BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Auburn University at Montgomery men's soccer student-athlete Brayden Nye has been named the Gulf South Conference Men's Soccer Champion Scholar-Athlete, the conference announced Thursday evening prior to kickoff of the 2026 GSC Championship semifinal match between AUM and West Alabama.
 
Nye, an accounting major, maintains a perfect 4.0 grade-point average while balancing his academic commitments with his contributions on the pitch.
 
He competed in all 16 matches for the Warhawks so far this season, making 14 starts and logging over 1,000 minutes. Nye played a key role in anchoring an AUM back line that surrendered just 13 goals throughout the season.
 
The Warhawks posted a 0.81 goals-against average, ranking 23rd nationally, while recording eight clean sheets. AUM's defensive efforts helped establish the team as one of the top defensive units in the Gulf South Conference.
 
This is the eighth year that the Gulf South Conference has presented the Champion Scholar-Athlete Award. The award is given out at the final site of each GSC Championship event and awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA among teams participating. Each student-athlete's GPA is based on the most recently completed term, and the individual must have a minimum of 48 credit hours to be eligible for the award. Student-athletes are only eligible to win the award once per academic year.





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