Four Hurricanes Named To All-ACC Academic Track and Field Team
July 10, 2006
Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – Four University of Miami track and field athletes have been named to the 2006 All-ACC Academic Track and Field Team announced by Commissioner John D. Swofford.
Sophomore Andrew Parsons (Glens Falls, N.Y.) and junior Jonathan Scheiner (Katy, Texas) were named to the men’s team, while junior Tabia Charles (Pickering, Ont.) and junior Brenda Faluade (Katy, Texas) were honored on the women’s side.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during their academic career.
Parsons is majoring in Architecture and carries a 3.65 cumulative GPA. He placed 11th at the ACC Indoor Championships in the pentathlon and ninth at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the decathlon, and recorded the team’s top marks in the triple jump and javelin this past outdoor season.
Scheiner, a Finance major with a 3.73 cumulative GPA, placed 28th in the 5000-meters at the ACC Outdoor. He ranked second on the team last season in both the 3000-meters and 5000-meters.
Charles graduated this May with a degree in Psychology completing her course work in just three years. She finished with a cumulative GPA of 3.33 and went on to complete her UM track and field career by winning the 2006 NCAA Outdoor title in the triple jump.
Faluade, who will be entering her senior season, boasts a 3.05 GPA in Exercise Physiology. The six-time All-American earned All-American honors in both the long jump and triple jump at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Championships as well as All-American honors in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
2006 All-ACC Academic Track and Field Team
Men's Track and Field Team
Name, School Class MajorDaniel Alge, Clemson Sr. Bio Systems EngineeringDavid Atkiss, Virginia Tech Sr. Masters of Business, ADMAdam Bingaman, Virginia Tech Jr. Electrical EngineeringLouis Canelli, Boston College Jr. EnglishIan Cassidy, Duke So. Civil EngineeringRobert Clauss, Virginia Tech So. Mechanical EngineeringJohn Crews, NC State So. Mechanical EngineeringMatthew DellaVolpe, Duke So EconomicsAndrew Diakos, Florida State Sr. Sport ManagementPablo Durana, North Carolina Sr. CommunicationsJonathan Fay, Duke Jr. BiologyStephen Furst, NC State So. Aerospace EngineeringJavier Garcia-Tunon, Florida St. So. Business ManagementJosh Hammel, Georgia Tech Jr. Biomedical EngineeringJohn Henderson, NC State Sr. Mathematics EducationRyan Henry, Boston College So. General ManagementStephen Hiltner, Virginia Jr. Chemistry-BiochemistryGarrett Johnson, Florida State Sr. Public AdministrationAndrew Kessler, Clemson Sr. Packaging & ScienceBrian Knapp, Clemson Sr. HR DevelopmentChristopher Kollar, NC State So. Biological SciencesKeith Krieger, Duke Jr. EconomicsThomas Lancashire, Florida State Jr. Exercise ScienceDaniel Lafave, Boston College Jr. International StudiesAndrew Lemoncello, Florida State Sr. Sport ManagementEric Massey, Georgia Tech Sr. Electrical EngineeringTyler McCandless, Maryland So. Physical SciencesBrian Mondschein, Virginia Tech Sr. Mechanical EngineeringMateji Muza, Virginia Tech Fr. GeographyThomas Noyes, Florida State Jr. Math EducationMatthew Owen, Wake Forest Jr. Political Science/HistoryAndrew Parsons, Miami So. ArchitectureJohn Reaves, Maryland Jr. History & JournalismDevin Regan, Maryland Fr. General BusinessIan Reynolds, North Carolina Jr. Political ScienceCharles Salmen, Duke Sr. EnglishJoseph Samaniuk, Virginia Tech Jr. Chemical EngineeringJonathan Scheiner, Miami Jr. FinancePaul Specht, Georgia Tech Jr. Aerospace EngineeringSean Stevens, Wake Forest Sr. Analytical FinanceTibor Vegh, NC State So. EconomicsStephen Walsh, Boston College Jr. Philosophy
Women’s Track and Field TeamName, School Class MajorJenny Barton, Clemson Sr. Biological SciencesKandia Batchelor, Florida State Jr. Business ManagementJennifer Boyd, NC State So. Biomedical EngineeringKristen Callan, Virginia Tech Jr. HistoryTabia Charles, Miami Jr. PsychologyCaitlin Chrisman, Wake Forest So. SociologyBrandy Depland, Georgia Tech Sr. ManagementBrenda Faluade, Miami Jr. Exercise PhysiologySheena Gordon, North Carolina Sr. Exercise ScienceSherlenia Green, Virginia Tech Jr. SociologyLynn Hernandez, Maryland Sr. Criminal JusticeJemissa Hess, NC State Jr. Arts ApplicationsKasey Hill, Boston College Jr. MarketingRandi Hinton, Clemson Sr. Language & Int’l TradeClara Horowitz, Duke Sr. Visual ArtsLacy Janson, Florida State Sr. DieteticsLaurel Jefferson, Maryland Jr. EnglishRhian Jenks, North Carolina Jr. CommunicationsBria Johnson, Maryland Sr. Hearing & Speech ScienceLara Jones, Duke So. EconomicsAshlee Kidd, Georgia Tech Jr. ManagementGeorgia Kloss, North Carolina Jr. Fine ArtsNisha Kurian, Georgia Tech So. Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringSigrid Guni Kreb, Virginia Tech Sr. Masters Health & PEAlexis Lake, Boston College Sr. PhilosophyLatoya Legree, Florida State Sr. Sport ManagementErin Mahony, Virginia Tech Jr. Industrial & Systems Engineering.Abby McGrath, Virginia Tech Jr. Biological SciencesSally Meyerhoff, Duke Sr. HistoryLindsay Neuberger, Wake Forest Sr. CommunicationsNatasha Roetter, Duke Sr. Political ScienceMegan Schuelke, Virginia Jr. CommerceDanielle Siebert, Maryland Sr. Art Studio & EducationJennifer Sims, Georgia Tech Jr. ManagementMichelle Sikes, Wake Forest Jr. Mathematical EconomicsLaura Stanley, Duke Sr. PsychologySaskia Triesscheijn, Virginia Tech Sr. Biological SciencesDebra Vento, Duke Jr. PsychologyJennifer Wade, Virginia Tech Jr. Accounting & Info SystemsVirginia Wheeler, NC State Sr. Materials Sci./EngineeringLydia Willemse, Florida State So. Engineering
