Three UM Student-Athletes Receive ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Awards
Courtesy theACC.com
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference is set to honor 54 student-athletes who have been selected as 2022 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipients.
This year’s list includes three student-athletes who will also receive the Thacker Award and nine student-athletes who plan to pursue professional careers in their chosen sports and were named honorary recipients. The three 2022 ACC Postgraduate Scholars from Miami are Selena Fortich (soccer), Abigail Schwenger (rowing) and Priscilla Hernandez (volleyball).
“Congratulations to this year’s incredible ACC postgraduate scholarship recipients,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips, Ph.D. “Each one of these individuals represents what’s best in college athletics and I’m extremely proud of their amazing accomplishments thus far. We look forward to following what is sure to be a meaningful and successful future as they move ahead in their respective careers.”
The Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford and Jim and Pat Thacker postgraduate scholarships are awarded to selected student-athletes who intend to pursue a graduate degree following completion of their undergraduate requirements. Each recipient will receive $6,000 toward his or her graduate education. Those honored have performed with distinction in both the classroom and their respective sport, while demonstrating exemplary conduct in the community.
This year’s class of postgraduate scholarship recipients will be highlighted in a one-hour show on ACC Network that will air in May.
The following student-athletes will be recognized as 2022 ACC Postgraduate Scholars:
Name, Institution, Sport, Major
Marnelle Garraud, Boston College, Women’s Basketball, Management – Information Systems/Business Analytics
Bolang Meng, Boston College, Men’s Fencing, Management – Finance/Business Analytics
Eleanor Mataya, Boston College, Softball, Management – Accounting for Finance and Consulting/Business Analytics
George Marks, Clemson, Men’s Soccer, Psychology
Cammy Pereira, Clemson, Softball, Psychology
Sydney Dawson, Clemson, Women’s Soccer, Psychology
Tess Boade, Duke, Women’s Soccer, International Comparative Studies
Josh Finesilver, Duke, Wrestling, Evolutionary Anthropology
Cooper Stinson, Duke, Baseball, Biology
Gabrielle Carle, Florida State, Women’s Soccer, Exercise Physiology
Izaak Bastian, Florida State, Men’s Swimming and Diving, Athletic Training
Kelechi Nwanaga, Florida State, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Economics
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, Georgia Tech, Women’s Basketball, Business Administration
Mikaila Dowd, Georgia Tech, Women’s Volleyball, Biomedical Engineering
Kyle Barone, Georgia Tech, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Computer Science
Gabriela Leon, Louisville, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Health and Human Performance-Exercise Science
Alli Bitting, Louisville, Field Hockey, Sport Administration
Selena Fortich, Miami, Women’s Soccer, Political Science & Criminology
Abigail Schwenger, Miami, Rowing, Elementary & Exceptional Education and Spanish
Priscilla Hernandez, Miami, Women’s Volleyball, Management
Abby Pitcairn, North Carolina, Field Hockey, Biology
Meredith Sholder, North Carolina, Field Hockey, Biology
Zach Tucci, North Carolina, Men’s Lacrosse, Business Administration
Eric Knowles, NC State, Men’s Swimming and Diving, Materials Science and Engineering
Trent Hidlay, NC State, Wrestling, Business Administration
Sophie Hansson, NC State, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Business Administration
Andrew J. Alexander, Notre Dame, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Management (MSM)
Maddy Denner, Notre Dame, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS)
Philip K. Quinton, Notre Dame, Men’s Soccer, Political Science
Jackson Walti, Pitt, Men’s Soccer, Sustainable Engineering
Felix Wolter, Pitt, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Computer Science
Meghan Root, Syracuse, Women’s Soccer, Public Relations
Polina Shemanova, Syracuse, Women’s Volleyball, Communication & Rhetorical Studies & Linguistic Studies
Rebecca Jarrett, Virginia, Women’s Soccer, Media Studies & American Studies – American Studies and Media Studies (Distinguished Major Program); minor in Entrepreneurship
Courtlynne Caskin, Virginia, Women’s Lacrosse, Media Studies
Owayne Owens, Virginia, Men’s Track & Field, Sociology/Masters Public Policy
Emily Gray, Virginia Tech, Women’s Soccer, Sports Media and Analytics
Patrick Forrest, Virginia Tech, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Management
Tyreke Sapp, Virginia Tech, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Communications & Public Relations
Shayla Brianna Smart, Wake Forest, Women’s Soccer, Health and Exercise Science
Zach Facioni, Wake Forest, Men’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Economics
Anna Maria Brylin, Wake Forest, Women’s Tennis, Finance
Jim & Pat Thacker Scholarship Recipients
Name, Institution, Sport, Major
Michaela Dukes, Louisville, Rowing, Biology
Olivia Miller, Pitt, Women’s Gymnastics, Rehabilitation Science
Claire Cooke, Syracuse, Field Hockey, Human Development and Family Science
Honorary Scholarship Nominees
Name, Institution, Sport, Major
Marc McLaughlin, Boston College, Men’s Ice Hockey, Management – Finance/Management and Leadership
Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson, Men’s Golf, Management
Gina Kim, Duke, Women’s Golf, Psychology
Jenna Johnson, Florida State, Women’s Beach Volleyball, Biomaterials and Polymers
Nicole Fegans, Georgia Tech, Women’s Cross Country/Track & Field, Business Administration
Julia Poole, NC State, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Communication
Kianna Smith, Louisville, Women’s Basketball, Master of Business Administration
Rachel S. Tanczos, Notre Dame, Women’s Track & Field, Non-Degree
Cal Adomitis, Pitt, Football, Economics
