University of North Carolina Athletics
Six Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Academic Honors
June 28, 2017 | Track & Field
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Six members of the University of North Carolina track and field teams have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team, announced Wednesday by the league. Seniors RJ Alowonle and Sarah Howard, junior Kenny Selmon, and sophomores Darryl Shaw, Anna Eaton and Nicole Greene earned the honor.
To be considered for the team, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of at least a 3.0 for the previous semester and cumulatively during one's academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
Alowonle, from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, was one of three members of the 2017 All-ACC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team also named CoSIDA Academic All-America for the current academic year. Alowonle graduated in May with a degree in business administration and represented the track and field team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council. He was the first male since 1988 from the Carolina track and frilled program to be named Academic All-America. A five-time ACC champion, he earned first-team All-ACC honors at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter hurdles and competed at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships in the event.
Howard, from Dublin, Georgia, was also one of three members of the 2017 All-ACC Women's Academic Team to be named Academic All-America for the current academic year – the first woman Tar Heel since 2007. She also graduated in May with degrees in biology and religion. She was selected as a Top 10 Scholar-Athlete, recognizing her grade point average as one of the 10 highest among graduating seniors. She went on to earn first-team All-ACC honors in the shot put and compete at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and cap her career with second-team All-America honors in the shot put. She is a seven-time All-ACC Academic honoree and a Phi Beta Kappa honors society inductee.
Selmon, from Mableton, Georgia, is a rising senior majoring in business administration in the Kenan-Flagler Business School. He was the ACC Champion in the 400 hurdles and earned first-team All-America honors after placing fourth and breaking a 22-year-old school record in the event at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Shaw, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, is a rising junior majoring in media and journalism. He earned first-team All-ACC honors in the triple jump after finishing third at the ACC Championships. Shaw also competed in the triple jump at the 2017 NCAA East Preliminary Round, finishing 18th after initially being seeded 24th heading into the meet.
Eaton, from Cary, North Carolina, is a rising junior majoring in business administration in the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Eaton competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the pole vault.
Greene, from Ponta Vedra, Florida, is a rising junior majoring in exercise and sport science. She earned first-team All-ACC honors after finishing second in the high jump at the ACC Championships. She also competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the high jump.
Every member of the 2017 All-ACC Men's Track and Field Academic Team earned All-America and/or All-ACC honors, competed in the NCAA finals or was selected as an ACC Performer of the Week during the regular season.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
The complete 2017 All-ACC Men's Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team:
Name, Class, School
Dylan Ahrens, Jr., Clemson
Daniel Golubovic, Gr., Duke
Connor Hall, Sr., Duke
