March 29, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. --- Victor Ornelas, a senior from Fort Bragg, Calif., was named to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men's Cross Country team, the league office announced Thursday. Ornelas, an exercise and sport science major at Carolina, was UNC's third finisher at both the ACC Championships and the NCAA Southeast Regional. He was one of 20 student-athletes to earn the special distinction.

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 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