GREENSBORO, N.C. – A record 2,903 student-athletes, including 290 Tar Heels, have been named to the 56th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll, recognizing academic excellence by student-athletes during the 2011-12 academic year. ACC Commissioner John Swofford announced the list on Wednesday.
Carolina's total of 290 is the school's highest since 2004-05, when 294 student-athletes were named to the list. Forty-three more UNC student-athletes made the list in 2011-12 than in the previous academic year.
The ACC Academic Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.00 or better for the full academic year.
UNC ranked fourth this year among the 12 conference schools in number of honorees, just one student-athlete behind third-place Virginia (291). Duke was first with 452 and Boston College had 369. After Carolina, the rest of the list was Maryland (259), Virginia Tech (225), NC State (209), Clemson (194), Florida State (192), Georgia Tech (149), Wake Forest (140) and Miami (133).
UNC gymnastics senior Krista Jasper was one of 26 student-athletes named to the list for the fifth time in their careers.
Three other Tar Heels were among the 19 student-athletes to earn ACC Academic Honor Roll recognition as well as ACC Player of the Year honors. Those three are Stephanie Peacock (women's swimming), Lori Spignola (softball) and Tyler Zeller (men's basketball).
Tar Heels on the 2011-12 ACC Academic Honor Roll, with number of times named to the list:
Frank Abbondanza 1........................... Wrestling
Harry Adams 1.......................................... Fencing
Cameron Ahari 1........................................ Tennis
Michelle Ahn 3.................................................. Golf
Kacie Albert 2........................................... Fencing
Kristin Aloi 2......................................... Gymnastics
Joseph Alter 2.......................................... Fencing
Kaitlyn Anderson 2............................... Volleyball
Katie Ardrey 2.................................. Field Hockey
Kristin Arnold 1...................................... Swimming
Samuel Austin 2....................................... Fencing
Jake Bailey 1.......................................... Lacrosse
Erika Baker 1............................................. Rowing
Caitlin Ball 1................................................ Soccer
Jake Barnhart 1..................................... Wrestling
Patrick Barrett 1................................................ Golf
Shannon Beamon 3................................ Fencing
Erica Behm 1.......................................... Volleyball
Tollie Bell 1...................................... Field Hockey
Erin Berg 2................................................. Rowing
Kayla Berringer 1................................. Volleyball
Faizal Bin Abdul Aziz 1........................... Fencing
Jimmy Bitter 1.......................................... Lacrosse
Jonathan Blake 1.................................... Fencing
Shelbey Bleke 4.................................... Volleyball
Brian Bollerman 1................................. Swimming
Ashley Bone 2............................................ Softball
Chelsea Boorman 2................................. Rowing
Kathleen Borden 1................................... Rowing
Flannery Bowman 1................................. Rowing
Danielle Brock 3........................................... Track
Amber Brooks 3.......................................... Soccer
Rebecca Brooks 3................................ Swimming
Laura Broomfield 3............................. Basketball
Taylor Brown 3................................... Gymnastics
Sara Buchholz 2........................................ Softball
Katie Burger 2........................................... Rowing
Joey Burkhardt 1........................................ Tennis
Vicki Burton 1............................................ Fencing
Malia Cali 2.................................................... Track
Caroline Campbell 1............................... Rowing
Kara Cannizzaro 2................................ Lacrosse
Kim Carducci 1...................................... Swimming
Steve Cebertowicz 1............................ Swimming
Allen Champagne 1................................ Football
Jackie Chang 1................................................ Golf
Jonathan Cooper 2................................ Football
Stewart Cooper 1................................ Basketball
Brittney Coppa 1.................................... Lacrosse
Kelly Corish 1........................................ Swimming
Emily Cornwell 2................................. Gymnastics
Margaret Corzel 2................................. Lacrosse
Acacia Cosentino 2........................... Gymnastics
Joe Costigan 1....................................... Lacrosse
James Coxe 2............................................. Tennis
Rebecca Crabb 2...................................... Soccer
Ryan Creighton 2.................................. Lacrosse
Alex Cremer 4............................................... Track
Patrick Crouch 2.................................. Basketball
Zoe De Bruycker 3..................................... Tennis
Brad Deal 1............................................... Fencing
Rachel Deary 2........................................ Fencing
Jasmine Dennis 1..................................... Rowing
Dane Dickey 1........................................ Lacrosse
Nathan Diehl 1.......................................... Soccer
Marisa Dobbins 2......................................... Track
Meghan Drake 3............................. Field Hockey
Jimmy Dunster 2..................................... Lacrosse
David Dupont 2.................................... Basketball
Elizabeth Durkac 3............................ Gymnastics
Sarah Eastley 1.................................. Gymnastics
Darvin Ebanks 1......................................... Soccer
Brooke Elby 1.............................................. Soccer
Elisha Elliot 1.............................................. Softball
James Ellis 1..................................................... Golf
Beth Ellis 1............................................... Lacrosse
Laura Escobar 3.................................... Lacrosse
Morgan Evans 1................................. Gymnastics
Lianne Farber 2........................................... Track
Breada Farrell 2.................................... Lacrosse
Shinann Featherston 4............................ Tennis
