Former Calhoun standout Rierson takes spot on Academic AllDistrict Team

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) released the Google Cloud

Men’s Basketball Academic AllDistrict teams Thursday, with Georgia College sophomore

Chapin Rierson (Calhoun) earning one of the spots on the list.

Rierson was one of six student-athletes chosen to the District 3 squad, and the only one from the Peach Belt Conference (PBC). The sophomore guard owns a 3.84 GPA in Accounting, and has played and started in every ballgame this year.

A long-distance marksman, Rierson averages 9.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest. He has 12 double-digit scoring games this season, including a career-best 22 in the win over thenNo. 25 UNC Pembroke Jan. 12.

He is the third Aca- demic All-District Honoree in GC Men’s Basketball history, joining teammate Isaac Thomas in 2017-18, and Aaron Clark in 2007-08. Rierson now moves on to the Academic All-America ballot, with a release planned for March.

The Google Cloud Academic All- District ® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.

The Division II Google Cloud Academic AllAmerica® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 Division II and Academic All-America® programs.

The Bobcats are back in action Saturday, Feb. 23 at 3:30 p.m. traveling to the University of North Georgia.