AUGUSTA, GA. (11/04/2018) Several University of South Carolina Aiken Men's soccer standouts have been named to the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team.
Giuseppe Cimino, Oliver Macallan, and Daniel Orillac have been named to the team.
Cimino is a sophomore from Soverato, Italy, who is majoring in business administration. Macallan is a junior from Farnham, England, who is majoring in business administration. Orillac is a senior from Panama City, Panama, majoring in industrial mathematics.
The team is part of a 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 his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; achieve a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), and complete at least one full academic year at his or her current institution, and has reach sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.
Founded in 1991, the Peach Belt Conference is home to 35 NCAA Division II National Championships. Member institutions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida compete in 15 championship sports. The 2018-19 members are Augusta University, Clayton State University, Columbus State University, Flagler College, Francis Marion University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Lander University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, University of North Georgia, University of South Carolina Aiken and Young Harris College.