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ACC Announces 2016 All-ACC Academic Football Team
Six Eagles named all-academic; tied for second-most in the ACC
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Six Boston College student-athletes were named to the 66-man 2016 All-ACC Academic Football team announced Wednesday by Commissioner John Swofford. Representing Boston College on the All-ACC Academic Football team were junior Jon Baker, senior Truman Gutapfel, senior Kevin Kavalec, graduate student Jimmy Lowery, junior Connor Strachan and graduate student Patrick Towles.
To be eligible for consideration for the team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his undergraduate and/or graduate academic career.
Duke led all schools with 14 selections, followed by Boston College, Pitt and Wake Forest with six each, Syracuse and Virginia Tech with five, and Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami and NC State with four apiece. Virginia had three players chosen, followed by Louisville (2), North Carolina (2) and Florida State (one).
All 14 ACC schools were represented on the team. The ACC has selected an All-ACC Academic Football team every year since 1954. Nineteen members of the team have already received their undergraduate degrees.
The team was chosen from a pool of 143 ACC football student-athletes who were nominated by their schools.
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2016 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team
Player School………………. Class……. Pos…. Major……………………………………………….. Hometown
Jonathan Baker……………… Boston College……. Jr………… OL…… General Management………………………… Millis, Mass.
Braxton Berrios……………… Miami……………….. Jr………… WR….. Entrepreneurship……………………………… Raleigh, N.C.
*Adam Bisnowaty………….. Pitt…………………… Gr……….. T…….. Health & Physical Activity…………………. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alex Bookser………………… Pitt…………………… So.-R…… G……. Communication……………………………… Pittsburgh, Pa.
*Ben Boulware……………… Clemson……………. Sr……….. LB…… Sociology………………………………………. Anderson, S.C.
Garrett Bradbury…………… NC State……………. Jr.-R…….. G……. Operations/Supply Chain Mgt…………… Charlotte, N.C.
Gabe Brandner……………… Duke………………… Jr.-R…….. T…….. Evolution Anthropology………………… Blythewood, S.C.
Parker Braun…………………. Georgia Tech……… Fr……….. T…….. Literature, Media & Communication……. Hallsville, Tex.
Cade Carney…………………. Wake Forest………. Fr……….. TB…… Undeclared……………………………………. Advance, N.C.
Geron Christian……………… Louisville……………. So……….. T…….. Pre-Business………………………………………… Ocala, Fla.
Chuck Clark…………………… Virginia Tech………. Sr……….. CB-S… Human Development………………………….. Suffolk, Va.
*Nicholas Conte…………….. Virginia……………… Sr.-R……. P…….. Masters in Higher Education……………….. Roanoke, Va.
Cody Conway………………… Syracuse……………. So……….. OL…… Sports Management……………………………. Plainfield, Ill.
Austin Davis………………….. Duke………………… Jr.-R…….. C…….. Political Science…………………………….. Mansfield, Tex.
Landon Dickerson………….. Florida State………. Fr……….. T…….. Sports Management…………………………… Hickory, N.C.
Eric Dungey…………………… Syracuse……………. So……….. QB….. Finance…………………………………… Lake Oswego, Ore.
Tremaine Edmunds………… Virginia Tech………. So……….. LB…… COMM Studies………………………………….. Danville, Va.
*DeVon Edwards…………… Duke………………… Sr.-R……. S…….. Psychology……………………………………. Covington, Ga.
Brandon Facyson…………… Virginia Tech………. Jr.-R…….. CB…… Biology……………………………………………. Newnan, Ga.
Bryon Fields………………….. Duke………………… Jr.-R…….. CB…… Economics…………………………………….. Charlotte, N.C.
*Ryan Finley…………………. NC State……………. Jr.-R…….. QB….. Masters of Liberal Arts……………………… Phoenix, Ariz.
Matt Galambos……………… Pitt…………………… Sr……….. LB…… Communication……………………………… Collingdale, Pa.
Eric Gallo………………………. Virginia Tech………. Jr………… C…….. Finance…………………………………………… Richboro, Pa.
Joe Giles-Harris……………… Duke………………… Fr.-R……. LB…… Undeclared………………………………………… Nyack, N.Y.
Truman Gutapfel…………… Boston College……. Sr……….. DT…… Economics……………………………………… Harrison, Ohio
Justin Herron………………… Wake Forest………. So.-R…… T…….. Psychology………………………………… Silver Spring, Md.
Tobijah Hughley…………….. Louisville……………. Sr.-R……. C…….. Sports Administration………………………. Lexington, Ky.
*Ryan Janvion……………….. Wake Forest………. Sr.-R……. SS…… Business & Enterprise Mgt……….. Pembroke Pines, Fla.
Daniel Jones…………………. Duke………………… Fr.-R……. QB….. Undeclared…………………………………… Charlotte, N.C.
