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Five Eagles Earn All-ACC Academic Fencing Honors
April 16, 2020 | Fencing
Bin Huang, Spencer Kuldell, Bolang Meng, Rylie Rueda and Gillian Lawlor each earned the recognition
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College fencing program has placed five student-athletes on the Atlantic Coast Conference All-ACC Academic Fencing team, as announced Thursday by the conference.
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Bin Huang, Spencer Kuldell, Bolang Meng, Rylie Rueda and Gillian Lawlor each earned the recognition, which is based on academic and athletic achievement during the 2019-20 season. This was the second time that Kuldell, Meng and Lawlor have earned spots on the All-ACC Academic Fencing team.
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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.
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Kuldell, a computer science major from Newton, Mass., finished 11th in the sabre at the ACC Championships before going on to place 10th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Meng, an economics major from Foster City, Calif., finished sixth in sabre at the ACC Championships and then took 14th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals. Huang, a finance major from Concord, Mass., finished fifth in foil at ACCs before going on to take 14th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals to earn a spot in the NCAA championships.
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Rueda, a finance major from Washington, D.C., earned a third-place medal at the ACC Championships in epee and then finished fifth at the NCAA Northeast regionals for a spot in the NCAA Championships. Lawlor, who is an elementary education major from Green Brook, N.J., finished 14th in sabre at ACCs and went on to finish 21st at the NCAA Northeast regionals.
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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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Bin Huang, Spencer Kuldell, Bolang Meng, Rylie Rueda and Gillian Lawlor each earned the recognition, which is based on academic and athletic achievement during the 2019-20 season. This was the second time that Kuldell, Meng and Lawlor have earned spots on the All-ACC Academic Fencing team.
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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.
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Kuldell, a computer science major from Newton, Mass., finished 11th in the sabre at the ACC Championships before going on to place 10th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Meng, an economics major from Foster City, Calif., finished sixth in sabre at the ACC Championships and then took 14th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals. Huang, a finance major from Concord, Mass., finished fifth in foil at ACCs before going on to take 14th at the NCAA Northeast Regionals to earn a spot in the NCAA championships.
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Rueda, a finance major from Washington, D.C., earned a third-place medal at the ACC Championships in epee and then finished fifth at the NCAA Northeast regionals for a spot in the NCAA Championships. Lawlor, who is an elementary education major from Green Brook, N.J., finished 14th in sabre at ACCs and went on to finish 21st at the NCAA Northeast regionals.
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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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