Trio Of Tar Heels Named To All-ACC Academic Team

Three Tar Heels have been named to the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men's Lacrosse Team, announced Tuesday by the league. Justin Anderson, Timmy Kelly and Ryan Macri were selected for the 33-member team, which honors outstanding academic and athletic performance.

Anderson, a rising junior from Las Vegas, is majoring in exercise and sport science. He started 11 games and scored 10 goals with nine assists in 2018.

Kelly, a rising senior from Lutherville, Md., is majoring in political science. In 2018, he started 11 games and appeared in 13, scoring 21 goals and adding 7 assists.

Macri, who is from Hamilton, Mass., graduated in May after majoring in business administration. A team captain in his final season at UNC, he started all 14 games for the Tar Heels.

All five of the league's men's lacrosse programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team, which includes 11 student-athletes that earned USILA All-America honors in 2018. Three members of the ACC All-Academic Team were named USILA Scholar All-Americans.

Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.

2018 Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Justin Guterding, Duke

All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team
Peter Conley, GS, M, Duke; Master of Management Studies
Danny Fowler***, GS, G, Duke; Master of Management Studies
JT Giles-Harris, So., D, Duke; Public Policy
Justin Guterding**, Sr., A, Duke; Sociology
Sean Lowrie, Jr., A, Duke; Sociology
Joey Manown**, So., A, Duke; History
Kevin McDonough, GS, D, Duke; Master of Management Studies
Joe Robertson, Fr., A, Duke; Undeclared
Cade Van Raaphorst**, Jr., D, Duke; Public Policy
Justin Anderson, So., M, North Carolina; Exercise and Sport Science
Timmy Kelly, Jr., A, North Carolina; Political Science
Ryan Macri, R-Sr., D, North Carolina; Business Administration
Arden Cohen, Fr., D, Notre Dame; Undeclared
Bryan Costabile**, So., M, Notre Dame; Accountancy
Hugh Crance**, Jr., LSM/D, Notre Dame; Finance
Brendan Gleason**, Jr., M, Notre Dame; Science-Business
Carlson Milikin, GS, M, Notre Dame; Business Administration
Matthew Schmidt, Fr., G, Notre Dame; Undeclared
John Sexton****, Sr., LSM, Notre Dame; Finance
John Travisano, Sr., M/FO, Notre Dame; Economics, Finance
Mikey Wynne**, Sr., A, Notre Dame; Finance
Tyson Bomberry**, Jr., D, Syracuse; CRS
Marcus Cunningham, R-Jr., D, Syracuse; Biology
Austin Fusco, Sr., LSM, Syracuse; Real Estate and Marketing Mgt
Brett Kennedy, So., D, Syracuse; Information Management and Tech
Stephen Rehfuss, R-So., A, Syracuse; CRS
Jamie Trimboli, So., M, Syracuse; Biology
Dox Aitken, So., M, Virginia; Arts and Sciences
Mike D'Amario***, Sr., A, Virginia, INTER-Media Studies
Scott Hooper***, Sr., D, Virginia; History
Michael Kraus**, So., A, Virginia; Arts and Sciences
Kyle Kology, Fr., D, Virginia; Arts and Sciences
Matt Moore, Fr., M, Virginia; Arts and Sciences

(# of *s denote years named to the All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team)

Players Mentioned

Justin Anderson

Timmy Kelly

Ryan Macri

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