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Success In The Classroom Honored At Annual Academic Awards Luncheon
April 29, 2025 | Academics
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- As the 2024-25 academic year draws to a close, Carolina Athletics gathered for its annual Academic Awards Luncheon from the George Hill Alumni Center on Tuesday afternoon.
Each year, UNC honors the five male and five female graduating senior student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point averages. As a group, these student-athletes boast an overall GPA of 3.86.
2025 Top Ten Scholar-Athletes Honorees
Paul Barton
Men's Lacrosse • Majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Spanish for the Profession
William Coogan
Men's Cross Country • Majoring in Biology with a minor in Neuroscience & Philosophy, Politics and Economics
William Hardy
Football • Majoring in Business Administration
Madelyn May
Volleyball • Exercise & Sport Science Graduate
Working towards Master of Applied Professional Studies
Carlie Myrtle
Softball • Majoring in Peace, War and Defense with a minor in Conflict Management & Cognitive Science
Georgia Nel
Women's Swimming & Diving • Majoring in Business Administration with Minors in French & Geography
Claudia Quintaba
Rowing • Majoring in Public Policy & Economics with Minors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Colton Sands
Men's Cross Country • Majoring in Geological Sciences & Geography
Ryan Silver
Men's Swimming & Diving • Majoring in Business Administration
Molly Warden
Rowing • Majoring in Biology and Romance Languages
Staff of the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes also took time to recognize all achievements of the year including, all Tar Heel Scholar-Athletes, 4.0 club, ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, Academic All-District, Academic All-America, the Bubba Cunningham's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athletes, All-ACC Academic Teams, ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarships, Phi Beta Kappa and the ACC Excellence Award.
Each year, UNC honors the five male and five female graduating senior student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point averages. As a group, these student-athletes boast an overall GPA of 3.86.
2025 Top Ten Scholar-Athletes Honorees
Paul Barton
Men's Lacrosse • Majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Spanish for the Profession
William Coogan
Men's Cross Country • Majoring in Biology with a minor in Neuroscience & Philosophy, Politics and Economics
William Hardy
Football • Majoring in Business Administration
Madelyn May
Volleyball • Exercise & Sport Science Graduate
Working towards Master of Applied Professional Studies
Carlie Myrtle
Softball • Majoring in Peace, War and Defense with a minor in Conflict Management & Cognitive Science
Georgia Nel
Women's Swimming & Diving • Majoring in Business Administration with Minors in French & Geography
Claudia Quintaba
Rowing • Majoring in Public Policy & Economics with Minors in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Colton Sands
Men's Cross Country • Majoring in Geological Sciences & Geography
Ryan Silver
Men's Swimming & Diving • Majoring in Business Administration
Molly Warden
Rowing • Majoring in Biology and Romance Languages
Staff of the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes also took time to recognize all achievements of the year including, all Tar Heel Scholar-Athletes, 4.0 club, ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, Academic All-District, Academic All-America, the Bubba Cunningham's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athletes, All-ACC Academic Teams, ACC Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarships, Phi Beta Kappa and the ACC Excellence Award.
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