Total Tar Heels: Feb. 28, 2018

Total Tar Heels is a digest that provides a behind-the-scenes look at UNC student-athletes and some of the things they do away from competition.

CAROLINA SPOTLIGHT
The Carolina Spotlight feature on the front page of GoHeels.com highlights student-athletes' achievements outside of athletics. Look for new spotlights every other week. For a list of all of the honorees since the feature's launch over the summer, click here.

AFTER CAROLINA
• Seymore Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Sasha Seymore, who was a member of the men's basketball team while at UNC, has been selected as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, a new prestigious scholarship that fully funds graduate-level work in any field at Stanford University.

ACADEMICS
• Maye Earns Academic All-District Honor
Luke Maye, a junior on the men's basketball team, has earned Academic All-District honors and is a candidate for Academic All-America recognition.

• Reuland Rewarded with Wells Fargo Post-Graduate Scholarship
The $10,000 Wells Fargo Post-Graduate Scholarship was awarded to Frances Reuland, a senior on the women's soccer team who plans to earn a master's in public health.

• Swimming & Diving Teams Earn CSCAA Scholar-Athlete Awards
Both Tar Heel programs have been regulars on the CSCAA Scholar All-America Teams in recent years under DeSelm's tutelage. The women achieved a team grade point average of 3.30 in the fall semester of 2017 and the men's team earned a team GPA of 3.11 this past fall.

Fall 2017 All-ACC Academic Teams
The All-ACC Academic Teams for fall sports were announced this month. The award takes into account both academic and athletic achievement during the 2017 season.
• Cross Country
• Field Hockey
• Football
• Men's Soccer
• Women's Soccer
• Volleyball

• Joanna Boyles (women's soccer) was named to the Scholar All-America third team, and she and Dorian Bailey earned Scholar All-South Region honors.

• Alex Comsia (men's soccer) was named to the Scholar All-America team.

CAROLINA OUTREACH

• Austin Proehl (football) was selected as a semifinalist for the Wooden Citizenship Cup. The former Tar Heel wide receiver is one of 25 semifinalists nationally chosen from nominees across all sports and levels of college athletics.

• The Tar Heels celebrated Girls and Women in Sports Day with an event that drew 900 participants, the largest crowd ever.

• Men's basketball hosted a clinic for Special Olympics athletes

Follow @UNC_SADev on Twitter for frequent updates on student-athletes in the community. Here are some of the recent events and activities:

Spreading Valentine's Day cheer to patients at @UNC_Lineberger Hospital today! ???? pic.twitter.com/R4EMTArlCy
— UNC Student-Athlete Development (@UNC_SADev) February 15, 2018
The day after beating DUKE is the PERFECT day to spend reading with @GoHeels athletes. Thanks @UNC_SADev @uncwomensgolf for coming out to @NorthsideES @chccs to help celebrate #Readathon2018 ?????? pic.twitter.com/AAQd5o3UCo
— Northside Library (@NESlibrary) February 10, 2018

Thanks @GlenwoodGator for letting us be guest readers for your African-American Read In this week! pic.twitter.com/5t6vUNqmCc
— UNC Student-Athlete Development (@UNC_SADev) February 9, 2018
Moving & Grooving at @UNCDentistry Give Kids a Smile! pic.twitter.com/4Luko3r9c6
— UNC Student-Athlete Development (@UNC_SADev) February 2, 2018
Tar Heels helping at tonight's @sfdtc_unc support group meeting! pic.twitter.com/9olh2VGPvr
— UNC Student-Athlete Development (@UNC_SADev) January 17, 2018

STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
• Sydnye Fields and Madison Laufenberg, both members of the volleyball team, represented Carolina Athletics at the APPLE Training Conference Jan. 19-21 in Charlottesville, Va., learning to promote health and help combat substance abuse among their peers.

LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Summit Boosts Middle Schoolers' Skills
• Members of the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy planned and executed the annual event. (And one, rower Margaret High, photographed and wrote about it.)

New Look for Leadership Academy
• Check out this overview of the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy's new framework

And finally, rowing celebrated #WomeninScience Day with a look at some of the research current team members are doing. Check it out here!

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