University of North Carolina Athletics
Four Tar Heels Earn All-ACC Academic Honors
April 13, 2021 | Cross Country, Academics
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four Tar Heels have earned spots on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic teams for cross country, announced Tuesday morning by the league. Senior Paige Hofstad and freshmen Kelsey Harrington and Sasha Neglia were named to the women's team, and freshman Will Coogan was named to the men's team.
Hofstad, from New Braunfels, Texas, earned All-America honors as she finished 29th at the NCAA Cross Country Championship. Her finish was the best for a Tar Heel since 2013. A double major in public policy and peace, war & defense, she also earned All-ACC honors for the second year in a row.
Neglia was the ACC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year and earned All-ACC honors after finishing sixth overall at the conference championship meet, where she was the top freshman finisher. A statistics and analytics major from Kingsport, Tenn., she was the ACC Women's Performer of the Week in the opening week of the season and was twice named ACC Women's Freshman of the Week. She placed 46th overall at NCAA Championships and was second among all freshmen in the field.
Harrington, a nutrition major from Bristol, Va., was 19th at the ACC Championship to earn all-conference honors as a freshman. She placed 61st at the NCAA Championship, fourth-highest among freshmen.
Coogan is a biology major from Exeter, N.H. As a freshman, he placed 38th at ACC Championships, second among the UNC men. He was the team's top finisher in two of the three regular-season meets and placed second among the UNC men in the third.
2020 All-ACC Men's Academic Cross Country Team
John Ward, Clemson, Sr., Landscape Architecture
CJ Ambrosio, Duke, Sr., Economics
Zach Kinne, Duke, So., Mechanical Engineering
Josh Romine, Duke, Sr., Computer Science
Chris Theodore, Duke, Jr., Economics
Caleb Pottorff, Florida State, Jr., Exercise Physiology
Paul Stafford, Florida State, Jr., Sport Management
Andrew Kent, Georgia Tech, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Will Coogan, North Carolina, Fr., Biology
Kevin Antczak, NC State, Fr., Management
Joe Bistritz, NC State, Sr., English
Hannes Burger, NC State, Jr. Economics
Gavin Gaynor, NC State, Gr., Chemical Engineering
Ian Shanklin, NC State, Sr., Business Administration
Andrew Alexander, Notre Dame, Sr., Neuroscience & Behavior
Dylan Jacobs, Notre Dame, Jr., Business Analytics
Danny Kilrea, Notre Dame, Jr., Finance
Josh Methner, Notre Dame, Fr., Business
Yared Nuguse, Notre Dame, Sr., Biochemistry
Zach Lefever, Pitt, Sr., Architectural Studies
Silas Derfel, Syracuse, Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Joe Dragon, Syracuse, Sr., Political Science/History
Matt Scrape, Syracuse, Jr., Biology
Joe Trojan, Syracuse, Gr., Law
Roshann Asfaw, Virginia, Sr., American Studies
Randy Neish, Virginia, Gr., Educational Psychology
Wes Porter, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Harry Monroe, Virginia, Sr., Global Studies
Antonio Lopez Segura, Virginia Tech, So., Computer Science
Carter Coughlin, Wake Forest, Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Zach Facioni, Wake Forest, Jr., Economic
Ben Mitchell, Wake Forest, Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Jack Tiernan, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
Jonathan Velasco, Wake Forest, So., Health & Exercise Science
2020 All-ACC Women's Academic Cross Country Team
Lauren White, Boston College, Sr., International Studies
Anna Oeser, Boston College, Jr., English/Political Science
Laurie Barton, Clemson, Sr., Athletic Leadership
Amanda Beach, Duke, Sr., Biology
Sara Platek, Duke, Sr., Public Policy
Michaela Reinhart, Duke, Sr., IDM: Chemistry/Public Policy
Samantha Schadler, Duke, So., Public Policy
Rebecca Clark, Florida State, So., Exercise Physiology
Addi Coggins, Florida State, Jr., Marketing
Elizabeth Funderburk, Florida State, Jr., Marketing
Maudie Skyring, Florida State, Sr., Exercise Physiology
Nicole Fegans, Georgia Tech, Sr., Business Administration
Liz Galarza, Georgia Tech, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Purity Sanga, Louisville, Sr., Public Health
Kelsey Harrington, North Carolina, Fr., Nutrition
Paige Hofstad, North Carolina, Sr., Peace War & Defense/Public Policy
Sasha Neglia, North Carolina, Fr., Statistics & Analytics
Kelsey Chmiel, NC State, So., Animal Science/Vet Bioscience
Dominque Clairmonte, NC State, Sr., History
Ashley Holt, NC State, Jr., Animal Science
Mariah Howlett, NC State, Sr., Business
Hannah Steelman, NC State, Sr., Psychology
Katelyn Tuohy, NC State, So., Engineering
Erin Archibeck, Notre Dame, Gr., Mechanical Engineering
Maddy Denner, Notre Dame, Jr., Applied & Comp Math and Stats
Olivia Markezich, Notre Dame, So., Marketing
Amanda Vestri, Syracuse, Sr., Health & Exercise Science
Kierra Bothwell, Virginia, Sr., Commerce
Hannah Moran, Virginia, Sr., Kinesiology
Madeline Rehm, Wake Forest, So., Exercise Science
Bold denotes ACC Cross Country Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Hofstad, from New Braunfels, Texas, earned All-America honors as she finished 29th at the NCAA Cross Country Championship. Her finish was the best for a Tar Heel since 2013. A double major in public policy and peace, war & defense, she also earned All-ACC honors for the second year in a row.
