Cross Country Places Six on All-ACC Academic Team
4/13/2021 11:32:00 AM | Cross Country
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Six members of the Wake Forest cross country team have been named to the All-ACC Academic team, as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
The six Deacs include juniors Carter Coughlin, Zach Facioni, Ben Mitchell, senior Jack Tiernan, sophomore Jonathan Velasco and sophomore Madeline Rehm from the women's squad.
"These student-athletes exemplify what it means to excel across all aspects of their lives," head coach John Hayes said. "The dedication and discipline they have demonstrated in their sport and in the classroom is something all Demon Deacons should aspire to."
This is the sixth time Facioni has been placed on the academic team, having gained mention on the 2018 and 2019 All-ACC Academic cross country teams and the 2019 indoor and outdoor track teams. Additionally, Mitchell, Tiernan, Velasco and Rehm earned their first academic honors.
Wake Forest's nationally-ranked men's cross country team placed 15th at the NCAA Cross Country Championship and junior Zach Facioni earned All-America honors with his 27th place finish in a time of 30:30.9. This marked the Demon Deacons' best finish as a program since 1996 and Facioni is just the fourth student-athlete to capture All-America accolades.
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 the selection process.
Carter Coughlin
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The six Deacs include juniors Carter Coughlin, Zach Facioni, Ben Mitchell, senior Jack Tiernan, sophomore Jonathan Velasco and sophomore Madeline Rehm from the women's squad.
"These student-athletes exemplify what it means to excel across all aspects of their lives," head coach John Hayes said. "The dedication and discipline they have demonstrated in their sport and in the classroom is something all Demon Deacons should aspire to."
This is the sixth time Facioni has been placed on the academic team, having gained mention on the 2018 and 2019 All-ACC Academic cross country teams and the 2019 indoor and outdoor track teams. Additionally, Mitchell, Tiernan, Velasco and Rehm earned their first academic honors.
Wake Forest's nationally-ranked men's cross country team placed 15th at the NCAA Cross Country Championship and junior Zach Facioni earned All-America honors with his 27th place finish in a time of 30:30.9. This marked the Demon Deacons' best finish as a program since 1996 and Facioni is just the fourth student-athlete to capture All-America accolades.
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 the selection process.
Carter Coughlin
- Earned All-ACC honors at the ACC Championship with a team-best fifth-place finish, completing the 8k in 23:24.8.
- The Knoxville, TN native took third overall in the season-opener against Virginia and North Carolina, crossing in 24:13.5.
- Junior Facioni captured the Southeast Region's Men's Athlete of the Year honor after he earned All-America accolades at the national meet with his 27th place finish in a time of 30:30.9.
- Facioni is just the fourth student-athlete to capture All-America accolades.
- This is his sixth ACC Academic honor.
- Mitchell finished fifth on the team and 18th overall in the season-opening 8k (9/25), crossing in 24:56.1
- Jumped up to third on the team and sixth overall with a time of 24:54.38 in Wake Forest's tri-meet win over North Carolina and NC State.
- He earned an All-ACC finish at the ACC Championship, finishing third on the team and 19th overall in 23:38.9.
- Earned the victory in a tri-meet win over NC State and North Carolina, crossing in 24:44.47
- He took second overall in the season-opener against UNC and Virginia, crossing in 24:11.2
- The senior scored by finishing 31st overall and fifth among Demon Deacons at the ACC Championship with a time of 23:52.9.
- Earned All-ACC honors with a 12th-place finish at the ACC Championship in his season-debut, finishing second on the team.
- He majors in Health and Exercise Science.
- Earned Wake Forest's top finish at the ACC Championship, crossing in 20:58.7 to finish 34th.
- She took eighth overall in tri-meet against NC State and North Carolina with a time of 21:36.63.
- The sophomore was Wake's top finisher in the season-opener, earning a career-best mark of 17:36.0.
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