Boston College Athletics
Four Eagles Named to ACC Academic Football Team
February 04, 2008 | Football
Feb. 4, 2008
Four Boston College football players - place-kicker Steve Aponavicius, offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo, linebacker Mark Herzlich and defensive end Nick Larkin - have secured spots on the 40-member 2007 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Football Team, as announced Monday by Commissioner John Swofford.
To be eligible for consideration, a player must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. All 12 ACC schools were represented by at least one selection on the team.
"We're very proud of the academic accomplishments of our football players," Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo says. "Once again, they have demonstrated what it means to be a true student-athlete."
In addition to the four Eagles, the 2007 team consists of OL Thomas Austin (Clemson); DL Patrick Bailey (Duke); P Travis Baltz (Maryland); PK Travis Bell (Georgia Tech); PK Mark Buchholz (Clemson); RB Tashard Choice (Georgia Tech); OL Phil Costa (Maryland); OL Ronnie Drummer (Duke); PK Jed Dunlevy (Virginia Tech); OL Lowell Dyer (North Carolina); PK Obi Egekeze (Maryland); OL Louis Frazier (Wake Forest); QB Sean Glennon (Virginia Tech); OL Mears Green (NC State); TE Dan Gronkowski (Maryland); PK Stephen Hauschka (NC State); WR Staton Jobe (Virginia); OL Luke Lathan (NC State); QB Thaddeus Lewis (Duke); P Jimmy Maners (Clemson); LB Derek Nicholson (Florida State); LB Derek Nicholson (Florida State); DL Wesley Oglesby (Duke); TE Michael Palmer (Clemson); FB Alex Pearson (Clemson); TE Colin Peek (Georgia Tech); DB Myron Rolle (Florida State); OL Matt Rumsey (Duke); TE Tom Santi (Virginia); QB Riley Skinner (Wake Forest); PK David Strimple (Miami); DL Jeremy Thompson (Wake Forest); OL Kevin Tuminello (Georgia Tech); FB Carlton Weatherford (Virginia Tech); OL Edwin Williams (Maryland), and TE Ben Wooster (Wake Forest).
