgia Southwestern
Kayla McManama, Flagler
Jordan Mund, North Georgia
Sinead O'Bryant, Augusta
Lauren Penkala, Flagler
Michaela Reynolds, UNC Pembroke
Kenedi Rodney, North Georgia
Savannah Ross, Georgia Southwestern
Laura  Shkembi, Clayton State
Dara Staton, Columbus State
Olivia Terwilliger, North Georgia
Jasmine Watson, Francis Marion
Sarah Wilder, Georgia College