June 17, 2009
GREENSBORO, N.C. -
Senior distance runner Brie Felnagle was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Indoor Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year Wednesday as announced by the league office. Five other Tar Heel women were named to the team, while three Tar Heel men earned All-Academic honors.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award, student-athletes must be in their third or fourth year of competition and have a 3.00 grade point average over their career and over the last two semesters. Nominees are then judged by a committee looking 60% at academic performance and 40% at athletic achievement.
North Carolina's Felnagle is a senior distance runner from Tacoma, Washington. She is a career three-time NCAA Champion across all disciplines as well as an ACC Champion this year in the 3000m. She took her 12th All-America finish at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships with a fifth place showing in the Mile. Majoring in Communication Studies, Felnagle is a two-time dean's list member and the 2008-09 UNC
Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete Award Winner for Women's Track.
Florida State, North Carolina and Virginia Tech led the women's team with six selections each. Clemson had five honorees, followed by Boston College and Georgia Tech with four selections. Duke and NC State placed three on the team while Miami and Wake Forest had two honorees. Maryland and Virginia rounded out the team with one selection each.
Duke and Florida State led the men's squad with seven selections each, followed by Georgia Tech with five and Maryland with four honorees. North Carolina, NC State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest had three selections followed by Boston College and Clemson with two. Miami and Virginia rounded out the team with one honoree each.
Tar Heels on the women's squad were Ashley Hill, Brie Felnagle, Tyler Ford, Elizabeth Mott, Michelle Newman and Ashley Verplank. On the men's squad for the Tar Heels were Adam Cunningham, John Curtiss and Zack Dawson.
