AUGUSTA, Ga. - University of North Georgia men's soccer players Marvin Rodas and Dawid Zajac were each named to the Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction Thursday morning, the conference annnounced.

Rodas and Zajac were two players on the 40 person team that saw Lander lead the way with nine honorees. Clayton State and Flagler each put eight on the team, Young Harris added six, Georgia Southwestern had four and USC Aiken finished with three honorees.

Rodas, a freshman from Suwanee, Georgia, sports a 3.33 cumulative grade point average in Management, while Zajac, a sophomore from Kostryzn, Poland, hails a 3.86 GPA in Cybersecurity.

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility or be considered a freshman after using the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program, which is presented by Barnes & Noble College.