2024-25 Athletics Accomplishments
Fall Sports
Football
Preseason
Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List - 7/31/24
Donovan McMillon
Paul Hornung Award Watch List - 8/1/2024
Kenny Johnson
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List - 8/1/2024
Brandon George
Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List - 8/6/2024
Rodney Hammond Jr.
John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List - 8/9/2024
Gavin Bartholomew
Chuck Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List - 8/12/2024
Donovan Mcmillon
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List - 8/14/2024
Nate Yarnell
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List - 8/21/2024
Nate Yarnell
Regular Season
ACC Rookie of the Week (5)
Eli Holstein - 9/3/2024
Eli Holstein - 9/9/2024
Eli Holstein - 9/16/2024
Eli Holstein - 9/23/2024
Eli Holstein - 10/7/2024
PNC Achievers of the Week (6)
Desmond Reid - 9/3/2024
Brandon George - 9/17/2024
Daniel Carter - 9/24/2024
Rasheem Biles - 10/29/2024
Kyle Louis - 10/29/2024
Braylan Lovelace - 10/29/2024
ACC Running Back of the Week
Desmond Reid - 9/9/2024
ACC Wide Receiver of the Week
Konata Mumpfield - 9/9/2024
ACC Specialist of the Week
Ben Sauls - 9/9/2024
ACC Quarterback of the Week
Eli Holstein - 9/16/2024
ACC Linebacker of the Week (3)
Kyle Louis - 9/16/2024
Kyle Louis - 10/7/2024
Rasheem Biles - 10/28/2024
ACC Defensive Back of the Week
Donovan McMillon - 9/16/2024
Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Week
Eli Holstein - 9/17/2024
Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Watch List - 9/26/2024
Brandon George
ACC Receiver of the Week
Desmond Reid - 10/7/2024
Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week
Eli Holstein - 10/8/2024
Midseason Lou Groza Award Winner - 10/29/2024
Ben Sauls
Chuck Bednarik Award Midseason Watch List - 10/29/2024
Kyle Louis
Davey O’Brien Award ‘Class of 2024’ - 10/30/2024
Eli Holstein
Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist - 11/6/2024
Eli Holstein
Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Semifinalist - 11/19/2024
Ben Sauls
Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete Honoree - 11/21/2024
Dylan Bennett
Postseason
Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar-Athlete Honoree - 11/21/2024
Dylan Bennett
All-ACC First Team - 12/3/2024
Desmond Reid - All-Purpose, Return Specialist
Kyle Louis - Linebacker
All-ACC Second Team - 12/3/2024
Donovan McMillon - Safety
All-ACC Third Team - 12/3/2024
Rasheem Biles - Linebacker
Ben Sauls - Placekicker
All-ACC Honorable Mention - 12/3/2024
Gavin Bartholomew - Tight End
Nick James - Defensive Tackle
Konata Mumpfield - Wide Receiver
Desmond Reid - Running Back
Pro Football Focus (PFF) 2024 All-America Team - 12/10/2024
Ben Sauls
The Athletic and CBS Sports All-America Team - 12/11/2024
Desmond Reid - Second Team All-purpose
Kyle Louis - Second Team Linebacker
AP All-America Team - 12/16/2024
Desmond Reid
Kyle Louis
FWAA All-America Team - 12/17/2024
Desmond Reid
Sporting News First Team All-American- 12/18/2024
Kyle Louis
ESPN Top 100 - 1/22/2025
Desmond Reid
Kyle Louis
