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Chris Gray has been named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
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Gray Recognized As ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
June 15, 2021 | Men's Lacrosse, Academics
Senior Chris Gray has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year and leads six Tar Heels selected for the All-ACC Academic Team, announced on Tuesday by the league.
Joining Gray on the team are Will Bowen, Collin Krieg, Connor Maher, Zac Tucci and Matt Wright.
Gray, an attackman from Wading River, N.Y., was the 2021 ACC Offensive Player of the Year and recipient of an ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship. He majored in management and society and will begin studies at Kenan-Flagler Business School in the coming year.
Bowen, a junior defenseman from Cohasset, Mass., majored in business administration and graduated from UNC in May.
Krieg, a freshman goalkeeper from Stony Brook, N.Y., has not yet declared a major.
Maher, a junior midfielder from Timonium, Md., is majoring in business administration.
Tucci, a junior face-off specialist from Bedford, N.H., is also a business administration major.
Wright, a sophomore defenseman from Calgary, Alberta, is majoring in exercise and sport science.
2021 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Men's Lacrosse
Chris Gray
2021 All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team
Mike Adler, Duke, G, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Braden Burke, Duke, D, Jr., Political Science
Owen Caputo, Duke, M, Jr., Sociology
Tyler Carpenter, Duke, LSM, So., Sociology
JT Giles-Harris, Duke, D, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Jake Naso, Duke, FO, Fr., Undeclared
Brennan O'Neill, Duke, A, Fr., Undeclared
Joe Robertson, Duke, A, Sr., Political Science
Michael Sowers, Duke, A, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Will Bowen, North Carolina, D, Jr., Business Administration
Chris Gray, North Carolina, A, Sr., Management & Society
Collin Krieg, North Carolina, G, Fr., Undecided
Connor Maher, North Carolina, M, Jr., Business Administration
Zac Tucci, North Carolina, FO, Jr., Business Administration
Matt Wright, North Carolina, D, So., Exercise and Sport Science
Arden Cohen, Notre Dame, D, Sr., Finance
Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame, G, So., Political Science
Kyle Gallagher, Notre Dame, FO, Gr., Master of Science Management
Ryan Hallenbeck, Notre Dame, SSDM, Sr., Finance
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame, A, So., Finance
Jack Kielty, Notre Dame, D, Gr., Master of Nonprofit Administration
Kyle Thornton, Notre Dame, Gr., Master of Science Management
Brendan Curry, Syracuse, M, Sr., Marketing Management
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse, M, Sr., Comm Rhet Studies
Brett Kennedy, Syracuse, LSM, Gr., Info Security Management
Drake Porter, Syracuse, G, Gr., Intercol Ath Adv
Stephen Rehfuss, Syracuse, A, Gr., Intercol Ath Adv
Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse, M, Gr., Info Security Management
Jared Conners, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Payton Cormier, Virginia, A, So., American Studies
Cole Kastner, Virginia, D, Fr., Undeclared
Kyle Kology, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Peter LaSalla, Virginia, M, Jr., American Studies
Ian Laviano, Virginia, A, Sr., Psychology
Matt Moore, Virginia, A, Sr., Foreign Affairs
Alex Rode, Virginia, G, Sr., Youth and Social Innovation
Cade Saustad, Virginia, A, So., Economics
Connor Schellenberger, Virginia, A, R-Fr., Undeclared
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