2018-19 UNC Athletics Year In Review

2018-19 Carolina Athletics Summary

NCAA Champion
Field Hockey

ACC Champion
Baseball
Field Hockey
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Tennis

First-Team All-America
Baseball: Aaron Sabato (Collegiate Baseball, ABCA/Rawlings)
Field Hockey: Ashley Hoffman, Erin Matson, Eva van't Hoog (NFHCA)
Women's Lacrosse: Jamie Ortega (ILWomen, IWLCA), Emma Trenchard (ILWomen, IWLCA)
Men's Soccer: Alex Comsia (United Soccer Coaches)
Women's Soccer: Alessia Russo (United Soccer Coaches), Julia Ashley (Top Drawer Soccer)
Men's Tennis: William Blumberg (singles and doubles), Blaine Boyden (doubles), Benjamin Sigouin (singles), ITA
Women's Tennis: Jessie Aney, Sara Daavettila, Alexa Graham, Makenna Jones, Cameron Morra (ITA)
Men's Indoor Track and Field: Daniel McArthur (shot put)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Nicole Greene (high jump), Madison Wiltrout (javelin)
Wrestling: Chip Ness, Austin O'Connor

First-Team All-ACC/ACC Champions:
Baseball: Aaron Sabato, Michael Busch
Men's Basketball: Cameron Johnson
Women's Basketball: Paris Kea
Fencing: Matthew Garrelick (silver in men's sabe), Jackie Litynski (silver in women's sabre)
Field Hockey: Ashley Hoffman, Erin Matson, Eva van't Hoog
Men's Golf: Austin Hitt
Women's Golf: Jennifer Zhou
Gymnastics (First-Team All-EAGL): Khazia Hislop (vault, floor, beam), Mikayla Robinson (vault), Rylie Dewhurst (bars), Jamie DeCicco (beam), Madison Hargrave (floor)
Men's Lacrosse: Jack Rowlett (defenseman)
Women's Lacrosse: Taylor Moreno, Jamie Ortega, Emma Trenchard
Men's Soccer: Alex Comsia, James Pyle, Mauricio Pineda, Nils Bruening
Women's Soccer:  Alessia Russo (forward), Brianna Pinto (midfielder), Taylor Otto (midfielder), Emily Fox (defense)
Softball: Kristina Burkhardt, Brittany Pickett
Women's Swimming and Diving: Emily Grund (platform diving)
Men's Tennis: William Blumberg, Benjamin Sigouin
Women's Tennis: Alexa Graham, Makenna Jones
Men's Indoor Track and Field: Daniel McArthur (shot put*), Men's 4x400
Women's Indoor Track and Field: Anna Keefer (long jump), Morgan Ilse (mile)
Men's Outdoor Track and Field: Men's 4x400* (Onyedikachi Ohia-Enyia, Isaiah Palmer, Ari Cogdell, Ryan Saint-Germain), Isaiah Palmer (400m)
Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Nicole Greene (high jump*), Madison Wiltrout (javelin*), Jill Shippee (hammer throw*)
Wrestling: Cory Daniel, Austin O'Connor

* ACC champion

ACC Coach of the Year
Field Hockey: Karen Shelton
Women's Lacrosse: Jenny Levy
Women's Soccer: Anson Dorrance

National Coach of the Year
Men's Basketball: Roy Williams (USA Today)
Field Hockey: UNC Staff (National Field Hockey Coaches' Association -- now awards as staff instead of individual head coach)

National Player of the Year
Field Hockey: Ashley Hoffman (Honda Sport Award for Field Hockey)

National Freshman of the Year
Baseball: Aaron Sabato, NCBWA National Freshman Hitter of the Year

ACC Player of the Year
Field Hockey: Ashley Hoffman (ACC Defensive Player of the Year), Erin Matson (ACC Offensive Player of the Year)
Women's Lacrosse: Emma Trenchard (ACC Defensive Player of the Year)
Men's Soccer: Alex Comsia (ACC Defensive Player of the Year)
Women's Soccer:  Alessia Russo (Offensive)

ACC Freshman of the Year
Baseball: Aaron Sabato
Field Hockey: Erin Matson
Men's Lacrosse:  Caton Johnson (goalkeeper)
Women's Tennis: Cameron Morra

Final Four/NCAA Tournament MVP
Field Hockey: Ashley Hoffman

ACC Tournament MVP
Baseball: Michael Busch
Field Hockey: Ashley Hoffman
Women's Lacrosse: Jamie Ortega
Women's Tennis: Cameron Morra

