Feb. 3, 2004

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland placed seven football players on the list of the Atlantic Coast Conference's All-Academic honorees for 2003 the league announced today by commissioner John Swofford.

Tight end Jeff Dugan, center Kyle Schmitt, placekicker Nick Novak and specialist Steve Suter head up the list on the offensive side of the ball. Defensive tackle C.J. Feldheim, safety Dennard Wilson and punter Adam Podlesh are among those listed on defense for the Gator Bowl Champion Terrapins.

Fourteen players who earned first or second team all-conference honors this past season also secured spots on the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic football team. 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.

The league's past two ACC Players of the Year - NC State's Philip Rivers (2003) and Virginia's Matt Schaub (2002) - and P.J. Daniels, the ACC's leading rusher this past season with 1,447 yards, are among the league's academic honorees as are two players who earned All-America recognition this past season - Florida State linebacker Michael Boulware and Virginia placekicker Connor Hughes. Other first or second team All-ACC selections named were Duke's Chris Douglas, Florida State's David Castillo, Georgia Tech's, Eric Henderson and James Butler, Maryland's Nick Novak, Steve Suter, Jeff Dugan and Adam Podlesh and Virginia's Hughes and Chris Canty.

Duke's Chris Douglas, the league's third-leading rusher last fall with 1,138 yards and a three-time All-ACC Academic team selection, heads up a list of 12 players that are repeaters from last year's All-Academic team. Other repeaters from the 2002 team are Clemson's William Henry, Duke's Drew Strojny, Florida State's Boulware, Maryland's Novak and Suter, North Carolina's Doug Justice and Jeb Terry, NC State's Austin Herbert, Virginia's Schaub, Wake's Brad White and Quintin Williams.

2003 All-ACC Academic Football Team

OFFENSE:
Pos.     Player                             GPA     Major
OB       P.J. Daniels, So., GaT             3.00     Management
OB       Darian Durant, Jr., UNC            3.06     African American History
OB       Chris Douglas, Sr., Duke           3.85     Computer Science
OB       Greg Jones, Sr., FSU               3.15     Sport Management
OB       Philip Rivers, Sr., NCS            3.00     Business
OB       Matt Schaub, Sr., UVa              3.53     Professional Development
WR       Nate Curry, Jr., GaT                3.50     Building Construction
WR       Tony Elliott, Gr., Clem.            3.75     Engineering
WR       Ryan Sawyer, Sr., UVa               3.43     Professional Development
TE       Jeff Dugan, Sr., Md.               3.70     Finance
TE       John Paul Foschi, Sr., GaT         3.25     Building Construction
OL       Jason Brown, JR., UNC              3.08     Communications
OL       David Castillo, Jr., FSU          *3.48     Biological Sciences
OL       William Henry, Gr., Clem.         *3.67     Human Resource Dev.
OL       Matt Meinrod, So., FSU             3.00     undecided
OL       Christian Mitchell, Jr., Duke      3.43     Economics
OL       Jed Paulsen, So., NCS              3.00     Technology Education
OL       Kyle Schmitt, Jr., Md.             3.25     History
OL       Drew Strojny, Sr., Duke            3.00     Philosophy
OL       Jeb Terry, Sr., UNC                3.25     Business
PK       Connor Hughes, So., UVa            3.08     undecided
PK       Adam Kiker, Sr., NCS              *3.80     Aerospace Engineering
PK       Nick Novak, Jr.., Md.             *3.43     Kinesiological Sciences
SP       Steve Suter, Jr., Md.              3.24     Criminal Justice

DEFENSE:
Pos.     Player                             GPA     Major
DL       Phillip Alexander, Jr., Duke       3.10     Public Policy Studies
DL       Chris Canty, Jr., UVa              3.00     African American Studies
DL       C.J. Feldheim, Sr., Md.            3.75     Economics
DL       Eric Henderson, So., GaT           3.00     Management
DL       Gerris Wilkinson, So., GaT         3.20     Management
LB       Giuseppe Aquanno, Jr., Duke       *3.26     Public Policy Studies
LB       Allen Augustin, Sr., FSU           3.17     Public Administration
LB       Michael Boulware, Sr., FSU         3.68     Sport Management
LB       Doug Justice, So., UNC            *3.34     Communications
LB       Brad White, Jr., WF               *3.32     Analytical Finance
DB       James Butler, Jr., GaT             3.00     Building Construction
DB       Marcus Hamilton, Fr., UVa          3.60     undecided
DB       Bryant McFadden, Jr., FSU         *3.09     Art
DB       Justin Miller, So., Clem.          3.00     Sport Management
DB       Lamont Reid, Jr., NCS              3.17     Sport Management
DB       Chris Reis, So., GaT              *3.26     Management
DB       Kenneth Stanford, Jr., Duke        3.10     Economics
DB       Dennard Wilson, Sr., Md.           3.00     Communications
DB       Quintin Williams, Sr., WF         *3.22     English
P        Austin Herbert, Sr., NCS          3.58     Business
P        Adam Podlesh, Fr., Md.           *3.11     General Business
P        Hal Higgins, Sr., GaT            *3.67     Management
LS       Ryan Childress, Sr., UVa           3.75     Professional Development