Three Hurricanes Earn All-ACC Academic Football Team Honors
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Three members of the 2010 University of Miami football team have been named to the 2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team, as announced Wednesday by Commissioner John Swofford.
Sophomore Ray-Ray Armstrong and seniors Pat Hill and Ryan Hill were named to the 52-member squad after a standout year in the classroom. With the honor, Armstrong becomes one of just nine players named the academic team that also earned All-ACC recognition on the field in 2010.
To be eligible for consideration for the All-ACC Academic Team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Armstrong and Ryan Hill tied for a team-best three interceptions (along with Vaughn Telemaque) this past season while Armstrong was Miami’s third-leading tackler with 79 total stops from his safety position. Ryan Hill, who was awarded the U Miami Sports Hall of Fame Unsung Hero Award at the team’s postseason banquet, finished the year with 51 tackles and eight pass break-ups.
Pat Hill served as Miami’s starting fullback in 2010. Used primarily as a blocking back, Pat Hill garnered three awards at the team’s postseason banquet: Training Room Comeback Player of the Year; Mariutto Family Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence; and the Melching Leadership Award (as voted on by his teammates).
All 12 ACC schools were represented by at least one selection on the team. The ACC has selected an All-ACC Academic Football team every year since 1954.
A total of five members of the team– including Pat and Ryan Hill – have already graduated and either was in graduate school or pursuing a second bachelor’s degree this past fall.
The 2010 All-ACC Academic Football team:
2010 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team
|
Player |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Major |
Hometown |
|
Miami |
So. |
FS |
Sports Administration |
Sanford, Fla. |
|
|
Travis Baltz |
Maryland |
Sr. |
P-PK |
Business |
Whitehouse, Ohio |
|
Scott Blair |
Georgia Tech |
Sr. |
PK |
Management |
Calhoun, Ga. |
|
Jaron Brown |
Clemson |
So. |
WR |
Management |
Cheraw, S.C. |
|
Kelby Brown |
Duke |
Fr. |
LB |
Undecided |
Matthews, N.C. |
|
Lee Butler |
Duke |
Jr. |
CB |
Computer Science |
Anderson, S.C. |
|
Curtis Byrd |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
FB |
Business |
Durham, N.C. |
|
Anthony Castonzo |
Boston College |
Sr. |
OL |
Biochemistry |
Hawthorn Woods, Ill. |
|
Mason Cloy |
Clemson |
Jr. |
G |
Parks, Recreation & Tourism |
Columbia, S.C. |
|
Danny Coale |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
WR |
Marketing Management |
Lexington, Va. |
|
Ross Cockrell |
Duke |
Fr. |
CB |
Undecided |
Waxhaw, N.C. |
|
Matt Daniels |
Duke |
Sr. |
DB |
Public Policy |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
|
Chris Drager |
Virginia Tech |
Jr. |
DE |
HNFE |
Jefferson Hills, Pa. |
|
A. J. Francis |
Maryland |
So. |
DL |
Government & Politics |
Severn, Md. |
|
Dalton Freeman |
Clemson |
So. |
C |
Communications |
Pelion, S.C. |
|
Bennett Fulper |
Maryland |
So. |
C |
Letters & Sciences |
Gretna, Va. |
|
John Graves |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
DT |
HD |
Richmond, Va. |
|
Rashard Hall |
Clemson |
So. |
S |
Marketing |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
|
David Harding |
Duke |
Fr. |
G |
Undecided |
Orlando, Fla. |
|
Cooper Helfet |
Duke |
Jr. |
TE |
Sociology |
Kentfield, Calif. |
|
Mark Herzlich |
Boston College |
Sr.*. |
LB |
Business Administration |
Wayne, Pa. |
|
Kyle Hill |
Duke |
Jr. |
T |
Sociology |
Orlando, Fla. |
|
Miami |
Sr.* |
FB |
Liberal Studies |
Torrance, Calif. |
|
|
Miami |
Sr.*. |
CB |
Liberal Studies |
Tallahassee, Fla. |
|
|
Michael Hoag |
Wake Forest |
Jr. |
G |
Communication |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
Dustin Hopkins |
Florida State |
So. |
PK |
Communications |
Houston, Tex. |
|
James Hurst |
North Carolina |
Fr. |
T |
Exercise & Sports Science |
Plainfield, Ind. |
|
Mike Ingersoll |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
T |
Communication Studies |
Mint Hill, N.C. |
|
Will Jackson |
Georgia Tech |
Fr. |
G |
Management |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
Roddy Jones |
Georgia Tech |
Jr.. |
AB |
Management |
Stone Mountain, Ga. |
|
EJ Manuel |
Florida State |
So. |
QB |
Communications |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
|
Brandon Maye |
Clemson |
Jr.. |
LB |
Sociology |
Mobile, Ala. |
|
Brian Moore |
Duke |
So. |
G |
Undecided |
Coral Gables, Fla. |
|
Zack Pianalto |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
TE |
Communication Studies |
Springdale, Ark. |
|
Paul Pinegar |
Maryland |
Sr. |
T |
History |
Brookeville, Md. |
|
Christian Ponder |
Florida State |
Sr.* |
QB |
MBA |
Colleyville, Tx. |
|
Shane Popham |
Wake Forest |
Sr. |
P |
Business |
Crestview Hills, Ky. |
|
Robert Randolph |
Virginia |
Jr. |
PK |
Environmental Sciences |
Naples, Fla. |
|
Sean Renfree |
Duke |
So. |
QB |
Public Policy |
Scottsdale, Ariz. |
|
Chris Rwabukamba |
Duke |
Sr. |
CB |
Public Policy |
Windsor, Ontario, Can. |
|
Nathan Richman |
Boston College |
Jr.. |
G |
Communications |
North Easton, Mass. |
|
Zebrie Sanders |
Florida State |
Jr. |
T |
Retail Merchandising |
Dayton, Ohio |
|
Perry Simmons |
Duke |
Fr. |
T |
Undecided |
Raleigh, N.C. |
|
Will Snyderwine |
Duke |
Sr. |
PK |
Economics |
Potomac, Md. |
|
Donovan Varner |
Duke |
Jr. |
WR |
Sociology |
Miami, Fla. |
|
Logan Walls |
Georgia Tech |
Sr. |
DT |
Management |
Dawsonville, Ga. |
|
Beau Warren |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
C |
German |
Clifton, Va. |
|
Doug Weaver |
Wake Forest |
Jr. |
T |
Bus. & Enterprise Mgmt. |
Roxboro, N.C. |
|
Andre Williams |
Boston College |
So. |
RB |
Communications |
Schnecksville, Pa. |
|
David Wilson |
Virginia Tech |
So. |
RB-KR |
University Studies |
Danville, Va. |
|
Russell Wilson |
NC State |
Jr.*.. |
QB |
Communications |
Richmond, Va. |
|
Dawson Zimmerman |
Clemson |
Jr. |
P |
English |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
* Denotes student-athlete has already graduated and was in graduate school this past fall. Class refers to athletic eligibility
