CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State’s Angelina Napoleon and Wake Forest’s Rocky Hansen, a pair of ACC Champions and All-America standouts on the course, have been named the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s and Men’s Cross Country Scholar-Athletes of the Year. The duo also headlines the 2025 ACC All-Academic Teams for cross country, which features 156 student-athletes – 86 women and 70 men.
 
This fall, Napoleon won the 2025 ACC Women’s Cross Country Championship in Louisville, breaking the finish line with a course-record time of 19:13.9 to help NC State win its 30th ACC Women’s Cross Country title. She then finished sixth at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet before earning All-America Honors for her performance at the NCAA Championships, clocking a time of 19:22.7. Her strong performance helped the Wolfpack win its fourth national championship in five years.
 
Napoleon, a junior from Allegany, New York, is also an Academic All-American and helped NC State achieve recognition as the National Scholar Team of the Year for the fourth time in five years. A Sport Management major, Napoleon is also a member of the Dean’s List at NC State.
 
Hansen won the 2025 ACC Men’s Cross Country Championship in a time of 22:18.6, breaking the E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park course record by 40 seconds. Hansen became the first Demon Deacon to win the ACC men’s cross country individual championship since 2001. Earlier in the season, he also set the course record at the Panorama Farms course in Charlottesville, Virginia, while winning the individual title at the Panorama Farms Invitational. Hansen also won the NCAA Southeast Regional individual championship and helped Wake Forest to its first regional crown since 2021.
 
At the NCAA Championships, Hansen finished as the national runner-up to cap off earning All-America, All-Region and All-ACC honors. He finished the national meet with a career-best time of 28:38.0 in the 10K.
 
An Engineering major, Hansen hails from Hendersonville, North Carolina. Throughout his time at Wake Forest, Hansen has continued to shine in the classroom, being named to the Dean’s List and earning USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
 
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.
 
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0-grade point average for the previous two semesters and 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career, while being enrolled at the institution for at least one year and being classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, cross country student-athletes must compete in the ACC Championships, NCAA Regionals or NCAA Championships.
 
The 2025 All-ACC Cross Country Academic Teams can be found below:
 
2026 Women’s Cross Country All-ACC Academic Team
Full Name, School, Class, Major
Abby Lewis, Boston College, So., Management
Carolina Dawson, California, Sr., Psychology; Cognitive Sciences
Addie Johnson, California, Jr., Political Sciences
Sabine Kim, California, So., Architecture
Georgia McCorkle, California, Sr., Environmental Sciences
Sarah Perkins, California, So., Letters and Sciences
Sophie Tau, California, Jr., Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences
Lowa Branth, Clemson, So., Criminal Justice
Maddie Dinneen, Clemson, Sr., Wildlife & Fisheries Biology
Silvia Jelelgo, Clemson, So., Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management
Emily Lamontagne, Clemson, So., Psychology
Madison Timms, Clemson, So., Biological Sciences
Jette Beermann, Duke, Sr., Psychology
Anna Callahan, Duke, So., Mechanical Engineering
Grace Geyer, Duke, So., Economics
Suus Altorf, Florida State, Sr., Exercise Physiology
Nicole Dinan, Florida State, So., Pre-Finance
Brooke Hooper, Florida State, So., Pre-Studio Art
Ella Menke, Florida State, Jr., Exercise Physiology
Ava Povich, Florida State, Jr., Exercise Physiology
Bieke Schipperen, Florida State, Sr., Media/Communication Studies
Lindy White, Florida State, So., NFA-Sport Management
Stella Chambless, Georgia Tech, So., Biology
Lottie Chappell, Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
Ava Coffey, Georgia Tech, Jr., Biochemistry & Applied Languages & Intercultural Studies - Spanish
Gracie Marston, Georgia Tech, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Claire Shelton, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
Olivia Alessandrini, Louisville, So., Biochemistry
Temi Ariyo, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Ellie Maurer, Louisville, Sr., Biology
Haley Meade, Louisville, Jr., Biology
Maddie Seaby, Louisville, Jr., Biology
Lexi Arambulo, Miami, Sr., Architecture
Olivia Denney, Miami, So., Health Science
Emma Hencock, Miami, So., Community & Applied Psychological Studies
Candace Kieffer, Miami, Sr., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maddie Scheier, Miami, Jr., Elementary Education
Bethany Michalak, NC State, So., Psychology
Angelina Napoleon, NC State, Jr., Sport Management
Kate Putman, NC State, Jr., Biological Sciences
Maddie Gardiner, North Carolina, So., Undecided
Logan St. John-Kletter, North Carolina, So., Undecided
Isabel Allori, Notre Dame, So., Applied & Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Mary Bonner Dalton, Notre Dame, So., Neuroscience and Behavior
Gretchen Farley, Notre Dame, Jr., Neuroscience and Behavior
Addison Knoblauch, Notre Dame, So., Psychology
Arianne Olson, Notre Dame, Jr., Electrical Engineering
Gianna Cagliola, Pitt, Sr., Psychology
Maureen Jerono Cheruiyot, Pitt, Fr., Undeclared
Ella Cook, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Christina Elliott, Pitt, Jr., Economics/Political Science
Alex Fleck, Pitt, Sr., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Camryn Kiser, Pitt, Jr., Nursing
Ava Lane, Pitt, Jr., Health Services
Sophie Mullins, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Ellie Grammas, SMU, Jr., Applied Physiology & Health Management
Macey Hilton, SMU, Sr., Applied Physiology & Health Management
Amy Bunnage, Stanford, Jr., Economics
Julia Flynn, Stanford, Sr., Bioengineering
Ava Parekh, Stanford, Sr., Mathematics
Riley Stewart, Stanford, Sr., Science, Technology, and Society
Hillary Studdert, Stanford, Jr., Economics
Juliette Whittaker, Stanford, Sr., Science, Technology, and Society
Beatriz Fernandez, Syracuse, Sr., Biomedical Engineering
Jayden Harberts, Syracuse, So., Psychology
Carmen Luisi, Syracuse, So., Health & Exercise Science
Gillian Bushee, Virginia, Jr., Commerce
Tatum David, Virginia, Jr., Public Policy & Leadership
Cate DeSousa, Virginia, Jr., Media Studies
Katie Dorsey, Virginia, Sr., Commerce
Mary Ellen Eudaly, Virginia, Sr., Foreign Affairs
Stella Kermes, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences Undeclared
Tatum Olesen, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences Undeclared
Clark Stewart, Virginia, Jr., Media Studies
Ella Woehlcke, Virginia, So., Commerce
Katie Bohlke, Virginia Tech, So., Exercise and Health Sciences
Kylie Bonser, Virginia Tech, Jr., Human Development
Elizabeth Coe, Virginia Tech, Jr., Exercise and Health Sciences
Sophia Holgado, Virginia Tech, So., Exercise and Health Sciences
Faith Kipmaiyo, Virginia Tech, Fr., Human Development
Lila Waters, Virginia Tech, Jr., Marketing Management
Mackenzie Hart, Wake Forest, Sr., Health and Exercise Science
Carlita Kaliher, Wake Forest, So., Undeclared
Angelina Perez, Wake Forest, Jr., Communication
Elizabeth Whaley, Wake Forest, Sr., Business and Enterprise Management
Brooke Wilson, Wake Forest, Jr., Communication
 
