AUGUSTA, GA – Wil Maxwell has been named
to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team announced by the
conference office. The senior from Dahlonega, Georgia, was named
PBC Defensive Player of the Week during the 2008 season.
The teams are one of the first in a new season-long program
recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of PBC student-athletes
in the classroom as well as on the field.
To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a student athlete must
participate in at least half of their team’s events, achieve
a 3.2 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, and have
completed at least one full academic year at their current
institution. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors
nominated and voted on the selected teams.
Wil Maxwell, a senior Politcal Science major, has a 4.0 grade
point average during his senior year at North Georgia, one of only
two athletes named to the team with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He played in
20 games for the Saints in 2008, recording one assist in 1045
minutes of play. He attempted six shots with five of those on goal.
| Player | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major
(Minor) |
| Kacey Barnard | Ga. Southwestern | Soph. | Macon, Ga. | 3.58 | Exercise Science |
| Robby Bartz | Ga. Southwestern | Soph. | Kathleen, Ga. | 3.29 | Exercise Science |
| Martyn Bell | Lander | Sr. | Cleveland, Eng. | 4.00 | Business |
| James Chidsey | USC Aiken | Jr. | Rome, Ga. | 3.37 | Fine Arts |
| Christian Dane | Ga. Southwestern | Sr. | McDonough, Ga. | 3.72 | Psychology |
| Wil Maxwell | North Georgia | Sr. | Dahlonega, Ga. | 4.00 | Political Science |
| Michael Moses | Ga. Southwestern | Jr. | Marietta, Ga. | 3.22 | English |
| Yimi Reyes | Ga. Southwestern | Soph. | Rome, Ga. | 3.49 | Business Mgmt. |
| Jonathan Smith | Ga. Southwestern | Sr. | Albany, Ga. | 3.42 | Biology |
| Ivan Stoykov | Lander | Jr. | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3.40 | Business |
| Ian Wagner | UNC Pembroke | Soph. | Guatemala City, Guat. | 3.58 |
Finance |