Neglia was the ACC Women's Cross Country Freshman of the Year and earned All-ACC honors after finishing sixth overall at the conference championship meet, where she was the top freshman finisher. A statistics and analytics major from Kingsport, Tenn., she was the ACC Women's Performer of the Week in the opening week of the season and was twice named ACC Women's Freshman of the Week. She placed 46th overall at NCAA Championships and was second among all freshmen in the field.
Harrington, a nutrition major from Bristol, Va., was 19th at the ACC Championship to earn all-conference honors as a freshman. She placed 61st at the NCAA Championship, fourth-highest among freshmen.
Coogan is a biology major from Exeter, N.H. As a freshman, he placed 38th at ACC Championships, second among the UNC men. He was the team's top finisher in two of the three regular-season meets and placed second among the UNC men in the third.
2020 All-ACC Men's Academic Cross Country Team
John Ward, Clemson, Sr., Landscape Architecture
CJ Ambrosio, Duke, Sr., Economics
Zach Kinne, Duke, So., Mechanical Engineering
Josh Romine, Duke, Sr., Computer Science
Chris Theodore, Duke, Jr., Economics
Caleb Pottorff, Florida State, Jr., Exercise Physiology
Paul Stafford, Florida State, Jr., Sport Management
Andrew Kent, Georgia Tech, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Will Coogan, North Carolina, Fr., Biology
Kevin Antczak, NC State, Fr., Management
Joe Bistritz, NC State, Sr., English
Hannes Burger, NC State, Jr. Economics
Gavin Gaynor, NC State, Gr., Chemical Engineering
Ian Shanklin, NC State, Sr., Business Administration
Andrew Alexander, Notre Dame, Sr., Neuroscience & Behavior
Dylan Jacobs, Notre Dame, Jr., Business Analytics
Danny Kilrea, Notre Dame, Jr., Finance
Josh Methner, Notre Dame, Fr., Business
Yared Nuguse, Notre Dame, Sr., Biochemistry
Zach Lefever, Pitt, Sr., Architectural Studies
Silas Derfel, Syracuse, Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Joe Dragon, Syracuse, Sr., Political Science/History
Matt Scrape, Syracuse, Jr., Biology
Joe Trojan, Syracuse, Gr., Law
Roshann Asfaw, Virginia, Sr., American Studies
Randy Neish, Virginia, Gr., Educational Psychology
Wes Porter, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Harry Monroe, Virginia, Sr., Global Studies
Antonio Lopez Segura, Virginia Tech, So., Computer Science
Carter Coughlin, Wake Forest, Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Zach Facioni, Wake Forest, Jr., Economic
Ben Mitchell, Wake Forest, Jr., Health & Exercise Science
Jack Tiernan, Wake Forest, Sr., Communication
Jonathan Velasco, Wake Forest, So., Health & Exercise Science
2020 All-ACC Women's Academic Cross Country Team
Lauren White, Boston College, Sr., International Studies
Anna Oeser, Boston College, Jr., English/Political Science
Laurie Barton, Clemson, Sr., Athletic Leadership
Amanda Beach, Duke, Sr., Biology
Sara Platek, Duke, Sr., Public Policy
Michaela Reinhart, Duke, Sr., IDM: Chemistry/Public Policy
Samantha Schadler, Duke, So., Public Policy
Rebecca Clark, Florida State, So., Exercise Physiology
Addi Coggins, Florida State, Jr., Marketing
Elizabeth Funderburk, Florida State, Jr., Marketing
Maudie Skyring, Florida State, Sr., Exercise Physiology
Nicole Fegans, Georgia Tech, Sr., Business Administration
Liz Galarza, Georgia Tech, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Purity Sanga, Louisville, Sr., Public Health
Kelsey Harrington, North Carolina, Fr., Nutrition
Paige Hofstad, North Carolina, Sr., Peace War & Defense/Public Policy
Sasha Neglia, North Carolina, Fr., Statistics & Analytics
Kelsey Chmiel, NC State, So., Animal Science/Vet Bioscience
Dominque Clairmonte, NC State, Sr., History
Ashley Holt, NC State, Jr., Animal Science
Mariah Howlett, NC State, Sr., Business
Hannah Steelman, NC State, Sr., Psychology
Katelyn Tuohy, NC State, So., Engineering
Erin Archibeck, Notre Dame, Gr., Mechanical Engineering
Maddy Denner, Notre Dame, Jr., Applied & Comp Math and Stats
Olivia Markezich, Notre Dame, So., Marketing
Amanda Vestri, Syracuse, Sr., Health & Exercise Science
Kierra Bothwell, Virginia, Sr., Commerce
Hannah Moran, Virginia, Sr., Kinesiology
Madeline Rehm, Wake Forest, So., Exercise Science
Bold denotes ACC Cross Country Scholar-Athletes of the Year
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