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Garrison Tubbs Named ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year; 11 from Wake Forest Men's Soccer Selected to All-ACC Academic Team
2/1/2024 10:58:00 AM | Men's Soccer
This marks the second straight year the Demon Deacons have had more than 10 members of the program named to the prestigious All-ACC Academic Team.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Eleven members of the Wake Forest men's soccer team were selected to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team while Garrison Tubbs was named ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year, the league office announced on Thursday.
Garrison Tubbs, Chase Oliver, Hosei Kijima, Cristian Escribano, Sidney Paris, Bo Cummins, Babacar Niang, Cooper Flax, Liam O'Gara, Travis Smith Jr. and Jeffrey White all garnered the prestigious honor thanks to a combination of academic and athletic achievements during the 2023 campaign.
With his selection as ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year, Tubbs added another honor to his lengthy list of accomplishments both on the pitch and in the classroom. During the 2023 season, the Brunswick, Ga., native – who graduated from Wake Forest in three and a half years with his degree in Finance – was also a United Soccer Coaches first-team All-American, a United Soccer Coaches first-team Scholar All-American, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the only defender named to the All-ACC first-team and was a MAC Hermann finalist.
He joins Jacori Hayes (2016) and Kevin Politiz (2017) as Demon Deacons to be named ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year under head coach Bobby Muuss and becomes just the fourth from Wake Forest men's soccer to earn four All-ACC Academic Team selections alongside Hayes (2013-16), Ian Harkes (2013-16) and Brad Dunwell (2015-18).
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. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests to be considered for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Garrison Tubbs, Senior, Finance
Garrison Tubbs, Chase Oliver, Hosei Kijima, Cristian Escribano, Sidney Paris, Bo Cummins, Babacar Niang, Cooper Flax, Liam O'Gara, Travis Smith Jr. and Jeffrey White all garnered the prestigious honor thanks to a combination of academic and athletic achievements during the 2023 campaign.
With his selection as ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year, Tubbs added another honor to his lengthy list of accomplishments both on the pitch and in the classroom. During the 2023 season, the Brunswick, Ga., native – who graduated from Wake Forest in three and a half years with his degree in Finance – was also a United Soccer Coaches first-team All-American, a United Soccer Coaches first-team Scholar All-American, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the only defender named to the All-ACC first-team and was a MAC Hermann finalist.
He joins Jacori Hayes (2016) and Kevin Politiz (2017) as Demon Deacons to be named ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year under head coach Bobby Muuss and becomes just the fourth from Wake Forest men's soccer to earn four All-ACC Academic Team selections alongside Hayes (2013-16), Ian Harkes (2013-16) and Brad Dunwell (2015-18).
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. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests to be considered for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Garrison Tubbs, Senior, Finance
- 2023 ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year
- Four-time All-ACC Academic Team selection
- Two-time United Soccer Coaches first-team Scholar All-American
- Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2023 United Soccer Coaches first-team All-American
- 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy finalist
- Started all 18 of his appearances, captaining a Wake Forest team that claimed the program's fifth ACC Atlantic Division title in nine seasons
- Guided a Demon Deacon backline that recorded seven clean sheets – including four against ACC opponents – as Wake Forest allowed less than one goal per match
- His goal against Campbell was the fourth of his career, all of which were game-winning strikes
- Played 90 or more minutes in 13 matches
- Three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection
- Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll selection
- Appeared in 14 matches to record 226 minutes of action
- Recorded an assist in Wake Forest's 5-1 victory over Furman on Sept. 4
- Played a season-high 43 minutes in the Deacs' ACC Tournament match against North Carolina on Nov. 5
- Two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection
- Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll selection
- 2022-23 ACC Top Six for Service
- Started all 18 of his appearances, serving as a team captain as Wake Forest earned its fifth ACC Atlantic Division title in nine seasons
- Named United Soccer Coaches All-South Region First-Team
