AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Clayton State Department of Athletics placed 64 student-athletes on the 2020-21 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll the league announced Thursday. 

Starting with this year's list, the PBC Faculty Athletic Representatives, who oversee the program, limited the honorees to those student-athletes who compete in the PBC's 16 NCAA championship sports. Previous lists had included all qualified student-athletes, regardless if the sport they played was a PBC championship or not. Also new this year are associate members whose PBC student-athletes are recognized on the Honor Roll for the first time.

The 64 representatives are the second most for the Lakers after placing 71 on the honor roll at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season. The 31 Gold Scholars however are a department record and represent 48% of the Lakers honored this year. 

The Presidential Honor Roll honors all PBC student-athletes who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year.

1,764 student-athletes were recognized on this year's list, giving the PBC 1,000 or more for the 11th year in a row.

The honor roll has been divided into four groups: Presidential Scholars (3.0-3.24), Bronze Scholars (3.25 to 3.49), Silver Scholars (3.50 to 3.74) and Gold Scholars (3.75 to 4.00). 

Gold Scholars (31) - Tibor Palinkas, Lewis Green, Tobias Gurtner, Josh Rodgers, Mitro Turunen, Christian Ransome, Geo Rios, Cody Crimmins, Baldvin Ingvason, Theo Blachon, Henry Nguyen, Hector Fuentes, Niall Swan, Isami Takeuchi, Abijah Wilcox, Derrick Ward, Praise Russell, Valentina Bonaiuto, Marie Devillers, Luise Domnick, Pia Haug, Isabel Massa, Beatriz Zabalegui, Lois Beer, Kamila Mroziewicz, Nina Koopman, Ida Ditlevsen, Ann-Cathrin Zabel, Cris de Andres Morey, Sasha Knowles, Kimberly Fernandez

Silver Scholars (9) - Micah McAllister, Jordan Walker, Dejah Montgomery, Reia Henry, Taylor Pollock, Becky Matthews, Natalie Barbara, Ny'Asia Green, Asia Love

Bronze Scholars (12) - Raul Carbonell, Augusto Oliva, Mehdi Benaissa, Kevin Lingard, Justin Johnson, Nigel Roulhac, Tylah Travis, D'Eris Jackson, Jadah Waite, Timi'a Swanson, Moa Loftman, Stephanie Escobar

Presidential Scholars (12) - Christoff Nairn, Sam Hershoff, James Kilgore, Isaiah Crawford, Courtland White, Zach Czerniak, Jonnise Poole, Audrey McElhaney, Jada Francois Lubin, Keely Hill, Valeria Gasca, Na'ilah Allen

 
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