Major UNC Records
Baseball: Aaron Sabato - 18 Home Runs - New Carolina Freshman Record
Women's Basketball: Sylvia Hatchell became the winningest coach in ACC WBB history with win over UNCG on Dec. 14, 2018
Women's Lacrosse: Jamie Ortega - 112 points (UNC single-season record) and 81 goals (UNC single-season record); Katie Hoeg - 132 career assists (UNC record) and 73 assists (UNC single-season record); Jamie Ortega (112 points) and Katie Hoeg (104 points) were the top-scoring, single-season duo in UNC history
Women's Soccer:
Softball: Most wins against ranked teams in program history (9), Reset single-season stolen base record for fourth consecutive season (124) & reset single-game record (9); Leah Murray: 104 career stolen bases (UNC record); Berlynne Delamora: 135 career walks (UNC record) & 36 HBP (UNC record); Brittany Pickett: 12 career saves (UNC record)
Men's Indoor Track and Field: Daniel McArthur (Shot Put) - UNC shot put record of 66-8.5 (20.33m) at NCAA Indoor Championships, fourth-place finish at NCAA Indoors is the best ever by a Tar Heel
Women's Outdoor Track and Field: Jill Shippee (Hammer Throw) - UNC hammer throw record of 224-3 (68.36m) at ACC Championships, also an ACC Championship meet record and an ACC league record; Madison Wiltrout (Javelin) - UNC javelin record of 182-5 (55.60m)

2018-19 Academic Awards and Honors

NATIONAL HONORS
Academic All-America
Luke Maye, Men's Basketball, second team
Nils Bruening, Men's Soccer, third team
Alex Comsia, Men's Soccer, third team

Academic All-District 3
Luke Maye, Men's Basketball
Nils Bruening, Men's Soccer
Alex Comsia, Men's Soccer
Kiani Ramsey, Softball

Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
Jamie Antinori, Gymnastics
Kate Boyer, Women's Swimming & Diving
Jamie DeCicco, Gymnastics
Morgan Goetz, Field Hockey
A.J. Rechenmacher, Wrestling
Ashley Smith, Cross Country
Lauren Weisel, Gymnastics
Kelly Williams, Rowing
Caroline Young, Rowing
CONFERENCE HONORS
ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarships
Blaine Boyden, Men's Tennis
Morgan Goetz, Field Hockey
Luke Maye, Men's Basketball
ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award
Alex Comsia, Men's Soccer
ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Women's Outdoor Track & Field)
Nicole Greene

ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (Men's Soccer)
Alex Comsia
Skip Prosser Award (ACC Scholar-Athlete for Men's Basketball)
Luke Maye
Academic All-ACC Teams
Baseball: Hansen Butler, Caden O'Brien
Men's Basketball: Nassir Little, Luke Maye
Women's Basketball: Taylor Koenen
Men's Cross Country: Alex Milligan
Women's Cross Country: Enyaeva Michelin
Men's Fencing: Matthew Garrelick, Daniel Mogilevsky, Beni Rabinowitz
Women's Fencing: Wei Chee Chen, Jackie Litynski
Field Hockey: Marissa Creatore, Malin Evert, Morgan Goetz, Feline Guenther, Catherine Hayden, Ashley Hoffman, Erin Matson and Cassie Sumfest
Football: Nick Polino
Men's Golf: Ryan Burnett, Joshua Martin
Women's Golf: Brynn Walker, Kelly Whaley, Jennifer Zhou
Men's Lacrosse: Justin Anderson, Jack Halpert, Jacob Kelly, Timmy Kelly, Connor Maher, Alex Trippi, Zachary Tucci
Women's Lacrosse: Gianna Bowe, Katie Hoeg, Ally Mastoianni, Emma Trenchard, Tayler Warehime
Rowing: Paige Colpo, Lauren Ferner, Margaret High, Sally Stanley, Kelly Williams
Men's Soccer: Alex Comsia, Nils Bruening
Women's Soccer: Dorian Bailey, Rachael Dorwart, Emily Fox, Morgan Goff, Rachel Jones, Brianna Pinto, Lotte Wubben-Moy
Softball: Leah Murray, Brittany Picket, Kiani Ramsey
Men's Swimming & Diving: Sterling Smith
Women's Swimming & Diving: Brooke Bauer, Caroline Hauder, Sophie Lindner
Men's Tennis: Blaine Boyden, Brian Cernoch, Joshua Peck
Women's Tennis: Jessie Aney, Sara Daavettila, Makenna Jones
Men's Track & Field (Outdoor): Alex Milligan, Onyedikachi Ohia-Enyia, Drew Pedersen
Women's Track and Field (Indoor): Anna Eaton, Anna Keefer
Women's Track & Field (Outdoor): Nicole Greene, Anna Keefer, Jill Shippee
Wrestling: Gary Wayne Harding, Joe Heilmann, Brandon Whitman

