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Tess Clark and Janelle Jenkins Named to the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team
February 09, 2017 | Women's Volleyball, Academic Services
Clark and Jenkins excell on court and in classroom.
University of Louisville volleyball players Tess Clark and Janelle Jenkins have been named to the All-ACC Academic Volleyball team.
Thirty-five student-athletes from 14 institutions are represented on this year's All-ACC Academic team, led by Georgia Tech, Florida State and Pittsburgh with four honorees each. Duke, North Carolina and NC State have three student-athletes recognized apiece, while Louisville, Miami, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest each have two. Clemson and Virginia each have one honoree.
Georgia Tech senior outside hitter Teegan Van Gunst was named the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and headlines the All-ACC Academic Volleyball team.Â
Van Gunst, a mechanical engineering major from Fayetteville, Georgia, is a three-time All-ACC Academic team member and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree, earning first team recognition this past season. Adding to her accolades, Van Gunst is a two-time AVCA All-Region All-American and garnered AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2016. The Yellow Jacket has also been an All-ACC First Team member, twice.
In addition to Van Gunst, All-ACC Academic team members who also earned All-ACC honors this past season include Clemson's Leah Perri, ACC Defensive Player of the Year Sasha Karelov from Duke and teammate Cindy Marina, Florida State's Katie Horton, Melanie Keil and Milica Kubura, Louisville's Tess Clark, Miami's Olga Strantzali, North Carolina's Abigail Curry and ACC Player of the Year Taylor Leath, NC State's Julia Brown, Notre Dame's Jemma Yeadon, Pittsburgh's Jenna Potts, Mariah Bell, Stephanie Williams and ACC Setter of the Year Kamalani Akeo, Virginia Tech's Lindsey Owens and Wake Forest's Caroline Rassenfoss.Â
There are 15 multi-year student-athletes on the team this season.Â
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
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 for undergraduate students. 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.
Thirty-five student-athletes from 14 institutions are represented on this year's All-ACC Academic team, led by Georgia Tech, Florida State and Pittsburgh with four honorees each. Duke, North Carolina and NC State have three student-athletes recognized apiece, while Louisville, Miami, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest each have two. Clemson and Virginia each have one honoree.
Georgia Tech senior outside hitter Teegan Van Gunst was named the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and headlines the All-ACC Academic Volleyball team.Â
Van Gunst, a mechanical engineering major from Fayetteville, Georgia, is a three-time All-ACC Academic team member and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree, earning first team recognition this past season. Adding to her accolades, Van Gunst is a two-time AVCA All-Region All-American and garnered AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors in 2016. The Yellow Jacket has also been an All-ACC First Team member, twice.
In addition to Van Gunst, All-ACC Academic team members who also earned All-ACC honors this past season include Clemson's Leah Perri, ACC Defensive Player of the Year Sasha Karelov from Duke and teammate Cindy Marina, Florida State's Katie Horton, Melanie Keil and Milica Kubura, Louisville's Tess Clark, Miami's Olga Strantzali, North Carolina's Abigail Curry and ACC Player of the Year Taylor Leath, NC State's Julia Brown, Notre Dame's Jemma Yeadon, Pittsburgh's Jenna Potts, Mariah Bell, Stephanie Williams and ACC Setter of the Year Kamalani Akeo, Virginia Tech's Lindsey Owens and Wake Forest's Caroline Rassenfoss.Â
There are 15 multi-year student-athletes on the team this season.Â
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
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 for undergraduate students. 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.
2016 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team
Leah Perri%              Sr.      Health Science         Clemson
Sasha Karelov#             Sr.      Public Policy Studies     Duke
Anna Kropf               Jr.      Economics           Duke
Cindy Marina              Fr.      Undeclared           Duke
Katie Horton              Sr.      Sport Management        Florida State
Melanie Keil              Sr.      Dietetics           Florida State
Hailey Luke@              Sr.      Sport Management        Florida State
Milica Kubura@             Jr.      Actuarial Science       Florida State
London Ackermann            Sr.      Business Administration    Georgia Tech
Becca Martin              Sr.      Industrial Engineering     Georgia Tech
Teegan Van Gunst #           Sr.      Mechanical Engineering     Georgia Tech
Annika Van Gunst            Sr.      Mechanical Engineering     Georgia Tech
Janelle Jenkins# Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sr. Â Â Â Â Â MAT Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Louisville
Tess Clark@              Jr.      Marketing           Louisville
Olga Strantzali@            Jr.      Public Relations        Miami
Hannah Sorensen            Fr       Entrepreneurship        Miami
Abigail Curry#             Sr.      Business Administration    North Carolina
Taylor Fricano             Sr.      Psychology           North Carolina
Taylor Leath              Jr.      Media and Journalism      North Carolina
Rachel Eppley             Sr.      Business Administration    NC State
Julia Brown              Jr.      Business Administration    NC State
Kaitlyn Kearney#            Jr.      Business Administration    NC State
Ryann DeJarld             So.      Undecided           Notre Dame
Jemma Yeadon              Fr.      Pre-Professional        Notre Dame
Jenna Potts#              Sr.      Communications         Pittsburgh
Mariah Bell              Jr.      Information Sciences      Pittsburgh
Kamalani Akeo             So.      HR Management         Pittsburgh
Stephanie Williams          R-Fr.      Healthcare & Rehab Science   Pittsburgh
Belle Sand               Jr.      Economics           Syracuse
Santita Ebangwese@           So.      Bioengineering         Syracuse
Haley Kole#              Sr.      Foreign Affairs        Virginia
Lindsey Owens#             Sr.      Biology            Virginia Tech
Rhegan Mitchell@ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jr. Â Â Â Â Â HNFE Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Virginia Tech
Caroline Rassenfoss          Fr.      Undeclared           Wake Forest
Kylie Long               Jr.      Communication         Wake Forest
@ – Two-time honoree
# - Three-time honoree
% - Four-time honoree
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