Eight Cardinals Earn All-ACC Academic Team Honors
April 17, 2020 | Academic Services, Track & Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --Â Eight Cardinals were named to the All-ACC Academic Team, as announced on Friday by the ACC, Christian Buckley, Makenli Forrest, Alexis Gibbons, Halee Hudson, Gabriela Leon, Auriane Viola, Dorcas Wasike and Aliyah Welter represent the Cardinals on the All-ACC Indoor Track and Field Academic Teams.
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All eight athletes earned All-ACC honors at the 2020 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships while two of the eight athletes advanced to the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships.  Wasike and Leon earned first team All-ACC honors while Buckley, Forrest, Gibbons, Hudson, Viola, and Welter  earned second team All-ACC honors.  Forrest and Leon advanced to the NCAA Championships.
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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. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
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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.
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.
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2020Â All-ACC Academic Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Teams
Christian Buckley, Louisville, Gr., Bioengineering
Makenli Forrest, Louisville, Jr., Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science
Alexis Gibbons, Louisville, Sr., Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science
Halee Hudson, Louisville, Gr., Exercise Physiology
Gabriela Leon, Louisville, Jr., Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science
Auriane Viola, Louisville, Fr., Marketing
Dorcas Wasike, Louisville, Sr., Nursing
Aliyah Welter, Louisville, So., Exercise Science & Sports Administration
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All eight athletes earned All-ACC honors at the 2020 ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships while two of the eight athletes advanced to the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships.  Wasike and Leon earned first team All-ACC honors while Buckley, Forrest, Gibbons, Hudson, Viola, and Welter  earned second team All-ACC honors.  Forrest and Leon advanced to the NCAA Championships.
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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. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
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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.
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.
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2020Â All-ACC Academic Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Teams
Christian Buckley, Louisville, Gr., Bioengineering
Makenli Forrest, Louisville, Jr., Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science
Alexis Gibbons, Louisville, Sr., Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science
Halee Hudson, Louisville, Gr., Exercise Physiology
Gabriela Leon, Louisville, Jr., Health & Human Performance in Exercise Science
Auriane Viola, Louisville, Fr., Marketing
Dorcas Wasike, Louisville, Sr., Nursing
Aliyah Welter, Louisville, So., Exercise Science & Sports Administration
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