ESPN’s ‘2025 Way-Too-Early All-America Team’ - 2/3/2025
Desmond Reid
Kyle Louis
College Sports Network's 'Top 100 Returning College Football Players for 2025' - 2/22/2025
Desmond Reid
Kyle Louis
Athlon Sports’ ‘Way-Too-Early All-America Team for 2025’ - 2/25/2025
Desmond Reid
Kyle Louis
Volleyball
Preseason
Preseason All-ACC Team- 8/1/2024
Rachel Fairbanks, Olivia Babcock, Torrey Stafford
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week (9)
Rachel Fairbanks - 9/3/2024
Torrey Stafford - 9/17/2024
Emmy Klika - 9/24/2024
Bre Kelley - 10/1/2024
Olivia Babcock - 10/8/2024
Rayla Jones - 10/22/2024
Torrey Stafford - 11/19/2024
Olivia Babcock - 11/26/2024
Rachel Fairbanks - 12/10/2024
ACC Offensive Player of the Week (4)
Olivia Babcock - 9/16/2024
Olivia Babcock - 10/20/2024
Olivia Babcock - 11/18/2024
Torrey Stafford - 12/2/2024
AVCA Division I Player of the Year Watch List- 9/20/2024
Rachel Fairbanks, Olivia Babcock, Torrey Stafford
ACC Setter of the Week (4)
Rachel Fairbanks - 9/23/2024
Rachel Fairbanks - 10/20/2024
Rachel Fairbanks - 10/28/2024
Rachel Fairbanks - 11/18/2024
ACC Freshman of the Week
Ryla Jones - 9/23/2024
ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Bre Kelley - 10/20/2024
National Player of the Week (2)
Olivia Babcock - 10/22/2024
Olivia Babcock - 11/19/2024
AVCA Player of the Year Semifinalists - 11/13/2024
Rachel Fairbanks
Olivia Babcock
Torrey Stafford
Postseason
2024 ACC Coach of the Year - 12/2/2024
Dan Fisher
2024 ACC Player of the Year - 12/2/2024
Olivia Babcock
2024 First Team All-ACC - 12/2/2024
Olivia Babcock
Rachel Fairbanks
Torrey Stafford
Bre Kelley
2024 Second Team All-ACC - 12/2/2024
Valeria Vazquez Gomez
Emmy Klika
2024 All-ACC Freshman Team - 12/2/2024
Ryla Jones
2024 East Coast Region Coach of the Year - 12/10/2024
Dan Fisher
2024 East Coast Region Player of the Year - 12/10/2024
Olivia Babcock
2024 East Coast Region Team - 12/10/2024
Olivia Babcock
Rachel Fairbanks
Torrey Stafford
Bre Kelley
Valeria Vazquez Gomez
Emmy Klika
Ryla Jones
AVCA Player of the Year Finalist - 11/13/2024
Olivia Babcock
AVCA All-Americans - 12/18/2024
Olivia Babcock - First Team
Rachel Fairbanks - First Team
Torrey Stafford - First Team
Bre Kelley - Second Team
AVCA National Player of the Year - 12/19/2024
Olivia Babcock
AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year - 12/19/2024
Dan Fisher
College Sports Communicators Academic All-American - 1/14/2025
Rachel Fairbanks
CWSA Honda Sport Award - 1/18/2025
Olivia Babcock
ACC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year - 2/13/2025
Rachel Fairbanks
AAU Sullivan Award Semifinalist - 2/13/2025
Olivia Babcock
Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Award and Jim & Pat Thacker Scholarship Award - 2/26/2025
Emmy Klika
Women's Soccer
Preseason
United Soccer Coaches Midfielders to Watch List- 8/9/2024
Deborah Abiodun, Sarah Schupansky
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week (2)
Sarah Schupansky - 8/27/2024
Sarah Schupansky - 9/10/2024
Post-Season
Second Team All-ACC (2) - 11/6/2024
Sarah Schupansky
Deborah Abiodun
United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region (2) - 12/3/2024
