Georgia Tech’s Solomon, Syracuse’s Stoner named Scholar-Athletes of the Year
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Twenty-eight All-Atlantic Coast Conference performers, including three All-Americans, secured spots on the 2017 All-ACC Academic Cross Country teams as announced today by the conference office.
Georgia Tech’s Nahom Solomon is the ACC Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Syracuse’s Paige Stoner claimed ACC Women’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. The two seniors both earned All-America honors last fall and head up the All-ACC Academic Teams.
The Yellow Jackets’ Solomon posted a fourth-place finish with an 8k time of 23:21.2 at the ACC Championships on Oct. 27, then followed up three weeks later by placing 22nd in the NCAA finals with a 10k time of 29:44.36.
A Dean’s List computer engineering major from Snellville, Georgia, Solomon became the first Georgia Tech student-athlete since Kevin Graham in 1994 to earn All-America honors in men’s cross country. His 10k time at the NCAA Championships was a career-best and the fastest by a Yellow Jacket runner since Graham’s NCAA finals effort 23 years earlier.
Solomon, one of three ACC men to earn NCAA All-America cross country honors in 2017, also earned All-NCAA South Region honors and led the Yellow Jackets in every meet in which he competed his final two collegiate seasons. With Solomon out front, Georgia Tech posted three top-five team finishes last fall.
The Orange’s Stoner made school history on two fronts last fall. The Pottsville, Pennsylvania, native posted the highest ever finish by a Syracuse runner in the NCAA Women’s Cross Country Championships with her 17
th-place 6k time of 19:52. That followed an ACC Championship performance in which she also posted a winning time of 19:52 on the same Sawyer Park course in Louisville. Stoner became the first Syracuse woman to claim a cross country championship in any conference and is the second women’s All-American in program history.
A selected studies in education major who has earned a place on both the AD Honor Roll and Dean’s List at Syracuse, Stoner’s banner cross country senior year also included a runner-up finish at the NCAA Northeast Regional and regular-season recognition as the ACC Women’s Performer of the Week on Sept. 13.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
The 2017 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Cross Country teams, including each student-athlete’s major of study, are as follows:
2017 All-ACC Men’s Cross Country Academic Team
Sean Burke, Boston College, Jr.; Biochemistry
Nikhil Pulimood, Duke, Jr.; Computer Science
David Barney, Florida State, Gr.; Exercise Physiology
Stanley Linton, Florida State, Gr.; Learning & Cognition
Istvan Szogi, Florida State, Jr.; International Affairs
Nahom Solomon, Georgia Tech, Sr.; Computer Engineering
Nathan Kuck, Miami, Gr.; Physical Therapy
Ben Barrett, NC State; So.; Psychology
Elijah Moskowitz, NC State, Jr.; Biological Sciences
Aubrey Myjer, NC State; Gr.; Textiles
Ian Shanklin, NC State, Fr.; Exploratory Studies
Alec Thomas, NC State, Sr.; Industrial Engineering
Yared Nuguse, Notre Dame. Fr.; Biochemistry
Kevin Pulliam, Notre Dame, Sr.; Mechanical Engineering
Bradley Wattleworth, Notre Dame; Gr.; Tech Entrepreneurship
Aaron Lauer, Pitt, Sr.; Biological Sciences
Nick Wolk, Pitt, So.; Political Science
Iliass Aouani, Syracuse. Sr.; Civil Engineering
Colin Bennie, Syracuse. Gr.; Public Administration
Philo Germano, Syracuse, Gr.; Sport Venue & Event Management
Aidan Tooker, Syracuse; So.; Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Chase Weaverling, Virginia, Sr.; Mechanical Engineering
Vincent Ciattei, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Engineering Science and Mechanics
Neil Gourley, Virginia Tech; Sr; Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Jaskowak, Virginia Tech; Gr.; Human Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Jack Joyce, Virginia Tech, Jr.; Economics
Peter Seufer, Virginia Tech; Jr.; Finance
Diego Zarate, Virginia Tech; Jr.; Criminology/Psychology
Mitchell Day, Wake Forest, Fr.; Undeclared
2017 All-ACC Women’s Cross Country Academic Team
Amanda Beach, Duke, Fr.; Undeclared
Sophia Parvizi-Wayne, Duke, So.; Undeclared
Michaela Reinhart, Duke, Fr.; Undeclared
Emily Edwards, Florida State, Sr.; Exercise Science
Jodie Judd, Florida State; Fr.; Editing, Writing & Media
Militsa Mircheva, Florida State; Jr.; Social Science
Mary Prouty, Georgia Tech, Jr.; Computer Science
Mia Ross, Louisville, Sr.; Exercise Science
Caroline Alcorta, North Carolina, Sr.; Psychology
Ryen Frazier, NC State, Jr.; Textile Engineering
Elly Henes, NC State; So.; Psychology
Rachel Koon, NC State; Sr.; Environmental Sciences
Alyssa Rudawsky, NC State; Sr.; Psychology
Isabel Zimmermann, NC State; Fr.; Life Sciences
Rachel DaDamio, Notre Dame; Jr.; Applied & Comp Math & Stats
Anne Heffernan, Notre Dame; Jr.; Neuroscience & Behavior
Gillian Schriever, Pitt; Jr.; Chemical Engineering
Miranda Salvo, Pitt, Jr.; Neuroscience
Madeleine Davison, Syracuse, So.; Newspaper & Online Journalism/Sociology
Paige Stoner, Syracuse, Sr.; Selected Studies in Education
Beth Hawling, Virginia; Gr.; Higher Education
Frances Schmiede, Virginia, Gr.; Educational Psychology
Laurie Barton, Virginia Tech, So.; Human Nutrition, Food & Exercise
Sarah Edwards, Virginia Tech, So.; Interior Design
Sara Freix, Virginia Tech, So.; Biological Systems Engineering
Katie Kennedy, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Public Relations
Mikayla Richardson, Virginia Tech, So.; Computer Science
Hannah Brookover, Wake Forest, So.; Undeclared
Mimi Smith, Wake Forest; Jr.; Health & Exercise Science
Eliza Lukens-Day, Wake Forest; Gr.; Management