Brad Kaaya……………………. Miami……………….. Jr………… QB….. Public Relations………………………….. Los Angeles, Calif.
Kevin Kavalec………………… Boston College……. Sr……….. DE…… Economics………………………. Middleburg Heights, Ohio
Micah Kiser…………………… Virginia……………… Jr………… MLB… Foreign Affairs……………………………….. Baltimore, Md.
*Michael Lasker…………….. Syracuse……………. Sr.-R……. OL…… Instructional Design, Dev. & Evaluation…. Corona, Calif.
Dexter Lawrence…………… Clemson……………. Fr……….. DT…… Justice Studies…………………………… Wake Forest, N.C.
Nick Linder……………………. Miami……………….. Jr………… C…….. Finance…………………………………… Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Johnathan Lloyd…………….. Duke………………… So.-R…… WR….. African-American Studies…………………… Graham, N.C.
*Jimmy Lowery……………… Boston College……. Gr……….. T…….. Finance………………………………………….. Burr Ridge, Ill.
Dom Maggio…………………. Wake Forest………. Fr……….. P…….. Undeclared……………………………………. Monkton, Md.
*Cameron MacPherson Syracuse……………….. Sr……….. TE…… Pan African Studies………………………….. Syracuse, N.Y.
Zack Mahoney………………. Syracuse……………. Jr………… QB….. Communication & Rhetorical Studies……….. LaGrange Park, Ill.
Andrew Marshall…………… Georgia Tech……… Jr………… T…….. Business Administration……………………. Cumming, Ga.
*Corbin McCarthy………….. Duke………………… Sr.-R……. S…….. Markets Management (Grad)………………. Norco, Calif.
Jack McDonald………………. Virginia……………… Jr.-R…….. G……. Foreign Affairs………………………………… Quincy, Mass.
*Reggie Mitchell……………. Pitt…………………… Sr.-R……. S…….. MBA…………………………………………….. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Airius Moore…………………. NC State……………. Jr………… LB…… Social Work………………………………. Beavercreek, Ohio
Anthony Nash……………….. Duke………………… Sr.-R……. WR….. Evolutionary Anthropology…………… West Chester, Pa.
Scott Orndoff………………… Pitt…………………… Sr……….. TE…… Social Sciences……………………………. Waynesboro, Pa.
*Nathan Peterman………… Pitt…………………… Sr.-R……. QB….. MBA………………………………………….. Jacksonville, Fla.
Caleb Peterson……………… North Carolina……. Sr……….. G……. Exercise & Sport Science……………………… Auburn, Ala.
Sam Rogers…………………… Virginia Tech………. Sr……….. RB…… Human Nutrition, Food & Exercise.. Mechanicsville, Va.
*Roderick Rook-Chungong Georgia TechSr.-R.. DE………. Literature, Media & Communication………… Silver Spring, Md.
Alonzo Saxton II…………….. Duke………………… Jr………… CB…… Theatre Studies……………………………. Columbus, Ohio
*Joe Scelfo…………………… NC State……………. Gr……….. C…….. Youth, Family & Community Sciences………. Bogart, Ga.
Erich Schneider……………… Duke………………… Sr.-R……. TE…… English………………………………. Jacksonville Beach, Fla.
Cam Serigne…………………. Wake Forest………. Jr.-R…….. TE…… Finance…………………………………………… Ashburn, Va.
Brad Stewart…………………. Georgia Tech……… So……….. WR….. Mechanical Engineering……………………. Savannah, Ga.
*Tanner Stone………………. Duke………………… Sr.-R……. G……. Markets & Mgt. (Grad)……………………….. Dallas, Texas
Connor Strachan……………. Boston College……. Jr………… LB…… Finance……………………………………… Wellesley, Mass.
Chris Taylor…………………… Duke………………… So.-R…… WR….. Economics……………………………………….. Miramar, Fla.
*Patrick Towles……………… Boston College……. Gr……….. QB….. Leadership & Administration……………. Ft. Thomas, Ky.
Justin Vogel………………….. Miami……………….. Sr……….. P…….. Health Sciences General……………………….. Tampa, Fla.
*Nick Weiler…………………. North Carolina……. Sr……….. PK…… Accounting (Masters)………………… Fairfax Station, Va.
*Deshaun Watson…………. Clemson……………. Jr………… QB….. Communications……………………………. Gainesville, Ga.
Christian Wilkins…………….. Clemson……………. So……….. DE…… Communications………………………… Springfield, Mass.
*A.J. Wolf…………………….. Duke………………… Sr.-R……. DT…… Markets & Mgt. (Grad)……………….. Greenwich, Conn.
John Wolford………………… Wake Forest………. Jr………… QB….. Finance………………………………………. Jacksonville, Fla.
*Have already obtained undergraduate degree
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