GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Duke junior attackman Brennan O’Neill and Virginia senior attackman Connor Shellenberger have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2023 Men’s Lacrosse Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year and lead the All-ACC Academic Men’s Lacrosse Team, announced Thursday by the league office.
Each of the league’s five men’s lacrosse programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team, which includes 21 student-athletes that earned mention on the Inside Lacrosse All-America Team this season, including 12 on the first, second and third teams. Sixteen of the 18 members of the All-ACC Academic Team were also named to the 2023 All-ACC Team.
Duke and Virginia led all schools with 25 honorees, while national champion Notre Dame had 21 selections.
A native of Bay Shore, New York, O’Neill won the Tewaaraton Award, presented to the nation’s top player. He also earned the USILA Raymond J. Enners Most Outstanding Player award and was the ACC Offensive Player of the Year. O'Neill led the Blue Devils with 97 points from 55 goals and 42 assists in 2023. He ranked fifth nationally in points per game (5.11) and was first overall in points scored. O'Neill was the lone Division I player to rank in the top 20 in goals (2.89), assists (2.21) and points (5.11) per game this season.
Majoring in political science, O’Neill is the sixth ACC Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipient and the first since Justin Guterding in 2018. He was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the third time.
A native of Charlottesville, Virginia, Shellenberger was a 2023 Tewaaraton finalist. In addition to earning All-ACC honors, he was a USILA First-Team All-American and Inside Lacrosse Second-Team All-American. Shellenberger also picked up CSC Academic All-District honors. Shellenberger scored 30 goals and totaled 54 assists to finish with a team-leading 84 points this season. He led the nation in assists per game (3.38) and was second in points per game (5.25).
A media studies major, Shellenberger is the fourth ACC Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year honoree from Virginia and the first since Ryan Conrad in 2019. He also was named to the All-ACC Academic Team for the third time.
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. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests.
2023 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Brennan O’Neill, Jr., A, Duke
Connor Shellenberger, Sr., A, Virginia
2023 Men’s Lacrosse All-ACC Academic Team
Charles Balsamo, Duke, M, Fr., Undeclared
Henry Bard, Duke, LSM, Fr., Undeclared
Keith Boyer, Duke, D, So., Political Science
Kenny Brower**, Duke, D, Sr., History
Tyler Carpenter***, Duke, LSM, Sr., Sociology
Griffin Catlett, Duke, M, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Jake Caputo, Duke, SSDM, Sr., History
Owen Caputo, Duke, M, Gr., Post Baccalaureate
Aidan Danenza, Duke, M, Jr., Political Science
Will Frisoli, Duke, LSM, Sr., Political Science
Jack Gray, Duke, SSDM, So., Political Science
William Helm, Duke, G, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Jadon Kerry, Duke, M, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Cole Krauss, Duke, D, Jr., Political Science
Garrett Leadmon, Duke, M, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Aidan Maguire, Duke, SSDM, Fr., Undeclared
Andrew McAdorey**, Duke, A, So., Political Science
Jake Naso***, Duke, FO, Jr., Political Science
Charlie O'Connor, Duke, SSDM, Jr., Political Science
Brennan O'Neill***^, Duke, A, Jr., Political Science
Jack Pappendick, Duke, M, Fr., Undeclared
Tommy Schelling, Duke, M, Gr., Master of Engineering in FinTech
Wilson Stephenson, Duke, D, Gr., Master of Engineering in FinTech
Dyson Williams**, Duke, A, Sr., Political Science
Jamie Zusi, Duke, M, Gr., Master of Management Studies
Paul Barton, North Carolina, D, So., Business Administration
