Men's Soccer | December 7, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) (formerly CoSIDA) announced on Wednesday afternoon its selections for the Academic All-America teams.  Clayton State University midfielder Geo Rios earned second-team honors. 
 
Rios becomes the first Laker men's soccer player since Mitro Turunen (2020-21) to earn this prestigious honor.  Geo is also the third different Laker to be selected as an Academic All-America selection in school history.  In addition, Rios is just one of three Peach Belt Conference (PBC) selections across the three teams. 
 
While Rios excels on the soccer pitch, he is also a very gifted student-athlete.  Majoring in Accounting, Geo is a two-time honoree of the PBC Team of Academic Distinction and the D2 ADA Academic Achievement honors.  Back in 2021, Rios was also named a United Soccer Coaches (USC) Academic All-Region and All-America recipient.  This is also in addition to his CSC Academic All-District nod this season. 
 
Rios had a spectacular 2022 campaign for the Lakers.  A native of Lawrenceville, Ga. Rios is, currently, second in the nation, averaging .79 assists a match and is tied for fourth with 15 total assists.   In addition, Rios added a career-high six goals on 51 shots.  Rios also notched 27 points on the season. Rios has earned a laundry list of athletic accolades this season which includes a D2CCA All-America second-team nod, being named as the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year and gathering USC Second-team All-Region honors.
 
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