Deborah Abiodun (3rd)
Sarah Schupansky (4th)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (3) - 11/19/2024
Sarah Schupansky
Chloe Minas
Olivia Lee
College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-America - 12/11/2024
Sarah Schupansky
All-ACC Academic Team - 2/12/2025
13 Panthers
Men's Soccer
Preseason
ACC Preseason Watch List- 8/9/2024
Guilherme Feitosa
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week (4)
Albert Thorsen - 8/27/2024
Lasse Dahl - 9/10/2024
Casper Svendby - 10/1/2024
Arnau Vilamitjana - 10/22/2024
ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Casper Svendby - 10/1/2024
ACC Offensive Player of the Week
Arnau Vilamitjana - 10/22/2024
Post-Season
ACC Coach of the Year - 11/13/2024
Jay Vidovich
ACC Defensive Player of the Year - 11/13/2024
Casper Svendby
All-ACC First Team - 11/13/2024
Casper Svendby
Guilherme Feitosa
Luis Sahmkow
All-ACC Second Team - 11/13/2024
Casper Grening
All-ACC Third Team - 11/13/2024
Cabral Carter
Jackson Gilman
All-ACC Freshman Team - 11/13/2024
Niklas Soerensen
Lasse Dahl
College Sports Communicators Academic All District - 11/19/2024
Guilherme Feitosa
College Sports Communicators Academic Second Team All American - 12/10/2024
Guilherme Feitosa
All-South Region First Team - 12/10/2024
Casper Svendby
Luis Sahmkow
All-South Region Second Team - 12/10/2024
Jackson Gilman
Guilherme Feitosa
Casper Grening
2024 MAC Hermann Semifinalist - 12/11/2024
Casper Svendby
USC First Team All-American - 12/13/2024
Casper Svendby
All-ACC Academic Team - 2/12/2025
15 Panthers
Cross Country
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week
Quintin Gatons - 10/8/2024
Winter Sports
Swimming & Diving
Regular Season
ACC Divers of the Week (3)
Mariana Osorio Mendoza - 10/29/2024
Noah Bernard - 10/29/2024
Noah Bernard - 11/5/2024
PNC Achievers of the Week
Sophie Yendell - 11/5/2024
Mariana Osorio Mendoza - 12/3/2024
Sophie Yendell - 1/28/2025
Post-Season
NCAA All-America
Sophie Yendell, 50 Free - 3/21/2025
Cameron Cash, 3M Dive - 3/29/2025
NCAA Honorable Mention All-America
Sophie Yendell, 100 Fly- 3/21/2025
Claire Jansen, 100 Back - 3/22/2025
ACC Medalist
Cameron Cash (2)
Bronze, 3M Dive - 2/18/2025
Bronze, Platform Dive - 2/22/2025
All-ACC
Cameron Cash - 2/26/2025
CSCAA All-America - 4/2/2025
Sophie Yendell, 50 Free, 100 Fly - Second Team
Claire Jansen, 100 Back - Second Team
Cameron Cash, 3M Dive - Second Team
CSC Academic All-America - 4/22/2025
Sophie Yendell - Third Team
CSC Academic All-District - 4/1/2025
Cameron Cash - Dive
Jackson Salisbury - Dive
Neil Mortimer - Swim
Mariana Osorio Mendoza - Dive
Sophie Yendell - Swim
Claire Jansen - Swim
CSCAA Scholar All-America Team - 2/6/2025
Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Award - 2/26/2025
Cameron Cash
Wrestling
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week (8)
Luca Augustine - 11/5/2024
Reece Heller - 11/12/2024
Anthony Santaniello - 11/26/2024
Thomas McDonough - 12/10/2024
Dayton Pitzer - 12/17/2024
Grant MacKay - 1/7/2025
Mac Stout - 1/14/2025
Dayton Pitzer - 2/4/2025
Mac Stout - 3/25/2025
ACC Wrestler of the Week
