A record of 5,791 student-athletes nominated for the ACC Academic Honor Roll list

GREENSBORO, NC (theACAC.com) The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Tuesday, 2020-21, an Academic Honor Roll recognition that recognized a record 5,791 student-athletes for class excellence in the most recent academic year.

The ACC Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who participated in a college-level sport with an average score of 3.0 or better throughout the academic year. This year’s recognized 5791 improved from the previous league mark of 5611, which was set in 2019-20.

Duke led all the schools, with a record 615 student athletes, and Notre Dame ranked 593 on the list. Virginia saw 493 student athletes reach Honor Roll status, followed by North Carolina at 463, Boston College at 451 and NC State at 411.

Nine student athletes made the ACC Honor Roll for the sixth time at Boston Colleges Paige Duca (Athletics), Dukes Turner Uppgren (Lacrosse), Florida State Chase Haney (Baseball), Georgia Techs Bria Matthews (Athletics), Louisvilles Christian Buckley (Athletics) and Halee Hudson (Athletics) ), NCs Dylan Autenrieth (football), Notre Dames Jared Miller (baseball) and Syracuses Simon Smith (athletics).

All 15 schools had at least one student-athlete who earned honorary status for the fifth time.

Follow the link below to get the full 2020-21 ACC Academic Honor Roll: https://theacc.co/21ACCHonorRoll