CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia’s Gary Martin was named the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The junior headlines the 2024 All-ACC Academic Team for Men’s Cross Country, which is comprised of 128 student-athletes across 17 schools.
Martin won the 2024 ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship in Raleigh, North Carolina, in a championship record time of 22:17.6. The Warminster, Pennsylvania, native ran a 30:00.3 in the 10K finish in eighth place and lead the Cavaliers to the NCAA Southeast Regional title in Rock Hill, South Carolina. At the NCAA Men’s Cross Country Championship, Martin chopped nearly one minute off of his 10K personal best time, clocking a 29:02.3 in Madison, Wisconsin, to finish 13th and earn All-America status.
This is Martin’s third appearance on the All-ACC Academic Team. Previously, Martin has also been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll twice and the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. At Virginia, Martin is double majoring in American Studies and Media Studies.
The 2024 All-ACC Men’s Cross Country Academic Team can be found below:
| First |
Last |
School |
Class |
Degree |
| Theodor |
Schucht |
Boston College |
Fr. |
Economics |
| Will |
Purnell |
Boston College |
Jr. |
Human-Centered Engineering |
| Steven |
Jackson |
Boston College |
Gr. |
Sports Administration |
| Edward |
Sullivan |
Boston College |
Jr. |
Management |
| Eero |
Helenius |
Boston College |
Sr. |
International Studies |
| Cruz |
Brown |
Boston College |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Sean |
Fortunato |
Boston College |
Jr. |
Management |
| Aidan |
Brancaccio |
Boston College |
So. |
Biochemistry |
| Jack |
Nauman |
Boston College |
Fr. |
Economics |
| Peter |
Fox |
Boston College |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
| Antoine |
Moret |
California |
Jr. |
Aerospace Engineering |
| John |
Sesteaga |
California |
Jr. |
Computer Science |
| Carrick |
Denker |
California |
Gr. |
Business Administration Certificate Program |
| Garrett |
MacQuiddy |
California |
Gr. |
Business Administration Certificate Program |
| Rowan |
FitzGerald |
California |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Justin |
Pretre |
California |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Dylan |
Bissell |
California |
Jr. |
Legal Studies |
| Chance |
Bloodworth |
Clemson |
Fr. |
Pre-Business |
| Garrett |
Brown |
Clemson |
Fr. |
General Engineering |
| Aubrey |
Lake |
Clemson |
Jt. |
Civil Engineering |
| Jack |
McGahey |
Clemson |
Jr. |
Civil Engineering |
| Dylan |
Nolan |
Clemson |
So. |
Civil Engineering |
| Jake |
Serra |
Clemson |
Jr. |
Health Science |
| Ryan |
Sula |
Clemson |
Jr. |
Marketing |
| Daniel |
Sullivan |
Clemson |
Jr. |
Biological Sciences |
| Trey |
Sullivan |
Clemson |
Jr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Nate |
Verska |
Clemson |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Ryan |
Banko |
Duke |
Jr. |
Computer Science |
| Nick |
Falk |
Duke |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Matt |
Farrell |
Duke |
Gr. |
Master of Management Studies |
| Jeremy |
Kain |
Duke |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Alden |
Keller |
Duke |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Duncan |
Miller |
Duke |
Gr. |
Master of Management Studies |
| Riley |
Newport |
Duke |
So. |
Public Policy |
| Jack |
Stanley |
Duke |
Gr. |
Masters in Computer Science |
| Luke |
Thompson |
Duke |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Beck |
Wittstadt |
Duke |
Sr. |
Political Science |
| Joe |
Farley |
Florida State |
Sr. |
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences |
| Zach |
Leachman |
Florida State |
Gr. |
Athletic Coaching Graduate Certificate |
| Zach |
Cloud |
Florida State |
Gr. |
Sport Sciences |
| Coleman |
Cronk |
Florida State |
Sr. |
Marketing |
| Patrick |
Donnelly |
Florida State |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| Lucas |
Bouquot |
Florida State |
Sr. |
Finance & Real Estate |
| Kaden |
Levings |
Florida State |
So. |
Exercise Physiology |
| Tanner |
Simonds |
Florida State |
Fr. |
Computer Science |
| Michael |
Toppi |
Florida State |
Jr. |
Criminology |
| Chris |
Cherono |
Georgia Tech |
5th |
BMED |
| Myles |
Collins |
Georgia Tech |
5th |
BA |
| John |
Higinbotham |
Georgia Tech |
5th |
BIO |
| Hayden |
Marshall |
Georgia Tech |
Sr. |
AOS |
| Joseph |
Sandel |
Georgia Tech |
Jr. |
ME |
| Charles |
Smith |
Georgia Tech |
5th |
ME |
| Nathan |
Solomon |
Georgia Tech |
Jr. |
BMED |
| Devin |
Wade |
Georgia Tech |
5th |
IE |
| Taylor |
Wade |
Georgia Tech |
So. |
ME |
| Gustav |
Bendsen |
Louisville |
So. |
