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Tar Heel senior Joanna Boyles.
Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati
Boyles Named Coaches Association Scholar All-America Third-Team Selection
December 14, 2017 | Women's Soccer, Academics
Tar Heel senior earns additional academic honor.
KANSAS CITY, MO. - United Soccer Coaches (formerly National Soccer Coaches Association of America) announced on Thursday the association's Men's and Women's Scholar All-America Teams for NCAA Division I.
University of North Carolina redshirt senior midfielder Joanna Boyles of Raleigh, N.C., was named to the third-team squad. Boyles carries a cumulative 3.45 grade point average while majoring in exercise and sport science. The All-ACC midfielder graduates from Carolina this weekend.
Student-athletes receiving Scholar All-America recognition at the NCAA Division I level must meet the following criteria:
3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) or better throughout career.
Started more than 50 percent of all games and significantly contribute to their team
Nominated by head coach of current College Services member institution
Junior or above in academic standing; and, if a transfer student, in second year at school Players on this year's.
Scholar All-America Teams will be formally acknowledged for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom at the All-America Luncheon on January 20, 2018 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in conjunction with the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Convention.
In addition to today's announcement, the association's 2017 Men's and Women's Scholar All-Region Teams for NCAA Division I have been posted in the "Awards Central" section of UnitedSoccerCoaches.org.
University of North Carolina redshirt senior midfielder Joanna Boyles of Raleigh, N.C., was named to the third-team squad. Boyles carries a cumulative 3.45 grade point average while majoring in exercise and sport science. The All-ACC midfielder graduates from Carolina this weekend.
Student-athletes receiving Scholar All-America recognition at the NCAA Division I level must meet the following criteria:
3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) or better throughout career.
Started more than 50 percent of all games and significantly contribute to their team
Nominated by head coach of current College Services member institution
Junior or above in academic standing; and, if a transfer student, in second year at school Players on this year's.
Scholar All-America Teams will be formally acknowledged for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom at the All-America Luncheon on January 20, 2018 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in conjunction with the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Convention.
In addition to today's announcement, the association's 2017 Men's and Women's Scholar All-Region Teams for NCAA Division I have been posted in the "Awards Central" section of UnitedSoccerCoaches.org.
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