University of North Carolina Athletics
Three Tar Heels Earn ACC Postgradaute Scholarships
February 18, 2011 | Field Hockey
Feb. 18, 2011
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Three North Carolina student-athletes - Riley Foster (field hockey) Meredith Newton (women's lacrosse) and Mateo Sossah (men's track and field) - are among 36 standouts announced Friday as recipients of the Atlantic Coast Conference's Weaver-James-Corrigan Award. ACC Commissioner John Swofford announced the list, which includes three student-athletes who will receive the Thacker Award. Additionally, five student-athletes who plan to enter a professional career in their chosen sport were named honorary recipients.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan and Jim and Pat Thacker scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes - three from each league institution - who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $5,000 to contribute to his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and in athletics, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
In addition to those receiving scholarship funds, five student-athletes will receive the Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award. Two track & field performers - Clemson's Patricia Mamona and Florida State's Charles Clark - along with Duke basketball player Jasmine Thomas, Georgia Tech baseball player Zachary Brewster and Virginia swimmer Scot Robison will be recognized for their outstanding academic and athletic performance and intend to compete at the professional level.
The Weaver-James-Corrigan Award is named in honor of the late Jim Weaver and Bob James, as well as Gene Corrigan, all of whom are former ACC commissioners.
Prior to 1994, the Weaver-James postgraduate scholarships were given as separate honors. The Jim Weaver Award, which originated in 1970, recognized exceptional achievement on the playing field and in the classroom, while the Bob James Award, established in 1987, also honored outstanding student-athletes.
The Thacker Award, which originated in 2005, is awarded in honor of the late Jim and Pat Thacker of Charlotte, N.C. Jim Thacker was the primary play-by-play announcer for the ACC's first television network. Recipients of the award must demonstrate outstanding performance both in athletic competition and in the classroom and intend to further their education through postgraduate studies at an ACC institution.
The 41 student-athletes will be honored on April 13, 2011 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro, N.C., at a luncheon hosted by the Nat Greene Kiwanis Club.
2011 Weaver-James-Corrigan Award Recipients
Boston College
Caitlin Bailey, CC / Track & Field, Oakville, Ontario
John Maloy, Swimming, Wildwood Crest, N.J.
Carolyn Swords, Basketball, Sudbury, Mass.
Clemson
Stephanie Buffo, CC / Track & Field, Spartanburg, S.C.
Elizabeth Savage, Swimming & Diving, Irmo, S.C.
Michael Wade, Football, Greer, S.C.
Duke
Sarah Bullard, Lacrosse, Needham, Mass.
Dorian Cohen, Fencing, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Reka Zsilinszka, Tennis, Fayetteville, N.C.
Florida State
Gonzalo Barroilhet *, Track & Field, Santiago, Chile
Federica Suess, Tennis, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Christian Hunnicutt, Basketball, Jonesboro, Ga.
Georgia Tech
Hannah Krimm, Diving, Upper Arlington, Ohio
Travis Wagner, Swimming, Canton, Ohio
Jennifer Yee, Softball, North Delta, B.C., Can.
Maryland
Kathleen Gallagher, Lacrosse, Pennsauken, N.J.
Greg Kelsey, CC / Track & Field, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Alicia Morawski, Field Hockey, Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Miami
Brittney Macdonald, Soccer, Littleton, Colo.
Deidre Novotny, Swimming, Palm Harbor, Fla.
Brittany Viola, Swimming & Diving, Orlando, Fla.
North Carolina
Riley Foster, Field Hockey, Fort Worth, Texas
Meredith Newton, Lacrosse, Severna Park, Md.
Mateo Sossah, Business Administration, Track & Field, Mons-en-Baroeul, France
NC State
Lucas Carpenter, Soccer, Apex, N.C.
BrittanyStrachan, Basketball, Kernersville, N.C.
BrittanyVontz, Gymnastics, Lincoln, Neb.
Virginia
Will Collins, Golf, Salisbury, N.C.
Meghan Lenczyk, Soccer, McLean, Va.
Liz Shaw, Swimming, Richmond, Va.
Virginia Tech
Pedro Graber *, Tennis, Santiago, Chile
Jennifer Harvey, Soccer, Roanoke, Va.
Kelly Phillips,Track & Field, Blacksburg, Va.
Wake Forest
Iain Atkinson*, Tennis, Washington, England
Casey Luckhurst, Soccer, Boca Raton, Fla.
Kristen White, Volleyball, Harrison, Ohio
* Thacker Award Recipient
Honorary Recipients
Patricia Mamona, Track & Field, Lisbon, Portugal
Jasmine Thomas, Duke, Basketball, Fairfax, Va.
Charles Clark, Track & Field , Virginia Beach, Va.
Zachary Brewster, Baseball, Georgia Tech, Murrayville, Ga.
Scot Robison, Virginia, Swimming & Diving, Charlotte, N.C.
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