All-East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Scholastic Team
Drew Aldridge, Alexis Allen, Jamie Antinori, Lily Dean, Jamie DeCicco, Grace Donaghy, Leah Gneco, Madison Hargrave, Khazia Hislop, Julianna Love, Mikayla Robinson, Emily White, Mekyllah Williams

ACC Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Tom Bilden (Men's Swimming & Diving)
Alicia Chen (Women's Fencing)
ACC Academic Honor Roll
A school-record 405 recipients for 2018-19
UNIVERSITY HONORS
Jim Tatum Award
(Given annually to the varsity intercollegiate athlete who has performed with distinction in his or her sport and contributed to the University community through constructive participation in extracurricular activities)
Luke Maye, Men's Basketball

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT HONORS
Mildred McCaskill Award
(Student-athletes who excel in all areas, including academics)
Madison Laufenberg, Volleyball
Luke Maye, Men's Basketball

Top GPA Teams
Men's Fencing
Women's Cross Country

Top 10 Scholar-Athletes
(Senior student-athletes with highest cumulative GPAs)
Tom Bilden, Men's Swimming & Diving
Kate Boyer, Women's Swimming & Diving
Jamie DeCicco, Gymnastics
Morgan Goetz, Field Hockey
Brendan Illies, Baseball
Jared Martin, Men's Track & Field
Drew Pedersen, Men's Track & Field
Austin Sellers, Men's Swimming & Diving
Lydia Thompson, Rowing
Kelly Williams, Rowing

Athletic Director's Scholar-Athletes
Baseball: Brendan Illies
Men's Basketball: Luke Maye
Women's Basketball: Destinee Walker
Men's Cross Country: Alex Milligan
Women's Cross Country: Mady Clahane
Men's Fencing: Ian Head
Women's Fencing: Sydney Persing
Field Hockey: Morgan Goetz
Football: Nick Polino
Men's Golf: Toby Song
Women's Golf: Kelly Whaley
Gymnastics: Jamie DeCicco
Men's Lacrosse: Kevin Walker
Women's Lacrosse: Elise Hennessey
Men's Track (including both indoor and outdoor teams): Jared Martin
Women's Track (including both indoor and outdoor teams): Anna Eaton
Rowing: Kelly Williams
Men's Soccer: Dominic Jensen
Women's Soccer: Kate Morris
Softball: Kiani Ramsey
Men's Swimming & Diving: Tom Bilden
Women's Swimming & Diving: Kate Boyer
Men's Tennis: Blaine Boyden
Women's Tennis: Chloe Ouellet-Pizer
Volleyball: Mia Fradenburg
Wrestling: Gary Wayne Harding

SPORT-SPECIFIC HONORS

National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squad
Bryn Boylan, Leila Evans, Malin Evert, Morgan Goetz, Feline Guenther, Cassie Halpin, Catherine Hayden, Julia Herrington, Erin Matson, Abby Pitcairn, Megan Ragusa, Meredith Sholder, Eva Smolenaars, Cassie Sumfest

National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Team Award
UNC Field Hockey

National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholars of Distinction
Cassie Halpin, Abby Pitcairn

Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar
Joshua Martin

Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-America Scholars
Mariana Ocano, Brynn Walker, Jennifer Zhou

Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Academic Team
UNC Men's Golf

U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA)/Warrior and New Balance DI Scholar All-America Team
Jack Halpert, Timmy Kelly

Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) Honor Roll
Riley Harrison, Katie Hoeg

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar-Athletes
Katie Bell, Paige Colpo, Alex Davis, Elizabeth Farley, Lauren Ferner, Liz Finnessy, Margaret High, Abby Hudspeth, Elizabeth Mitchell, Julianne Peters, Caleigh Sewell, Sally Stanley, Sofia Triana, Kelly Williams, Sara Zetterberg

United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award
UNC Women's Soccer

United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region
Women's Soccer: Dorian Bailey (third team)

College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Teams
UNC Men's Swimming and Diving
UNC Women's Swimming and Diving

Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team
UNC Men's Tennis

Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Scholar-Athlete Awards
Men: Josh Peck, Simon Soendergaard
Women: Anna Harmon

U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team
UNC Men's Cross Country
UNC Women's Cross Country

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