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Four Blue Devil Men Named to All-ACC Academic Team
4/19/2018 2:10:00 PM | Track & Field
DURHAM, N.C. – Four Duke student-athletes were named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men's Indoor Track and Field team, as announced by the conference Thursday.
The Blue Devils that received the honor were graduate student Steven Solomon, sophomores Matt Wisner and Christian Friis and freshman Jacob Sobota. It is the first career selection for all four Blue Devils.
In his sole indoor season as a Blue Devil, Solomon earned his place among the best to ever compete at Duke. The Sydney, Australia native showed his abilities when he ran a time of 45.44 in the 400m preliminary heats at the ACC Championships, breaking the Duke record, the ACC record and the ACC Championship meet record. Solomon went on to finish in third at the ACC Championships to earn first-team All-ACC accolades and then tenth at the NCAA Championships to be named second-team All-America. He also holds the school record in the 600m.
One year after running the fastest time to ever not qualify for the 800m finals at the ACC Championships, Wisner came back to finish in sixth at this year's ACC Championships. Wisner broke the school record with a time of 1:49.61 and earned second-team All-ACC honors.
Competing in their first ACC Championships, Friis and Sobota both navigated the gauntlet of the heptathlon to earn All-ACC honors. Sobota finished in second place with 5,516 points That total trails only Curtis Beach all-time at Duke and earned Sobota first-team All-ACC honors. Friis finished in sixth in the standings with 5,198 points of his own to earn second-team All-ACC accolades. Both Blue Devils won an individual event in the heptathlon competition, Sobota taking the 60m and Friis winning the 60m hurdles.
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. Every member of the 2017-18 All-ACC Indoor Track and Field Academic Teams also earned All-America and/or All-ACC honors during the most recent season.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes each conference student-athlete with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
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2018 All-ACC Academic Men's Indoor Track & Field Team
Jeremiah Green, Clemson, Gr.; Youth Development Leadership
Christian Friis, Duke, So.; Economics
Jacob Sobota, Duke, Fr.; Undeclared
Steven Solomon, Duke; Gr.; Masters of Management Studies
Matt Wisner, Duke, So.; Public Policy
Trey Cunningham, Florida State, Fr.; International Affairs
Darryl Gay, Florida State, Fr.; Sport Management
Brandon Tirado, Florida State, Jr.; Information Technology
Avery Bartlett, Georgia Tech, Jr.; Computational Media
Daniel Pietsch, Georgia Tech, Sr.; Mechanical Engineering
Nahom Solomon, Georgia Tech, Sr.; Computer Engineering
Christian Buckley, Louisville, Jr.; Bioengineering
Joe Delgado, Louisville, Gr.; Master of Urban Planning
Gian Piero Ragonesi, Miami, Sr.; International Business Studies
Isaiah Palmer, North Carolina, Fr.; Business Administration
Kenny Selmon, North Carolina, Jr.; Business Administration
Darryl Shaw, North Carolina, Jr.; Media and Journalism
Josh Davis, NC State, Gr.; Masters of Business Administration
Christopher Garrick, NC State, Jr.; Business Administration
Shannon Patterson, NC State, Jr.; Business Administration
Dylan Peebles, NC State, Fr.; Exploratory Studies
Matthew Birzer, Notre Dame, Jr.; Business Analytics
Edward Cheatham, Note Dame, Jr.; Political Science
Jacob Dumford, Notre Dame, Gr.; Computer Science & Engineering
Clayton Goldman, Notre Dame, So.; Chemical Engineering
Yared Nuguse, Notre Dame, Fr.; Biochemistry
Elijah Silva, Notre Dame, Gr.; Global Health
Iliass Aouani, Syracuse, Jr., Civil Engineering
Philp Germano, Syracuse, Gr.; Sport Venue & Event Mgt.
David Gilstrap, Syracuse, Jr.; Health & Physical Education
Angelo Goss, Syracuse, Gr.; Instructional Design Foundations
Matt Moore, Syracuse, So.; Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Aidan Tooker, Syracuse, So.; Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Hilmar Orn Jonsson, Virginia, Jr.; Women, Gender & Sexuality
Mike Marsella, Virginia, Gr.; Higher Education
Nace Plesco, Virginia, Jr., Computer Science
Greg Chiles, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Consumer Studies
Vincent Ciattei, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Engineering Science & Mechanics
Neil Gourley, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Jaskowak, Virginia Tech, Gr.; Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
Torben Laidig, Virginia Tech, Sr., Biochemistry/Biology
Mackenzie Muldoon, Virginia Tech, Sr.; Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
Peter Seufer, Virginia Tech, Jr.; Finance
Diego Zarate, Virginia Tech, Jr., Criminology
Sebastian Fischbach, Wake Forest, Sr.; Economics & Sociology
Robert Heppenstall, Wake Forest, Jr.; Communication
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