Kyle Ficker 1.......................................... Swimming
Leslie Finch 1........................................... Fencing
Gratton Fisher 2............................................ Track
Sarah Finn 1............................................. Fencing
Cori Floyd 1................................................... Track
Tia Gaffen 1........................................... Volleyball
Emily Garrity 1......................................... Lacrosse
Adelaide Gay 2........................................... Soccer
John Paul Gaylor 1.............................. Swimming
Taylor George 2.................................... Lacrosse
Aleksandra Georgieva 2.................... Volleyball
Jeremy Gerlach 2......................................... Track
Kaylie Gibson 2..................................... Volleyball
Daniel Giles 2........................................... Fencing
Sarah Giles 2............................................. Rowing
Antonio Giorgio 1.................................. Wrestling
Taryn Gjurich 3............................... Field Hockey
Katherine Glenn 1.................................... Rowing
Connor Gonet 1....................................... Football
Sofia Gonzalez 1...................................... Rowing
Mark Goodpaster 1................................. Fencing
Scott Goodwin 3......................................... Soccer
Andrew Gores 1......................................... Tennis
Bianca Gray 1............................................ Soccer
Courtney Gunter 1.......................................... Golf
Paige Hanson 2..................................... Lacrosse
Cora Harms 2........................................ Volleyball
Haley Hemm 4............................................. Tennis
Chris Hendel 1......................................... Fencing
Jose Hernandez 2..................................... Tennis
Meghan Herwig 1.................................... Fencing
Esben Hess-Olesen 1............................... Tennis
Tyler Hill 1.............................................. Swimming
Brian Holberton 2................................... Baseball
Marcus Holman 2................................... Lacrosse
Meredith Hoover 2............................... Swimming
Scott Houston 1............................................. Track
Nelson Hurst 1......................................... Football
Gerard Iervolino 1................................... Fencing
Michelle Ikoma 3................................. Gymnastics
Michael Jacobs 2.......................................... Track
Jarrod James 1........................................ Football
Danielle Jansen 2................................ Swimming
Krista Jasper 5.................................... Gymnastics
Ryland Jones 2..................................... Swimming
Samantha Jorgensen 1.............................. Track
Kendall Karson 1...................................... Rowing
Katie Keel 4............................................ Swimming
Frankie Kelly 2....................................... Lacrosse
Jenna Kelly 1............................................. Softball
Emily Kelly 1........................................... Swimming
Ryan Kilpatrick 1.................................... Lacrosse
Jeeho Kim 4.............................................. Fencing
Jake Kinzbach 1................................... Swimming
Allie Kirchhofer 1................................... Lacrosse
Shannon Kirchmer 1................................ Rowing
Stevie Kirkup 2....................................... Lacrosse
Kyle Kiss 1............................................... Wrestling
Aislinn Klos 2............................................ Fencing
Emily Kowalczyk 1.................................... Fencing
Stephanie Krider 1................................... Softball
Matus Kriska 1............................................... Track
Abby Lantz 1.............................................. Rowing
Chaney LaReau 1............................... Volleyball
Jordan Larson 1...................................... Fencing
Victor Leclere 4..................................... Swimming
Emily Leidolf 1........................................... Rowing
Elizabeth Lindley 3............................ Gymnastics
Lillie Lingo 1........................................... Lacrosse
Sarah List 3............................................ Swimming
Gillian Litynski 1....................................... Fencing
Robbie Lovejoy 2...................................... Soccer
Mariana Lucena 3........................................ Track
Milton Lyles 2.......................................... Lacrosse
Meghan Lyons 3............................. Field Hockey
David MacDonald 2............................. Swimming
Rachel Magerman 2...................... Field Hockey
Meredith Magjuka 3........................... Gymnastics
Marta Malmberg 2........................... Field Hockey
Pete Mangum 4........................................ Football
Ryan Mangum 1....................................... Football
Gladys Manzur 3...................................... Fencing
Carie Mastrianni 3.................................... Rowing
Jack McBride 1....................................... Lacrosse
Brian McClintock 1................................ Swimming
Charlie McComas 1............................... Lacrosse
Kieren McDonald 3............................... Lacrosse
Kelly McFarlane 2...................................... Soccer
Sam McGee 1.......................................... Lacrosse
Emily McGee 3....................................... Volleyball
Michael McGowan 1........................................ Golf
Blair Meiggs 4............................................ Rowing
Jesse Mendes 1.................................... Swimming
Taylor Meyer 3............................................ Tennis
Ashley Miess 3............................................... Track
Barkley Minton 1......................................... Soccer
Brie Mittan 2.............................................. Fencing
Mike Mohr 2............................................ Swimming
Jenna Moore 4...................................... Swimming
Scott Morgan 1.............................................. Track
Laura Moriarity 2.................................. Swimming
Tyler Morton 4........................................ Lacrosse
Benton Moss 1......................................... Baseball
Chris Munnelly 1..................................... Baseball
