BLUFFTON, S.C.. - CoSIDA (College of Sports Information Directors of America) announced its highly-competitive NAIA Academic All-District teams today, and USCB men's golfers Dawson Peters and Jacob Thomas were two of the 11 athletes to be named to the District 1 squad, which consists of 22 states at the NAIA level. 

The two Sand Shark golfer keep hearing their names after a phenomenal 2020-21 campaign where they earned numerous amounts of awards, including All-American honors from several organizations.

To be named to the CoSIDA All-District Team, the student-athlete must display excellence on and off the playing field, while maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5.

Peters, who just finished his second year at USCB, is a business administration major and sports a 3.63 GPA. Not to be outdone, Thomas has a 3.54 GPA, as he also majors in business administration.

Peters has seen his name on several prestigious awards, including NAIA All-American, NAIA PING All-American, NAIA PING All-South Region, All-Sun Conference, Jack Nicklaus Watch List, Sun Conference Golfer of the Year and Sun Conference All-Academic. Thomas has also heard his name numerous times this year, including NAIA All-American, Sun Conference All-Academic, NAIA PING All-South and now CoSIDA Academic All-District. 

Thomas had the best outing for the Sand Sharks at the NAIA Championship, as he finished in a tie for 13th place. He rounded out the year with a 74.41 scoring average and also posted his season-best score (66) twice at the Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational and The Oldfield Classic. 

Peters had the best scoring average on the USCB team at 72.77 and also collected a season-low 66 outing, which was posted at the Roadrunner Classic. Peters finished inside the top 15 in 12 of the 13 events this year, including winning three events. 

To view CoSIDA's official press release, click HERE.