Three Tar Heels Named To All-ACC Academic Team
May 1, 2019 | Wrestling, Academics
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Three Tar Heels have been named to the 2018-19 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Academic Team, announced on Wednesday by the league. Senior Gary Wayne Harding and freshmen Joe Heilmann and Brandon Whitman were named to the 20-member team, which recognizes both academic and athletic achievement.
Harding, a political science major from Collinsville, Okla., was a national qualifier at 133 pounds during his one season at UNC. After entering the starting lineup, Harding posted a 10-5 record and finished the year with a 27-13 mark and a team-high 17 bonus-point wins. He was honored as the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for 2018-19.
Heilmann, from South Plainfield, N.J., has not yet declared a major. The full-time starter at 125 pounds as a true freshman, he finished fourth at the ACC Championships in March.
Whitman, an exercise and sport science major from Dundee, Mich., qualified for the NCAA Championships at 197 pounds as a true freshman. He recently qualified for the U.S. Junior World Team Trials with a third-place finish at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.
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.
Duke senior Mitch Finesilver was named the ACC Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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.
2018-19 All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team
Ben Anderson, So., Duke
Josh Finesilver, So., Duke
Matt Finesilver, So. Duke
Mitch Finesilver, Sr., Duke
Zach Finesilver, Sr., Duke
Gary Wayne Harding, Jr., North Carolina
Joe Heilmann, Fr., North Carolina
Brandon Whitman, Fr., North Carolina
Daniel Bullard, So., NC State
Thomas Bullard, So., NC State
Sean Fausz, Sr., NC State
Hayden Hidlay, So., NC State
LJ Bentley, Sr., Pitt
Micky Phillippi, Fr., Pitt
Will Schany, Sr., Virginia
Louis Hayes, Jr., Virginia
Billy Miller, Sr., Virginia Tech
Korbin Myers, Jr., Virginia Tech
Tom Sleigh, Sr., Virginia Tech
Zack Zavatsky, Sr., Virginia Tech
Harding, a political science major from Collinsville, Okla., was a national qualifier at 133 pounds during his one season at UNC. After entering the starting lineup, Harding posted a 10-5 record and finished the year with a 27-13 mark and a team-high 17 bonus-point wins. He was honored as the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for 2018-19.
Heilmann, from South Plainfield, N.J., has not yet declared a major. The full-time starter at 125 pounds as a true freshman, he finished fourth at the ACC Championships in March.
Whitman, an exercise and sport science major from Dundee, Mich., qualified for the NCAA Championships at 197 pounds as a true freshman. He recently qualified for the U.S. Junior World Team Trials with a third-place finish at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.
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.
Duke senior Mitch Finesilver was named the ACC Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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.
2018-19 All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team
Ben Anderson, So., Duke
Josh Finesilver, So., Duke
Matt Finesilver, So. Duke
Mitch Finesilver, Sr., Duke
Zach Finesilver, Sr., Duke
Gary Wayne Harding, Jr., North Carolina
Joe Heilmann, Fr., North Carolina
Brandon Whitman, Fr., North Carolina
Daniel Bullard, So., NC State
Thomas Bullard, So., NC State
Sean Fausz, Sr., NC State
Hayden Hidlay, So., NC State
LJ Bentley, Sr., Pitt
Micky Phillippi, Fr., Pitt
Will Schany, Sr., Virginia
Louis Hayes, Jr., Virginia
Billy Miller, Sr., Virginia Tech
Korbin Myers, Jr., Virginia Tech
Tom Sleigh, Sr., Virginia Tech
Zack Zavatsky, Sr., Virginia Tech
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