AUGUSTA, Ga. – The work of UNC Pembroke's student-athletes in the classroom paid dividends again on Tuesday afternoon when 154 Braves were named to the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll, the league office announced.
 
It is the eighth-straight year that UNCP has sent 100 or more student-athletes to the distinguished listing – the longest stretch of any of the league's 14 member institutions. The Black & Gold has raked in a league-best 1,136 PBC Presidential Honor Roll laurels over that span as well.
 
The Presidential Honor Roll recognizes all student-athletes at the 14 PBC member institutions who had a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the academic year. The honor roll has been divided into four groups: Presidential Scholars, Bronze Scholars, Silver Scholars and Gold Scholars. All student-athletes with a GPA from 3.0 to 3.24 are Presidential Scholars while Bronze Scholars are 3.25 to 3.49; Silver 3.50 to 3.74 and Gold Scholars are those with a 3.75 to 4.00.
 
The league honored 1,720 student-athletes with Tuesday's announcement, surpassing the old record of 1,645 set in 2015-16 and giving the PBC 1,000 or more honorees for the eighth year in a row. Each student-athlete will receive a certificate from the conference office.

2016-17 Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll (UNCP Student-Athletes Only)
Gold Scholars: Courtney Boger, Kyle Boraski, Kelvin Brim, Deja Burks, Casey Burroughs, Kimsey Collins, Matt Davis, Nick Debo, Izzy Evans, Katy Flax, Auston Foley, Meredith Godwin, Malerie Leviner, Amanda Levy, Avery Locklear, Tyler Makosy, Ashleigh Mason, Gabby Milam, Nate Nash, Christopher Ploch, Michael Powell, Carly Rochelle, Katy Ryan, Gina Ryan, Tyler Santee, Jimmy Staiti, Haley Stewart, Lea Tardanico, Mikey Thomas, Kaitlyn Thomas, Amber Watkins, Katie Watkins.  Silver Scholars: Maddie Armfield, Garrett Barnett, Broderick Bauguess, Robert Beacham, Andrew Colborn, Dylan Davis, Alyssa Dellorso, Alecia Hardy, Anna Heinz, Jordan Howard, Leanna Jacobs, Bailee Jones, Jonathan Kistner, Joseph Langley, Olivia Lowman, Jonathan Martin, Angelica McNair, Toni Nelson, Jillian Robson, Christine Rolfes, Dominick Samson, Jasmine Senécal-Guzman, Morgan Sheehan, Brenna Sifford, Rontonio Stanley, Kristina Stevenson, Taylor Strickland, Ruben Taks, Ashlii Thompson, Savannah Thompson, Logan Ward, Airico Williams, Reggie Woods, Gaoqi Zhang.  Bronze Scholars: Joseph Ballantyne, Alexandria Bare, Drew Beaver, Cayce Bell, Alex Bradley, Carleigh Brooks, Carly Brown, Jillian Ebron, Dylan Edwards, Cody Garner, Catherine George, Taylor Gerhart, Simone Gwehi, Trace Hagler, Josh Hanratty, Bailey Hoch, Kaleel Hollis, Jasmine Huntley, Alexis Hurd, Cliff Jones, Mikayla King, Madison Love, Cole Lovin, Taylor Lusk, Unnar Magnusson, Ricky Maldonado, Emmaline Mansfield, Matthew Martin, Bryan McAllister, Eric Milks, Myles Moore, Wilson Pearson, Michaela Reynolds, Carolina Sanchez, Stacey Scott, Tamsir Seck, Shelby Thomas, Jordan Walshaw, Abbey Walters, Alex Watkins, Colton Weeks, Rendi Wetherington, Albert Wright.  Presidential Scholars: Donald Alexander, Madelyn Ashwell, Jessica Auld, Gage Baldwin, Josh Barnello, Danny Berrier, Lucas Brim, Tra Chandler, Lexie Coxe, Tucker Crowder, Makaylah Elliot, Kebori Gorham, Connor Grainger, Chris Hassard, Marquin Hill, Chad Hoff, Erin Hollingsworth, Edward Hopper, Luke Jackson, Anna Jasper, Kory Jones, Giavonni Mack, James Martin, Steven Miller, Jarratt Mobley, Carson Mounce, Megan Munroe, Alicia Paeplow, Michael Perez, Dillan Perry, Akia Pruitt, Roben Ramirez-Santiago, Tyriek Ramseur, A.J. Sayers-O'Neill, Austin Shedd, Joshua Sheffield, Kelsi Sheldon, Blair Silliman, Titus Smith, Dustin Smith, David Strother, Branco Theis, Joshua Watts, Kate Weisner, Demarcus Whitehurst.