- Named All-ACC Second Team
- Selected to the ACC Preseason Watch List
- Recorded eight points off of three goals and two assists
- Wake Forest was 3-0-1 on the season when he recorded either a goal or an assist
- Logged two assists in a season-opening 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Aug. 24
- Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Clemson on Sept. 22
- His 80th-minute strike against Louisville on Oct. 27 clinched the ACC Atlantic Division title for Wake Forest
- Record 1,401 minutes of action and logged 90 or more minutes of action seven times including the final three matches of the season
- Appeared in 16 matches with 14 starts, serving as a team captain as Wake Forest earned its fifth ACC Atlantic Division title in nine seasons
- Recorded two assists on the campaign in victories over Liberty (Sept. 19) and Campbell (Sept. 26)
- Made his season debut in a 5-1 victory over Furman on Sept. 4
- Started the final 14 matches of the season
- Played 90 or more minutes eight times including each of the final four matches of the season
- Two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection
- 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll selection
- Naval Academy's Commandant's List (2021)
- Appeared in 15 matches with four starts, recording eight points off of three goals and two assists in 726 minutes of action
- Recorded three points in the Deacs' 3-1 season-opening victory against Grand Canyon on Aug. 24, with a goal and an assist
- Scored in back-to-back matches against 2022 NCAA Champions Syracuse (a game-tying penalty kick in a 1-1 decision) and against Liberty in a 3-1 victory
- Registered an assist on the Deacs' game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at Boston College on Sept. 29
- Two-time All-ACC Academic Team selection
- Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in all 19 matches with 17 starts, helping lead the Demon Deacons to seven clean sheets and the team's fifth ACC Atlantic Division title in nine seasons
- Recorded at least 90 minutes of action three times including a career-high 98 minutes in Wake Forest's NCAA Tournament match against Indiana
- One of nine Deacs to record more than 1,000 minutes of action
- Made his first career start in a 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Aug. 24
- Started seven ACC regular season matches including victories over Clemson (Sept. 22), NC State (Oct. 6) and North Carolina (Oct. 14)
- Appeared in 14 matches with five starts on the season, recording seven points from two goals and three assists
- Scored the game-winning goal in a season-opening 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Aug. 24
- Also scored the Deacs' goal in a 1-1 draw with Cal on Aug. 27
- Recorded assists in three of his final four appearances on the season against Wofford (Oct. 10), North Carolina (Oct. 14) and Notre Dame (Oct. 20)
- Two-time All-ACC Academic Team
- Two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in all 19 matches with 14 starts, recording eight points off of two goals and four assists in 935 minutes of action
- Recorded an assist on four different occasions: against Furman (Sept. 4), Gardner-Webb (Sept. 12), Louisville (Oct. 27) and Indiana (Nov. 19)
- Logged game-winning goals in back-to-back ACC road victories at Boston College (Sept. 29) and NC State (Oct. 6)
- 2023 ACC All-Academic Team
- 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Started all 18 of his appearances during the 2023 season, recording 1,457 minutes of action with two assists
- Named to the All-ACC Freshman Team
- Recorded 90 minutes of action nine times including victories over Grand Canyon (Aug. 24), Clemson (Sept. 22), Boston College (Sept. 29), NC State (Oct. 6) and No. 14 North Carolina (Oct. 14)
- Made his collegiate debut in the 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon
- Recorded assists in victories over Furman (Sept. 4) and Robert Morris (Oct. 17)
- Instrumental in the Deacs recorded seven clean sheets on the season
- 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
- Appeared in 11 matches with six starts during the 2023 season, logging 534 minutes of action
- Started and played the entire 90 minutes in his collegiate debut, as the Demon Deacons defeated Grand Canyon 3-1 on Aug. 24
- Helped guide the Deacs in a clean sheet 0-0 draw at No. 20 Maryland on Sept. 1
- Started his first-ever ACC regular season match at Pitt on Sept. 9
- Started and played the entire 90 minutes in a 5-1 victory over Robert Morris on Oct. 17
- 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
- Appeared in 17 matches with one start, recording one goal in 419 minutes of action
- Made his collegiate debut in a 3-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Aug. 24
- Earned his first career start and played a season-high 56 minutes in a 3-1 victory at Campbell on Sept. 26
- Scored his first career goal in a 5-1 victory over Robert Morris on Oct. 17
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