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4.0 Club Recognizes 43 Student-Athletes
June 9, 2020 | Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track & Field, Fencing, Swimming & Diving, Academics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Forty-three UNC student-athletes representing 19 different varsity teams have been recognized as members of the 4.0 Club for earning straight A's in the 2019 spring or fall semesters.
Five Tar Heels – Natalie Chandler (women's soccer), Andrew Heise (men's swimming & diving), A.J. Rechenmacher (wrestling), Will Robbins (men's lacrosse) and Laura Sparling (women's soccer) – earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages in both semesters.
Student-athletes who earn 4.0 grade point averages in the spring or fall of 2020 will be recognized at the Academic Awards Luncheon in 2021.
Those honored for 2019 are:
4.0 Club, Spring 2019
Miah Araba, Women's Soccer
Kate Boyer, Women's Swimming & Diving
Natalie Chandler, Women's Soccer
Jamie DeCicco, Gymnastics
Anna Eaton, Women's Track & Field
Brendan Feehery, Men's Swimming & Diving
Casey Greenwalt, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Andrew Heise, Men's Swimming & Diving
Rachel Jones, Women's Soccer
Megan Joyner, Women's Soccer
Daniel Koenigsperger, Men's Swimming & Diving
Lindsey Lanier, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Andi Mack, Women's Swimming & Diving
Matt McLaughlin, Men's Lacrosse
Caden O'Brien, Baseball
Katie Grace Olinger, Softball
Sierra Parkinson, Softball
Drew Pedersen, Men's Track & Field
Carson Pledger, Men's Track & Field
Blair Ramsey, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
A.J. Rechenmacher, Wrestling
Will Robbins, Men's Lacrosse
Austin Sellers, Men's Swimming & Diving
Ashley Smith, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Laura Sparling, Women's Soccer
Zac Tucci, Men's Lacrosse
Khara Vassell, Women's Soccer
Sylvia Zhu, Women's Fencing
4.0 Club, Fall 2019
Lenny Aharon, Men's Soccer
Olivia Bene, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Natalie Chandler, Women's Soccer
Leah Church, Women's Basketball
Mady Clahane, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Robyn Dryer, Women's Swimming & Diving
Anna Harmon, Women's Tennis
Andrew Heise, Men's Swimming & Diving
Sophia Houghton, Rowing
Mimi Leonard, Field Hockey
Charlie Heck, Football
Mary Elliott McCabe, Women's Soccer
Alex Morris, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Emerson Porter, Women's Track & Field
A.J. Rechenmacher, Wrestling
Will Robbins, Men's Lacrosse
Olivia Smith, Women's Basketball
Laura Sparling, Women's Soccer
Ezra Wright, Men's Fencing
P.J. Zinsner, Men's Lacrosse
Five Tar Heels – Natalie Chandler (women's soccer), Andrew Heise (men's swimming & diving), A.J. Rechenmacher (wrestling), Will Robbins (men's lacrosse) and Laura Sparling (women's soccer) – earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages in both semesters.
Student-athletes who earn 4.0 grade point averages in the spring or fall of 2020 will be recognized at the Academic Awards Luncheon in 2021.
Those honored for 2019 are:
4.0 Club, Spring 2019
Miah Araba, Women's Soccer
Kate Boyer, Women's Swimming & Diving
Natalie Chandler, Women's Soccer
Jamie DeCicco, Gymnastics
Anna Eaton, Women's Track & Field
Brendan Feehery, Men's Swimming & Diving
Casey Greenwalt, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Andrew Heise, Men's Swimming & Diving
Rachel Jones, Women's Soccer
Megan Joyner, Women's Soccer
Daniel Koenigsperger, Men's Swimming & Diving
Lindsey Lanier, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Andi Mack, Women's Swimming & Diving
Matt McLaughlin, Men's Lacrosse
Caden O'Brien, Baseball
Katie Grace Olinger, Softball
Sierra Parkinson, Softball
Drew Pedersen, Men's Track & Field
Carson Pledger, Men's Track & Field
Blair Ramsey, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
A.J. Rechenmacher, Wrestling
Will Robbins, Men's Lacrosse
Austin Sellers, Men's Swimming & Diving
Ashley Smith, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Laura Sparling, Women's Soccer
Zac Tucci, Men's Lacrosse
Khara Vassell, Women's Soccer
Sylvia Zhu, Women's Fencing
4.0 Club, Fall 2019
Lenny Aharon, Men's Soccer
Olivia Bene, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Natalie Chandler, Women's Soccer
Leah Church, Women's Basketball
Mady Clahane, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Robyn Dryer, Women's Swimming & Diving
Anna Harmon, Women's Tennis
Andrew Heise, Men's Swimming & Diving
Sophia Houghton, Rowing
Mimi Leonard, Field Hockey
Charlie Heck, Football
Mary Elliott McCabe, Women's Soccer
Alex Morris, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Emerson Porter, Women's Track & Field
A.J. Rechenmacher, Wrestling
Will Robbins, Men's Lacrosse
Olivia Smith, Women's Basketball
Laura Sparling, Women's Soccer
Ezra Wright, Men's Fencing
P.J. Zinsner, Men's Lacrosse
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