University of North Carolina Athletics

Polino Named To All-ACC Academic Team
January 30, 2019 | Football, Academics
North Carolina junior Nick Polino, an economics major from Buford, Ga., has been selected as part of the 2018 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic team for football, announced Wednesday by the league office. The honor is based on academic and athletic performance during the 2018 season.
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After playing in 20 games during his first two years as a Tar Heel, Polino started every game at offensive guard as a junior. He's one of 70 ACC players to earn the academic honor this season.
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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 a student-athlete's academic career.
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For the full list of players honored, click here.
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The ACC has selected an All-ACC Academic Football Team every year since 1954. The team was chosen from a pool of ACC football student-athletes who were nominated by their schools.
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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.
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After playing in 20 games during his first two years as a Tar Heel, Polino started every game at offensive guard as a junior. He's one of 70 ACC players to earn the academic honor this season.
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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 a student-athlete's academic career.
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For the full list of players honored, click here.
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The ACC has selected an All-ACC Academic Football Team every year since 1954. The team was chosen from a pool of ACC football student-athletes who were nominated by their schools.
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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.
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