2026 ACC Men’s Cross Country All-Academic Team
Full Name, School, Class, Major
Samuel Ellis, Boston College, Sr., Economics
Jack Higgins, Boston College, Jr., Economics
James Kittrell, Boston College, Jr., Communication
Edward Sullivan, Boston College, Sr., Management
Rowan FitzGerald, California, Sr., Economics
Zac Gibson, California, So., Architecture
Alex Lodewick, California, Jr., Applied Mathematics
Justin Pretre, California, Jr., History
Garrett Brown, Clemson, So., Mechanical Engineering
Brian Kweyei, Clemson, Jr., Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Victor Ndiwa, Clemson, Sr., Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Dylan Nolan, Clemson, Jr., Civil Engineering
Trey Sullivan, Clemson, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Nate Verska, Clemson, Sr., Accounting
Nicholas Falk, Duke, Sr., Economics
Rendon Kuykendall, Duke, Jr., Public Policy
Sean Morello, Duke, Jr., Public Policy & Political Science
Luke Thompson, Duke, So., Economics
Lucas Bouquot, Florida State, Sr., Finance/Real Estate
Tanner Simonds, Florida State, So., Computer Science
Finn Thomas, Florida State, So., Exploratory
Billy Carlton, Georgia Tech, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Matt Castronuovo, Georgia Tech, Jr., Biomedical Engineering
Taylor Wade, Georgia Tech, Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Gavin Rockwell, Louisville, So., Biology
Spenser Wolf, Louisville, Sr., Business Administration
Enrique Borrego, Miami, Sr., Management
Michael Castillo, Miami, Jr., Finance
Prescott Noll, Miami, Sr., Chemistry
Tyler Surface, NC State, SO, Design Studies
Noah Valyo, NC State, SO, Sport Management
Will Venable, NC State, SO, Business Administration
Aiden Neal, North Carolina, Sr., Environmental Science
Ethan Coleman, Notre Dame, Sr., Anthropology & History
Jack Henzke, Notre Dame, So., Finance
Ryan Pajak, Notre Dame, So., Political Science
CJ Singleton, Notre Dame, Sr., Accountancy
Cameron Todd, Notre Dame, So., Accountancy
Cole Casadei, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Ethan Feinstein, Pitt, Sr., Biological Sciences
Ethan Fingerhut, Pitt, Sr., Finance
Thomas McMahon, Pitt, So., Undeclared
Luke Simpson, Pitt, Sr., Business Analytics
Nick Steinfeldt, Pitt, So., Undeclared
James Dargan, Stanford, So., Undeclared
Gavin Sherry, Stanford, Sr., Computer Science
Nolan Topper, Stanford, Sr., Mechanical Engineering
Leo Young, Stanford, Jr., Management Science
Connell Alford, Syracuse, So., Applied Data Analytics
Ben Gabelman, Syracuse, So., Computer Science
Sam Ricchuiti, Syracuse, So., Management
Ruben Rojas Betanzos, Syracuse, Sr., Bioengineering
Adam Balewicz, Virginia, So., Arts & Sciences Undeclared
Gary Martin, Virginia, Sr., Media Studies
Richard Moreno, Virginia, Sr., Government/Media Studies
Linus Chepkochei, Virginia Tech, Fr., Biological Sciences
Ryan Chevalier, Virginia Tech, Sr., Finance
Ethan Coleman, Virginia Tech, Sr., Agribusiness
Cameron Davis, Virginia Tech, So, Exercise and Health Sciences
Carter Johnson, Virginia Tech, So, Construction Engineering and Management
Corey Campbell, Wake Forest, So., Undeclared
Bryce Gilmore, Wake Forest, Sr., Economics
Rocky Hansen, Wake Forest, Jr., Engineering
Hunter Jones, Wake Forest, Jr., Environment & Sustainability
JoJo Jourdon, Wake Forest, So., Undeclared
Grant Morgenfeld, Wake Forest, So., Economics
Joe O'Brien, Wake Forest, Sr., Politics and International Affairs
Paul Specht, Wake Forest, Sr., Engineering
Charles Sprott, Wake Forest, Jr., Engineering
Daniel Winter, Wake Forest, Sr., Politics and International Affairs