Wake Forest Athletics
Vince Azzolina Named to All-ACC Academic Football Team
1/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Jan. 29, 2002
Greensboro, N.C. - Wake Forest center Vince Azzolina was named to the 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic football team as announced by Commissioner John Swofford. To be eligible, a player must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the fall semester or have maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Wake Forest??s Azzolina, a 6-4, 275-pounder from Easton, Pa., received his degree in Communications from Wake Forest this past December, earning a perfect 4.0 GPA during his final semester. He has also been named to the WFU Dean??s List throughout his collegiate career and appeared on the ACC Honor Roll.
Azzolina was a mainstay on the Deacon offensive line during his entire four years, starting 37 consecutive games dating back to his freshman season. He was the anchor of a line that helped Wake Forest average an ACC-best 221.6 rushing yards per game in 2001 ?V its best mark in 30 years. The unit also gave up just 13 sacks all year, a figure which ranked first in the ACC.
Azzolina was a 2001 honorable mention All-ACC selection, and was tabbed ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the Deacons?? win over North Carolina this past season.
Azzolina becomes the 84th Wake Forest selection on the All-ACC Academic football team since 1954. The Demon Deacon football program has had at least one representative on the team every year since 1973.
