March 29, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Victor Ornelas, a senior from Fort Bragg, Calif., was named to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men's Cross Country team, the league office announced Thursday. Ornelas, an exercise and sport science major at Carolina, was UNC's third finisher at both the ACC Championships and the NCAA Southeast Regional. He was one of 20 student-athletes to earn the special distinction.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

The 2006 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country team is as follows:

Name                       School               Class     Major
Sam Bryfczynski           Clemson                 So.          Computer Science
John Crews                    NC State                Jr.           Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Dumm              Virginia                  Sr.          Foreign Affairs
John Compton               Wake Forest           Jr.           History
Stephen Furst                NC State                Jr.           Aerospace Engineering
David Herren                 Georgia Tech          Sr.          Biology
Bryce Iverson                Clemson                 So.          Engineering
Andrew Jesien               Virginia                  So.          Undeclared
Greg Kelsey                   Maryland               Fr.           Kinesiological Science
Chris Kollar                   NC State                Jr.           Biological Sciences
Keith Krieger                 Duke                      Sr.          Economics
Thomas Lancashire       Florida State          Sr.          Exercise Science
Paul LaPenna                Virginia Tech          So.          Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
Andrew Lemoncello       Florida State          Sr.          Sport Management
Andrew Montgomery     Virginia Tech          Jr.           Architecture
Victor Ornelas               North Carolina       Sr.          Exercise and Sports Science
Jonathan Scheiner         Miami                    Sr.          Economics
Taylor Smith                 Virginia                  Sr.          History
Zachary Thomas           Virginia Tech          So.          Mining and Minerals Engineering
Tibor Vegh                    NC State                Jr.           Economics