Program-Record 21 Named To 2026 All-ACC Academic Men’s Lacrosse Team

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Program-Record 21 Named To 2026 All-ACC Academic Men’s Lacrosse Team

June 25, 2026 | Men's Lacrosse, Academics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A program-record 21 North Carolina men's lacrosse players were named to the 2026 All-ACC Academic Men's Lacrosse Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.

The Tar Heels earning academic recognition from the ACC include: Cole Aasheim, Luke Bair, Chase Cellucci, Owen Dixon, Owen Duffy, Caswell Friedman, Colin Hannigan, Caden Harshbarger, Parker Hoffman, Brett Koopman, Luke Macaluso, Josh Marcus, Parker McDonald, Gary Merrill, Andrew Preis, Nate Sage, Mason Szewczyk, Peter Thomann, Brady Wambach, Brevin Wilson and Matt Wrede.

Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade-point average for the previous two semesters and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career. Additionally, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.

Dixon, Duffy, Koopman Preis and Wrede earned All-ACC Academic Team recognition for the third time in their careers, as Aasheim, Cellucci, Hannigan, Harshbarger, Hoffman, Szewczyk, Thomann and Wilson collected honors for the second time.

Tar Heels On The 2026 All-ACC Academic Team
Cole Aasheim: Management and Society
Luke Bair: Business Administration
Chase Cellucci: Business Administration
Owen Dixon: Economics
Owen Duffy: Management and Society
Caswell Friedman: Business Administration
Colin Hannigan: Economics
Caden Harshbarger: Business Administration
Parker Hoffman: Business Administration
Brett Koopman: Exercise and Sport Science
Luke Macaluso: Business Administration
Josh Marcus: Business Administration
Parker McDonald: Business Administration
Gary Merrill: Business Administration
Andrew Preis: Economics
Nate Sage: Economics
Mason Szewczyk: Business Administration
Peter Thomann: Management and Society
Brady Wambach: Management and Society
Brevin Wilson: Business Administration
Matt Wrede: Management and Society