Georgia State University Athletics

Athletic Honors
Selected in Round 3 of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Real Salt Lake
2020 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year
2020 All-Sun Belt
2020 All-Sun Belt Preseason Team
2020 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team
2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team
2019 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year
2019 All-Sun Belt First Team
2018 All-Sun Belt First Team
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 23, 2020)
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, 2020)
United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week (Sept. 22, 2020)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week (Sept. 22, 2020)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Sept. 22, 2020)
College Soccer News Team of the Week (Oct. 5, 2020)
TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week (Oct. 7, 2020)
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10, 2019)
Career Goals – 9^th in School History (27)

Academic Honors
Athletic Director's Honor Roll – 2019 Fall Semester
2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American Second Team
2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region First Team
2018-19 Sun Belt Commissioner’s List
Dean's List – 2019 Spring Semester
Dean's List – 2018 Fall Semester
Currently majoring in exercise science

2020: Earned Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year and All-Sun Belt honors after standing among the national lead and conference lead in multiple offensive categories . . . Two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week . . . Tied for the team lead with five goals scored which ranked No. 2 in the nation and led the nation with 13 total points after recording three assists which ranked No. 6 in the nation . . . Took 24 shots including 12 shots on goal, while recording one game-winning goal . . . Scored two goals in the regular season opener again Mercer . . . Provided two assists in an early season win over UAB . . . Finished with a goal and an assist in the Sun Belt Conference opener against Georgia Southern . . . Scored a goal at home against Mercer to help the Panthers to a 5-0 start to the season . . . Finished with a goal on two shots on goal at UAB.

2019: Appeared in all 20 matches and made 18 starts to accumulate over 1,470 minutes on the pitch . . . Finished with 16 goals and one assist for 33 total points . . . His 16 goals ranked seventh among all players in Division I men’s soccer and ranked tied for ninth in the GSU record book for goals scored in a single season . . . Led the Sun Belt in total points (33), points per game (1.65), goals (16), goals per game (0.80) and was tied for first with six game-winning goals . . . Had six multi-goal performances, the most among all players in the conference . . . Recorded a hat-trick against UAB on Oct. 29 . . . Scored two goals in the season opener against Presbyterian on Aug. 29 . . . Netted two goals against Georgia Southern in the opening round of the Sun Belt Tournament on Nov. 13 . . . Finished with 55 total shots and 30 on target for a .545 shot on goal percentage . . . Averaged 2.75 shots per game, the second-highest mark in the league … Had nine matches with four or more shots . . . Recorded a career high eight shots and four shots on goal against UNC Asheville on Sept. 7 . . . Also had a career high four shots on goal against Winthrop on Sept. 21.

2018: Played in 20 games with eight starts to accumulate nearly 1,000 minutes on the pitch . . . Finished with six goals and one assist for 13 total points . . . Led the team in points (13), goals scored (6) and game-winning goals (3) . . . His three game-winning goals were tied for second in the league . . . Had the third most goals among all players in the conference . . . Also ranked tied for fourth in points among all players in the Sun Belt . . . Was second on the team in both total shots (27) and shots on goal (16) for a .593 shot on goal percentage … Scored his first career goal against UNC Asheville (9/4) . . . Notched his first career assist against Winthrop (9/8) . . . Scored the equalizer against Charlotte in the NCAA Tournament (11/15)  . . . Fired a season-high three shots in four different matches.

Prep: Attended Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn. . . . Played club soccer for the Concorde Fire U18 under head coach Everett Webb . . . Played in 35 matches and started in 25 . . . Had five goals. 

Personal: Aris Zustra Briggs was born on Nov. 9, 1996 in Memphis, Tenn. . . . Son of Thomas and Anisa Briggs . . . Has one younger sibling Dio.