Jared Keslar - 12/17/2024
Post-Season
ACC Champions (3) - 3/9/2025
Reece Heller, 184
Mac Stout, 197
Dayton Pitzer, 285
ACC Most Outstanding Wrestler - 3/9/2025
Dayton Pitzer
NCAA All-American - 3/21/2025
Mac Stout, 197
NCAA ELITE 90 Award
Luca Augustine - 3/22/2025
All-ACC Team (4) - 4/1/2025
Luca Augustine, 174
Reece Heller, 184
Mac Stout, 197
Dayton Pitzer, 285
NWCA Scholar All-American (5) - 4/2/2025
Luca Augustine
Nick Babin
Dylan Evans
Reece Heller
Mac Stout
ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year - 5/1/2025
Luca Augustine
All-ACC Academic Team - 5/1/2025
Luca Augustine
Nick Babin
Tyler Chappell
Jared Keslar
Dayton Pitzer
Mac Stout
Women's Basketball
Regular Season
First Team All-ACC (1)
Khadija Faye - 3/4/25
PNC Achievers of the Week
Amiya Jenkins - 11/12/2024
Khadija Faye - 12/17/2024
Mikayla Johnson - 1/14/2025
Women’s College All-Star Game Player Watch List - 2/4/2025
Khadija Faye
Men's Basketball
Regular Season
NABC Second Team Mid Atlantic All-District (1)
Jaland Lowe - 3/18/2025
Third Team All-ACC (1)
Jaland Lowe - 3/10/2025
ACC All-Defensive Team (1)
Zack Austin - 3/10/2025
Lefty Driesell Award Finalist - CollegeInsider.com Defensive Player of the Year (1)
Zack Austin - 3/12/2025
PNC Achievers of the Week (3)
Damian Dunn - 11/19/2024
Zach Austin - 12/3/2024
Jaland Lowe - 1/7/2025
Greenbrier Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
Ishmael Leggett
ACC Rookie of the Week
Brandin Cummings - 12/16/2024
Allstate NACDA Good Works Team - 2/20/2025
Ishmael Leggett (nominee)
Gymnastics
Preseason
2025 ACC Preseason Watch List - 12/11/2024
Jah'Liyah Bedminster
Hallie Copperwheat
2025 ACC Newcomer Watch List - 12/11/2024
Meika Lee
Regular Season
ACC Newcomer of the Week - 1/14/2025
Meika Lee
AAI Award Nominee - 2/28/2025
Jah'Liyah Bedminster
Elizabeth Cesarone
Jordyn Ewing
Indoor Track & Field
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week
Je'Nyia Burton - 1/28/2025
Norrah Lemongo - 2/4/2025
Spring Sports
Softball
Preseason
Softball America Freshman Watch List - 1/14/2025
Gwen Sparks
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week
Saleyna Daniel - 2/11/2025
Softball All-America Star of the Week
Kylie Griggs - 4/22/2025
NCAA Softball - Michella Chester's Starting Lineup of the Week
Kylie Griggs - 4/23/2025
Baseball
Preseason
D1Baseball Preseason Top Five First Baseman - 1/31/2025
Luke Cantwell
REGULAR SEASON
ACC Pitcher of the Week
Ryan Reed - 4/7/2025
PNC Achievers of the Week
Ryan Zuckerman - 2/18/2025
Ryan Reed - 2/25/2025
Ethan Firoved - 3/18/2025
Ryan Reed - 4/29/2025
AJ Nessler - 5/6/2025
POST-SEASON
ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region - 6/11/2025
Ethan Firoved - Second Team
Lacrosse
Regular Season
PNC Achievers of the Week
Sydney Naylor - 2/11/2025
Jenna Hendrickson - 4/15/2025
Post-Season
All-ACC Third Team (1) - 4/22/2025
Jenna Hendrickson, Attack
ACC's Top Six for Service - 4/30/2025
Women's Lacrosse (team)
IWLCA All-Region Second Team (1) - 5/16/2025
Natalie Voorhees, Defense (West/Midwest Region)
IWLCA Senior All Star Game Selections (2) - 5/27/2025
Emily Coughlin & Natalie Voorhees