ACC Announces 2022 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
February 23, 2022 | Boston College Athletics, Men's Hockey, Softball, Women's Basketball, Fencing
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference is set to honor 54 student-athletes who have been selected as 2022 Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipients.
This year's list includes three student-athletes who will also receive the Thacker Award and nine student-athletes who plan to pursue professional careers in their chosen sports and were named honorary recipients.
This year's class of postgraduate scholarship recipients will be highlighted in a one-hour show on ACC Network that will air in May.
Marnelle Garraud (women's basketball), Bolang Meng (Men's Fencing), and Ellie Mataya (softball) are recipients of the Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship while Marc McLaughlin (men's ice hockey) was chosen as an honorary selection.Â
Garraud, an information systems/business analytics major, graduated in December and is currently pursuing her MBA. She is averaging 8.3 points and is leading the team in assists (3.6) and steals per game (1.6).Â
Meng, a finance/business analytics major, has the Eagles on the upswing going into the ACC Championships this weekend. The men's fencing team recently knocked off No. 9 North Carolina two weeks ago at the Duke Invitational.Â
Mataya, an accounting for finance and consulting/business analytics major, is second on the team with a .394 batting average with four doubles, and a pair of RBI through the first 10 games of the 2022 season. She was named to the All-ACC Second Team and finished sixth in the ACC in hits and triples in 2021.
McLaughlin, a finance/management and leadership major, leads the Eagles with 19 goals and his six assists, giving the senior a team-high 25 points. He leads the Hockey East in goals scored and is ninth in points.Â
The following student-athlete will be recognized as 2022 ACC Postgraduate Scholars.
Name, Institution, Sport, Major
Marnelle Garraud, Boston College, Women's Basketball, Management - Information Systems/Business Analytics
Bolang Meng, Boston College, Men's Fencing, Management - Finance/Business Analytics
Ellie Mataya, Boston College, Softball, Management - Accounting for Finance and Consulting/Business Analytics
George Marks, Clemson, Men's Soccer, Psychology
Camden Pereira, Clemson, Softball, Psychology
Sydney Dawson, Clemson, Women's Soccer, Psychology
Tess Boade, Duke, Women's Soccer, International Comparative Studies
Josh Finesilver, Duke, Wrestling, Evolutionary Anthropology
Cooper Stinson, Duke, Baseball, Biology
Gabrielle Carle, Florida State, Women's Soccer, Exercise Physiology
Izaak Bastian, Florida State, Men's Swimming and Diving, Athletic Training
Kelechi Nwanaga, Florida State, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Economics
Lotta-Maj Lahtinen, Georgia Tech, Women's Basketball, Business Administration
Mikaila Dowd, Georgia Tech, Women's Volleyball, Biomedical Engineering
Kyle Barone, Georgia Tech, Men's Swimming & Diving, Computer Science
Gabriela Leon, Louisville, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Health and Human Performance-Exercise Science
Alli Bitting, Louisville, Field Hockey, Sport Administration
Selena Fortich, Miami, Women's Soccer, Political Science & Criminology
Abigail Schwenger, Miami, Rowing, Elementary & Exceptional Education and Spanish
Priscilla Hernandez, Miami, Women's Volleyball, Management
Abby Pitcairn, North Carolina, Field Hockey, Biology
Meredith Sholder, North Carolina, Field Hockey, Biology
Zach Tucci , North Carolina, Men's Lacrosse, Business Administration
Eric Knowles, NC State, Men's Swimming and Diving, Materials Science and Engineering
Trent Hidlay, NC State, Wrestling, Business Administration
Sophie Hansson, NC State, Women's Swimming & Diving, Business Administration
Andrew J. Alexander, Notre Dame, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Management (MSM)
Maddy Denner, Notre Dame, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field, Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS)
Philip K. Quinton, Notre Dame, Men's Soccer, Political Science
Jackson Walti, Pitt, Men's Soccer, Sustainable Engineering
Felix Wolter, Pitt, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Computer Science
Meghan Root, Syracuse, Women's Soccer, Public Relations
Polina Shemanova, Syracuse, Women's Volleyball, Communication & Rhetorical Studies & Linguistic Studies
Rebecca Adeline Jarrett, Virginia, Women's Soccer, Media Studies & American Studies - popular/visual culture concentration, DMP (Distinguished Major Program)
Courtlynne Tate Caskin, Virginia, Women's Lacrosse, Media StudiesOwayne Owens, Virginia, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Sociology
Emily Gray, Virginia Tech, Women's Soccer, Sports Media and Analytics
Patrick Forrest, Virginia Tech, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Management
Tyreke Sapp, Virginia Tech, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Communications & Public Relations
Shayla Brianna Smart, Wake Forest, Women's Soccer, Health and Exercise Science
Zach Facioni, Wake Forest, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field, Economics
Anna Maria Brylin, Wake Forest, Women's Tennis, Finance
Jim & Pat Thacker Scholarship Recipients
Name, Institution, Sport, Major
Michaela Nicole Dukes, Louisville, Rowing, Biology
Olivia Miller, Pitt, Women's Gymnastics, Rehabilitation Science
Claire Cooke, Syracuse, Field Hockey, Human Development and Family Science
Honorary Scholarship Nominees
Name, Institution, Sport, Major
Marc McLaughlin, Boston College, Men's Ice Hockey, Management - Finance / Management and Leadership
T. Jacob Bridgeman, Clemson, Men's Golf, Management
Gina Kim, Duke, Women's Golf, Psychology
Jenna Johnson, Florida State, Women's Beach Volleyball, Biomaterials and Polymers
Nicole Fegans, Georgia Tech, Women's Cross Country/ Track & Field, Business Administration
Julia Poole, NC State, Women's Swimming & Diving, Communication
Kianna Smith, Louisville, Women's Basketball, Master of Business Administration
Rachel S. Tanczos, Notre Dame, Women's Cross Country/ Track & Field, Non-Degree
Cal Adomitis, Pittsburgh, Football, Economics
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