Zack Munroe 1................................................. Golf
Patrick Myers 1...................................... Swimming
Kevin Nadeau 4....................................... Fencing
Brett Nagle 1.......................................... Swimming
Jessica Nerkowski 1................................ Rowing
Lindsay Newman 3.................................. Rowing
Kat Nigro 1................................................... Soccer
Katie Nolan 2......................................... Swimming
Carter Norbo 2.............................................. Track
Patrick O'Donnovan 2......................... Swimming
Kealia Ohai 2.............................................. Soccer
Shannon O'Neil 2..................................... Rowing
Brianna Osinski 2.................................... Fencing
Cameron Oversteet 1.................................. Track
Brock Park 4.......................................... Swimming
William Parker 2......................................... Tennis
Bailey Patrick 1................................................. Golf
Stephanie Peacock 1.......................... Swimming
Hans Peng 2............................................. Fencing
Katherine Perry 2............................................ Golf
Marie Pescareta 4................................ Swimming
April Peterson 1........................................ Rowing
Katie Petry 1............................................... Rowing
Emmalie Pfankuch 4.................................. Soccer
Chadd Pierce 2............................................. Track
Katie Plyler 2.................................... Field Hockey
Camilla Powierza 3................................. Fencing
Caleb Pressley 1..................................... Football
Isaac Presson 1............................................ Track
Aaron Pritchard 1.................................... Fencing
Sarah Priest 1............................................ Rowing
Ryan Ramsey 2............................................. Track
Katie Rechsteiner 2............................. Swimming
Samantha Reeves 1............................... Fencing
Robert Register 1............................................ Golf
Peter Rehder 3............................................. Track
Karley Rempel 1........................................... Track
Josh Rice 3.................................................. Soccer
Travis Riley 1............................................ Football
Natalie Ritter 1...................................... Swimming
Gene Robinson 1.................................... Football
Jenna Rodrigues 2................................. Fencing
Morgan Rubin 1..................................... Lacrosse
Jackie Rudolph 3................................. Swimming
Laura Ruscoe 4.................................... Swimming
Joey Sankey 1........................................ Lacrosse
Maria Santoyo 2........................................ Rowing
Janell Sargent 1................................. Gymnastics
Jordan Scarboro 2................................... Softball
Maia Schechter 1............................................. Golf
Emily Schmidt 1...................................... Swimming
Lindsay Scott 1....................................... Lacrosse
Sloane Serpe 1...................................... Lacrosse
Lidea Shahidi 1....................................... Fencing
Matt Shannon 1...................................... Lacrosse
Emma Shaw 4............................................ Rowing
Loren Shealy 1............................... Field Hockey
Karen Sherrier 1....................................... Rowing
Anna Sieloff 2.............................................. Soccer
Nina Simonini 1......................................... Rowing
Caileigh Sindall 1.................................. Lacrosse
Wil Singley 2.......................................... Swimming
Danielle Silverling 1............................ Swimming
Zoe Skinner 2......................................... Lacrosse
Laura Slater 2............................................. Tennis
Kameron Spence 1...................................... Track
Lori Spignola 1.......................................... Softball
Mark Staines 3........................................ Lacrosse
Jacob Stallings 2.................................... Baseball
Tasha Stanley 1............................................ Track
Amanda Stewart 1.................................... Rowing
Katherine Summerton 1.......................... Rowing
Julie Swaim 1................................................. Track
Nuffy Swanson 2................................... Swimming
Farrell Sweeney 1..................................... Soccer
Sarah Tanner 4.................................... Swimming
Shane Taylor 2....................................... Baseball
Sarah Thompson 1.................................... Soccer
Maura Thornton 1................................... Fencing
TJ Thorpe 1.............................................. Football
Maxwell Tice-Lewis 1............................. Fencing
Samantha Travers 1...................... Field Hockey
Alex Utley 1............................................ Wrestling
Heather Van Wallendael 3................... Fencing
Ashely Verplank 4........................................ Track
Courtney Waite 1.................................. Lacrosse
David Walden 2......................................... Soccer
Malai Walker 3.............................................. Track
Lauren Walker 1....................................... Softball
Alex Walters 3........................................... Soccer
Claire Wardius 3...................................... Rowing
Kristine Welsh-Loveman 3...................... Soccer
Kelli Wheeler 4.......................................... Softball
Elizabeth Whelan 1..................................... Track
Allie White 3...................................................... Golf
Nate Wiecha 2......................................... Fencing
Parker Williams 1.................................... Fencing
Paige Williams 3........................................ Softball
Rachel Wood 1.......................................... Soccer
Bryant Wooten 3................................... Swimming
Andrew Wright 3..................................... Fencing
Vivian Xu 1................................................ Fencing
Reeves Zaytoun 1........................................... Golf
Tyler Zeller 4........................................ Basketball
Laura Zimmerman 4.............................. Lacrosse
