Piedmont University

Piedmont women's basketball player Nakiyah Washington was honored as a USA South Decade Athlete of the Week for December 8-14.

Piedmont College congratulates the nearly 250 students who were named Dean's Scholars for the Fall 2020 semester. Students named as a Dean's Scholar finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Piedmont College congratulates all of the students named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester. Dean's List honorees achieve a 3.50-3.99 GPA.

For the second-straight countable contest, Ryan Jolly posted a career-high for the Piedmont College men's basketball team as the Lions toppled Greensboro College 84-72 on December 12.

In an offensive performance for the ages, the Piedmont women's basketball team raced past Birmingham-Southern, 138-112, December 10 at the Richard Dardenne Memorial Classic in Birmingham, Alabama.

Piedmont College celebrated 380 fall graduates during a Commencement ceremony on December 11 in the Johnny Mize Athletic Center.

The Piedmont men's and women's swim teams closed out their inaugural fall campaign by battling Division II Mars Hill in the program's first-ever dual meet on Nov. 21. The Piedmont men's team picked up its first dual win in program history, rolling to a 146-83 victory over Mars Hill while the women fell, 154-83.

The Piedmont men's and women's swimming programs concluded competition at the Emmanuel Mid-Season Invite in Franklin Springs, Georgia, on Sunday, Nov. 15, with both teams coming in fourth place.

The Piedmont College men's basketball team struggled during the early stages of the second half of its Tuesday night game at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina, but found a rhythm late to run away from the Bruins and earn a 93-76 victory.

The Piedmont men's golf team is currently the No. 1 team in the nation as GolfStat released its fall 2020 rankings on Nov. 17.

Orry Clements-Owens, the Piedmont College men's basketball team dropped a 78-70 game against East Texas Baptist Nov. 14 in Demorest.

The Piedmont College production of Suzan Zeder's award-winning play, The Edge of Peace, marks the first time the public has been welcomed back to the theatre since February.

Piedmont's men's basketball team opened its 2020-21 season in a big way on Nov. 7 as the Lions cruised to an 88-64 victory on the road at Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina.

In the first NCAA Division III basketball game played this season, the Piedmont women's basketball team won a hard-fought battle, 71-69, over Transylvania November 6 at an empty Cave Arena.

The Piedmont men's and women's swimming teams competed in their first official meet as a program on October 31 at the Point University Fall 2020 Invite in Valley, Alabama. The men finished first and the women second.

Both Piedmont cross country teams placed fourth in their respective events Oct. 31, and nine Lions finished with personal best times at the Peach Belt Preview.

Matthew Leemann fired his third consecutive round in the 60s to outlast Lincoln Memorial's Dan Bradbury by a single stroke and take home the individual title at the University of North Georgia Fall Invitational.

The Piedmont women's tennis team competed in the Golden Tigers Invitational hosted by Brenau University on Oct. 25, taking on opponents from Emmanuel and Brenau in a hidden dual format.

Piedmont's yearbook, the Yonahian, has been recognized with a first-place Pinnacle Award for Best Feature Spread by the College Media Association, which serves student media programs across the country.

The Piedmont College women's golf team won the match against Georgia Military College Oct. 4-5 at The Orchard Golf & Country Club, posting a team score of 702 to GMC's 782. Samantha Bearden carded an 82 in the second round to propel her to a low-medalist finish with a 166 overall.

The Piedmont men's tennis team took part in the University of North Georgia Fall Invitational on Oct. 25 in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Camden, South Carolina-The Piedmont men's golf team concluded play in the Camden Collegiate hosted by Limestone University with the final round on Oct. 6. Matthew Leemann delivered his second 1-over 71 round of the event to lead all Lions with a tied for 10th-place finish. As a team, Piedmont fired a final round of 299 to finish the tournament at 48 over par, good for ninth out of the 11 teams competing.

The Piedmont men's golf team concluded play at the JT Poston Invitational Sept. 29 at Cateechee Golf Club with a fourth place finish out of six teams.

The Piedmont College Department of Theatre presented "Trojan Women" Sept. 10-13 at the Swanson Mainstage Theater.

The Piedmont College women's golf team finished second at the Transylvania Fall Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky, led by Samantha Bearden, who carded an 80 in round two and finished as the individual runner-up.

The Piedmont College men's golf team cruised to a team victory in the Transylvania Fall Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sept. 13 behind two great efforts from upperclassmen and tournament co-champions Matthew Leemann and Ben Balen.

Piedmont College women's basketball alumna Amari Price is among 161 athletes named conference-level nominees for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

The Piedmont College men's basketball team placed three student-athletes on the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court.

Nicole Thomas graduated Magna Cum Laude following the summer semester at Piedmont College.

Nearly 240 students will be receiving degrees from Piedmont College following the Summer 2020 semester.