Feb. 11, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four Atlantic Coast Conference All-ACC and two All-Freshman honorees secured spots on the 2008 All-ACC Academic Men’s Soccer Team as announced today by Commissioner John D. Swofford.

Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year Zack Schilawski, a junior biology major from Wake Forest, headlines this year’s All-ACC Academic team as all nine schools in the league competing in men’s soccer were represented on the fourth annual class. Schilawski has played every match of his collegiate career, scoring 26 goals and 13 assists and ranks in the Top 10 in career goals scored at Wake Forest.

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. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters. Maryland’s Stephen King was named as the first ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's soccer.

To be eligible for consideration for the All-ACC Academic team, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative average during his academic career.

Clemson and Duke, which recorded a record-high eight selections in 2006, led all schools with six honorees apiece on this year’s academic team. NC State tabbed five selections on the 2008 academic team, while Maryland, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest notched three student-athletes each on the squad.

First-team All-ACC honoree Sam Cronin (Wake Forest) was joined by All-ACC second-teamers Darrius Barnes (Duke), David Newton (Clemson) and Ronnie Bouemboue (NC State). Also highlighting the talent on this year’s all-league academic team were All-Freshman honorees Francklin Blaise (Clemson) and Zac MacMath (Maryland).

Maryland, led by head coach Sasho Cirovski, claimed its second national championship in four years, finishing the season with a record of 23-3-0, the best win total in program history.

2008 All-ACC Academic Men’s Soccer Team
Name, Class, School	Major
Stephen Hepburn, Sr., Boston College	Accounting
Francklin Blaise, Fr., Clemson	Pre-Business
Michael Brooks, Sr., Clemson	Graphic Communications
Tommy Drake, So., Clemson	Management
Greg Eckhardt, Jr., Clemson	Management
David Newton, Jr., Clemson	Civil Engineering
Keegan Priest, Fr., Clemson	Economics
Darrius Barnes, Sr., Duke	Sociology
Josh Bienenfeld, Jr., Duke	Psychology
Pavelid Castaneda, Sr., Duke	International & Comparative Studies
Brendan Fitzgerald, Sr., Duke	English
Temi Molinar, Fr., Duke	Undeclared
Nick Sih, So., Duke	Undeclared
Zachary MacMath, Fr., Maryland	Undeclared
Doug Rodkey, Sr., Maryland	Government & Criminology/Criminal Justice
Drew Yates, Jr., Maryland	History
Eddie Ababio, Jr., North Carolina	Exercise and Sport Science
Ryan Adeleye, Sr., North Carolina	Psychology
Kris Byrd, So., NC State	Business
Federico Nachmann, Gr., NC State	Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Chris Widman, Sr., NC State	Economics
Chris Zuerner, So., NC State	Management
Ronnie Bouemboue, Sr., NC State	Business
Hunter Jumper, Fr., Virginia	Undeclared
Emannuel Akogyeram, Fr., Virginia Tech	University Studies
Scott Dillie, Sr., Virginia Tech	Finance
James Gilson, Jr., Virginia Tech	Finance
Sam Cronin, Sr., Wake Forest	Political Science
Akira Fitzgerald, Jr., Wake Forest	Communication
Zack Schilawski, Jr., Wake Forest	Biology