Hunt, Shimel Named ACC All-Academic
6/29/2010 8:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
June 29, 2010
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Two University of Maryland women's golfers, graduate student Carly Hunt and freshman Christine Shimel were named to the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic team as announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.
Shimel was an All-ACC selection, along with teammate Jessica Hollandsworth. The Kennett Square, Pa., native took three top-10 finishes, going outside of the top-25 once. Shimel earned two second place finishes, first at the Pinehurst Challenge and again at the Canes and Cardinal Classic. In her postseason debut, Shimel finished in the top-20 at the ACC Tournament and claimed the second best score on the team at the NCAA West Regional with an 18-over-par 231. The Maryland freshman ranks top-10 in the conference, with a season average of 74.84 and is second all-time in the Maryland record books for season average.
This season Hunt earned two top-20 finishes, one in the top 10. She carded a career-low round 72 at ACC Women's Golf Championship on the first day and finished the tournament tied for 16th with a 14-over-par 229 (72-78-77), a team low. Hunt again led the team at the NCAA West Regional with a 16-over-par 229.
Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year Alison Whitaker of Duke leads the 2010 All-ACC Academic Team.
Seven golfers who earned All-ACC honors this past season secured spots on the 2010 All-ACC Academic Women's Golf Team, which includes Shimel. Other players earning both All-ACC Academic and All-Conference honors in 2010 were Boston College's Eunice Yim; Duke's Lindy Duncan and Alison Whitaker, Florida State's Lacey Agnew and Macarena Silva and Wake Forest's Michelle Shin.
All nine schools were represented on this year's All-ACC Academic Team.
The 2010 All-ACC Academic Women's Golf team is as follows:
#Kelsey Rockey, Jr., Boston College
%Eunice Yim, So., Boston College
Lindy Duncan, Fr., Duke
Courtney Ellenbogen, Fr., Duke
Stacey Kim, Fr., Duke
##Alison Whitaker, Sr., Duke
Lacey Agnew, Sr., Florida State
#Macarena Silva, Jr., Florida State
Hannah Thomson, So., Florida State
Christine Shimel, Fr., Maryland
Carly Hunt, Grad., Maryland
#Maria Ronderos, Jr., Miami
Courtney Gunter, Fr., North Carolina
Sarah Thead, Jr., North Carolina
%Kate Thomas, Sr., North Carolina
Brooke Baker, Jr., NC State
#Julie Saleeby, Jr., NC State
Nicole Agnello, Fr., Virginia
Lauren Greenlief, So., Virginia
###Whitney Neuhauser, Sr., Virginia
Alexandra Bodemann, Jr., Wake Forest
Stephanie Kim, Fr., Wake Forest
Michelle Shin, Fr., Wake Forest
###Repeat honoree (2007-09)
##Repeat honoree (2007-08)
#Repeat honoree (2008, 2009)
%Repeat honoree (2009)
ACC Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Alison Whitaker, Duke