Bioengineering |
| Josiah |
Hortin |
Louisville |
Fr. |
Sport Administration |
| Ethan |
Meyer |
Louisville |
Gr. |
Crimnial Justice (MS) |
| Innocent |
Ntwali |
Louisville |
So. |
Business Administration |
| Jack |
Stansell |
Louisville |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Cormac |
O'Brien |
Miami |
Sr. |
Media Management |
| Enrique |
Borrego |
Miami |
Jr |
Management |
| Nico |
Valentine |
Miami |
Jr |
Accounting |
| Michael |
Castillo |
Miami |
So. |
Finance |
| Luke |
Suliman |
Miami |
Fr |
Finance |
| Owen |
Hirt |
Miami |
Fr |
Biology |
| Noah |
Breker |
North Carolina |
So. |
Exercise and Sport Science |
| Michael |
Conwell |
North Carolina |
So. |
Biology |
| William |
Coogan |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Ethan |
Hogan |
North Carolina |
Fr. |
Undecided |
| Luke |
Liming |
North Carolina |
Fr. |
Undecided |
| Andrew |
Regnier |
North Carolina |
So. |
Computer Science |
| James |
Salemson |
North Carolina |
Fr. |
Exercise and Sport Science |
| Colton |
Sands |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
Geological Sciences and Geography |
| Ethan |
Strand |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
Exercise and Sport Science |
| Luke |
Wiley |
North Carolina |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Parker |
Wolfe |
North Carolina |
Sr. |
Exercise and Sport Science |
| Brett |
Gardner |
NC State |
Gr. |
NDS |
| Noah |
Valyo |
NC State |
Fr. |
Exploratory Studies |
| JJ |
Malach |
NC State |
Gr. |
Management |
| Jake |
Toomey |
NC State |
Gr. |
Sports and Entertainment Venue Management |
| Wesley |
Larson |
NC State |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering |
| Matt |
Bogdan |
NC State |
Sr. |
Industrial Engineering |
| Travis |
Koekemoer |
NC State |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| Ethan |
Coleman |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Anthropology |
| Robbie |
Cozean |
Notre Dame |
Gr. |
MS. Finance |
| Drew |
Griffith |
Notre Dame |
Fr. |
Aerospace Engineering |
| CJ |
Singleton |
Notre Dame |
Jr. |
Accountancy |
| Carter |
Solomon |
Notre Dame |
Gr. |
MS. Management |
| Quintin |
Gatons |
Pitt |
Sr. |
Media & Prof Communications |
| Luke |
Miller |
Pitt |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| Luke |
Simpson |
Pitt |
Sr. |
Business Analytics |
| Thomas |
McMahon |
Pitt |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Ethan |
Feinstein |
Pitt |
Sr. |
Ecology and Evolution |
| Ethan |
Fingerhut |
Pitt |
Jr. |
Finance |
| Sam |
Otis |
Pitt |
Sr. |
Film and Media Studies |
| Josh |
Bell |
Stanford |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Paul |
Bergeron |
Stanford |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Thomas |
Boyden |
Stanford |
Gr. |
Public Policy (M.S.) |
| James |
Dargan |
Stanford |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Robert |
DiDonato |
Stanford |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| Patrick |
Koon |
Stanford |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Cole |
Sprout |
Stanford |
Gr. |
Computer Science (M.S.) |
| Nolan |
Topper |
Stanford |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Leo |
Young |
Stanford |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Alex |
Comerford |
Syracuse |
Gr. |
InfoSystems |
| Ruben |
Rojas-Betanzos |
Syracuse |
Jr. |
Bioengineering |
| Ethan |
Wechsler |
Syracuse |
Gr. |
PublicAdmin |
| Will |
Anthony |
Virginia |
Jr. |
Math/Physics |
| Jack |
Eliason |
Virginia |
Gr. |
Education |
| Jacob |
Hunter |
Virginia |
Gr. |
Educational Psychology |
| Andrew |
Jones |
Virginia |
Sr. |
Kinesiology |
| Gary |
Martin |
Virginia |
Jr. |
American Studies/Media Studies |
| Nate |
Mountain |
Virginia |
Sr. |
Commerce |
| Wes |
Porter |
Virginia |
Gr. |
Accounting |
| Scott |
Sikorski |
Virgina |
Gr. |
Computer Science |
| Justin |
Wachtel |
Virginia |
Sr. |
Commerce |
| Jimmy |
Wischusen |
Virginia |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| George |
Couttie |
Virginia Tech |
SO. |
Consumer Science |
| Declan |
Rymer |
Virginia Tech |
JR |
Machine Learning |
| Benjamin |
Reynolds |
Virginia Tech |
JR |
Economics |
| Arnav |
Tikhe |
Virginia Tech |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| Sam |
Hubert |
Virginia Tech |
Grad. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Dylan |
DeCambre |
Virginia Tech |
SO. |
Computer Engineering |
| Gavin |
Ehlers |
Wake Forest |
Sr. |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Rocky |
Hansen |
Wake Forest |
So. |
Undeclared |
| JoJo |
Jourdon |
Wake Forest |
1st |
Undeclared |
| Joe |
O’Brien |
Wake Forest |
Jr. |
Politics and International Affairs |
| Aidan |
Ross |
Wake Forest |
So. |
Undeclared |