Two Tigers Named to 2006 All-ACC Academic Men’s Cross Country Team

March 29, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro, NC – Two members of the 2006 men’s cross country team were honored by the league office as part of the All-ACC Academic team on Friday. Sam Bryfczynski and Bryce Iverson were part of the 20-man group that compiled this year’s honorees.

Iverson was an All-ACC performer last fall for the Tigers after finishing in eighth place at the conference meet. He also earned All-Region honors with a 15th-place showing at Louisville. Iverson is majoring in Engineering.

Bryfczynski earned an individual title after winning the season-opening Clemson Invitational last fall. He is a two-time letterwinner for Bob Pollock’s cross country squad. Bryfczynski, who was ACC Performer of the Week after earning that individual title, is majoring in Computer Science.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average during his academic career.

The 2006 All-ACC Academic Men’s Cross Country team is as follows:

Name – School, Class (Major)Sam Bryfczynski – Clemson, So. (Computer Science) John Crews – NC State, Jr. (Mechanical Engineering) Andrew Dumm – Virginia, Sr. (Foreign Affairs) John Compton – Wake Forest, Jr. (History) Stephen Furst – NC State, Jr. (Aerospace Engineering) David Herren – Georgia Tech, Sr. (Biology)Bryce Iverson – Clemson, So. (Engineering) Andrew Jesien – Virginia, So. (Undeclared) Greg Kelsey – Maryland, Fr. (Kinesiological Science) Chris Kollar – NC State, Jr. (Biological Sciences) Keith Krieger – Duke, Sr. (Economics) Thomas Lancashire – Florida State, Sr. (Exercise Science) Paul LaPenna – Virginia Tech, So. (Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise) Andrew Lemoncello – Florida State, Sr. (Sport Management) Andrew Montgomery – Virginia Tech, Jr. (Architecture) Victor Ornelas – North Carolina, Sr. (Exercise and Sports Science) Jonathan Scheiner – Miami, Sr. (Economics) Taylor Smith – Virginia, Sr. (History) Zachary Thomas – Virginia Tech, So. (Mining and Minerals Engineering) Tibor Vegh – NC State, Jr. (Economics)