Alex Breschi, North Carolina, M, Sr., Communication Studies
Maxwell Cooney, North Carolina, D, Jr., Economics
Antonio DeMarco, North Carolina, M, So., Undecided
Dewey Egan, North Carolina, A, So., Economics
Leif Hagerup, North Carolina, M, Fr., Communication Studies
Collin Krieg***, North Carolina, G, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science
Ryan Levy, North Carolina, A, So., Exercise and Sport Science
Collin Loughead, North Carolina, D, Sr., Economics
Quintin O'Connell, North Carolina, M, Sr., Political Science
Graham Schwartz, North Carolina, FO, Sr., Biology
Johnny Schwarz, North Carolina, M, So., Undecided
Tyler Schwarz, North Carolina, LSM, So., Exercise and Sport Science
Andrew Tyeryar, North Carolina, FO, Sr., Management and Society
Matt Wright***, North Carolina, LSM, Sr., Exercise and Sport Science
P.J. Zinsner, North Carolina, M, Sr., Economics
Charles Bayman, Notre Dame, A/M, Jr., Finance
Jose Boyer, Notre Dame, LSM, Gr., Business Analytics
Ross Burgmaster, Notre Dame, D, Jr., Management Consulting
Christopher Conlin, Notre Dame, D, Gr., Management
Eric Dobson**, Notre Dame, M, Jr., Finance
William Donovan, Notre Dame, LSM, Fr., Finance
Liam Entenmann***, Notre Dame, G, Sr., Political Science
Christopher Fake, Notre Dame, D, Gr., Business Analytics
Reilly Gray, Notre Dame, M, Sr., Political Science
Colin Hagstrom, Notre Dame, FO, Jr., Finance
Nicholas Harris, Notre Dame, M, Sr., Accountancy
Marco Napolitano, Notre Dame, D, Jr., Biological Sciences
Benjamin Ramsey, Notre Dame, M, So., Finance
Jeffery Ricciardelli, Notre Dame, G, So., Finance
Jalen Seymour, Notre Dame, M, So., Finance
Jack Simmons, Notre Dame, M, Gr., Innovation and Entreprenurship
Jake Taylor, Notre Dame, A/M, Sr., Management Consulting
Brian Tevlin, Notre Dame, M, Gr., Business Analytics
Bryce Walker, Notre Dame, A/M, Jr., Finance
Griffin Westlin, Notre Dame, A/M, Gr., Non-Profit Administration
Mason Wordelman, Notre Dame, D, So., Finance
Brandon Aviles, Syracuse, SSDM, Sr., Economics
Jordan Beck, Syracuse, D, Fr., Finance - U
Landon Clary, Syracuse, D, Sr., Advertising
Griffin Cook, Syracuse, M, Gr., Conflict & Collaboration
Billy Dwan, Syracuse, D, Fr., A & S - U
Cole Kirst, Syracuse, M, Gr., Broadcast & Digital Journalism
Johnny Richiusa, Syracuse, FO, So., Policy Studies
Dylan Sageder, Syracuse, LSM, Fr., Finance - U
Alex Simmons, Syracuse, A, Gr., Intercolelgiate Athletics Advising
Finlay Thomson, Syracuse, A, Fr., A & S - U
Vinnie Trujillo, Syracuse, SSDM, Fr., Magazine, Newspaper & Digital Journalism
Scott Bower, Virginia, LSM, Sr., American Studies
Noah Chizmar, Virginia, SSDM, So., Arts & Sciences (Undeclared)
Jeff Conner**, Virginia, M, Gr., Higher Education (M.Ed.)
Will Cory, Virginia, A/M, Sr., Economics
Xander Dickson, Virginia, A, Sr., American Studies
Mac Eldridge, Virginia, FO, Fr., Arts & Sciences (Undeclared)
George Fulton, Virginia, D, So., Public Policy & Leadership
Jake Giulieri, Virginia, D, Sr., History
John Izlar, Virginia, SSDM, Sr., Commerce
Cole Kastner***, Virginia, D, Jr., Commerce
Griffin Kology, Virginia, D, So., Arts & Sciences (Undeclared)
Petey LaSalla****, Virginia, FO, Gr., Commerce (M.S.)
Quentin Matsui, Virginia, D, Sr., Commerce
Thomas McConvey, Virginia, M, Gr., Accounting (M.S.)
Tommy McNeal, Virginia, LSM, So., Kinesiology
Thomas Mencke, Virginia, A, So., Public Policy & Leadership
Ricky Miezan, Virginia, M, Gr., Education (Professional Learner)
David Roselle, Virginia, G, Sr., Commerce
Grayson Sallade, Virginia, SSDM, Gr., Civil Engineering (M.S.)
Cade Saustad****, Virginia, D, Gr., Commerce (M.S.)
Griffin Schutz, Virginia, M, So., Environmental Science
Connor Shellenberger***^, Virginia, A, Sr., Media Studies
Truitt Sunderland, Virginia, A, Fr., Arts & Sciences (Undeclared)
Mitchell Whalen, Virginia, LSM, Sr., Commerce
Evan Zinn, Virginia, SSDM, Gr., Commerce (M.S.)
^ Denotes ACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year
* Denotes number of All-ACC Academic Team honors