Michael Marsack, Fr., Duke
Chad DaCosta, Sr., Florida State
Brandon Tirado, R-So., Florida State
Avery Bartlett, So., Georgia Tech
Andreas Ward, Jr., Georgia Tech
John Kolb, Fr., Louisville
Trevor Troutman, R-Sr., Louisville
Isaiah Taylor, So., Miami
RJ Alowanle, R-Sr., North Carolina
Kenny Selmon, Jr., North Carolina
Darryl Shaw, So., North Carolina
Josh Davis, Sr., NC State
Christopher Garrick, Jr., NC State
Aubrey Myjer, Gr., NC State
Aaron Thomas, Sr., NC State
Matthew Birzer, So., Notre Dame
Holton Hunter, Jr., Notre Dame
Nathan Richartz, Sr., Notre Dame
Colin Bennie, Gr., Syracuse
Adam Palamar, Sr., Syracuse
Aidan Tooker, Fr., Syracuse
Zach Herriott, Gr., Virginia
Jack Lint, Sr., Virginia
Filip Mihaljevic, Sr., Virginia
Nace Plesco, So., Virginia
Henry Wynne, Sr., Virginia
Marek Barta, Sr.,Virginia Tech
Greg Chiles, Jr., Virginia Tech
Vincent Ciattei, Sr.,Virginia Tech
Neil Gourley, Sr., Virginia Tech
Daniel Jaskowak, Sr., Virginia Tech
Brad Johnson, Sr., Virginia Tech
Torben Laidig, Jr., Virginia Tech
Mackenzie Muldoon, Jr., Virginia Tech
Dante Price, Sr., Virginia Tech
Matthew Reinhart, So., Virginia Tech
Peter Seufer, So., Virginia Tech
Diego Zarate, So., Virginia Tech
Robert Heppenstall, So., Wake Forest
Charlie Ionata, Sr., Wake Forest
Elijah Shalaway, Fr., Wake Forest
2017 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Filip Mihaljevic, Virginia
The complete 2017 All-ACC Women's Outdoor Track and Field Academic Team:
Name, Class, School
Iana Amsterdam, Sr., Clemson
Grace Barnett, Sr., Clemson
Logan Morris, Fr., Clemson
Ebony Williams, So., Clemson
Katelyn Gochenour, Fr., Duke
Madison Heath, Jr., Duke
MacKenzie Kerr, So., Duke
Madeline Kopp, Sr., Duke
India Lowe, So., Duke
Laura Marty, Fr., Duke
Sydnei Murphy, So., Duke
Maddie Price, Jr., Duke
Nati Sheppard, So., Duke
Christine Streisel, Sr., Duke
Stephanie Vukajlovic, So., Duke
Carmela Cardama-Baez, R-Fr., Florida State
Melissa-Maree Farrington, Sr., Florida State
Shauna Helps, So., Florida State
Kellion Knibb, Gr., Florida State
Shanice Love, Fr., Florida State
Kayla Maczuga, R-Fr., Florida State
Safia Morgan, R-Fr., Florida State
Eleanora Omoregie, Fr., Florida State
Jogaile Petrokaite, Jr., Florida State
Peta-Gay Williams, So., Florida State
Melissa Fairey, Sr., Georgia Tech
Jeanine Williams, Fr., Georgia Tech
Raven Grant, So., Louisville
Holly Hankenson, Jr., Louisville
Linda Mutter, Jr., Louisville
Claire Noser, Sr., Louisville
Dolly Nyemah, R-Sr., Louisville
Bre'Yana Wash, Sr., Louisville
Morgan Zacharias, So., Louisville
Carolyn Brown, So., Miami
Brittny Ellis, So., Miami
Kristina Knott, Jr., Miami
Ebony Morrison, Sr., Miami
Zakiya Rashid, So., Miami
Anna Runia, So., Miami
Anna Eaton, So., North Carolina
Nicole Greene, So., North Carolina
Sarah Howard, R-Sr., North Carolina
Elly Henes, Fr., NC State
Erika Kemp, Sr., NC State
Rachel Koon, Jr., NC State
Megan Moye, Gr., NC State
Jessica Harris, Jr., Notre Dame
Indi Jackson, Sr., Notre Dame
Anna Rohrer, So., Notre Dame
Jordan Shead, Jr., Notre Dame
Andin Fosam, Jr., Pitt
Gillian Schriever, So., Pitt
Danielle Delgado, Jr., Syracuse
Shannon Malone, Sr., Syracuse
Paige Stoner, Jr., Syracuse
Tia Theviin, Jr., Syracuse
Marija Bogavac, Jr., Virginia
Christine Bohan, Sr., Virginia
Kelly McKee, Jr., Virginia
Holly Sullivan, Sr., Virginia
Laurie Barton, Fr., Virginia Tech
Courtney Blanden, Jr., Virginia Tech
Sarah Edwards, Fr., Virginia Tech
Hanna Green, Sr., Virginia Tech
Katie Kennedy, Jr., Virginia Tech
Kathryn Little, Gr., Virginia Tech
Abigail Motley, Sr., Virginia Tech
Mikayla Richardson, Fr., Virginia Tech
Emma Thor, Fr., Virginia Tech
Ellie Abrahamson, Sr., Wake Forest
Amy Collins, Sr., Wake Forest
2017 ACC Outdoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Hanna Green, Virginia Tech
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