March 23, 2001

Three UNC student-athletes have been selected to the Verizon Academic All-District III first team and are in the running for Academic All-America honors. The All-America team will be announced on April 19.

Carolina field hockey players Holly Huff and Jana Toepel earned spots on the women's at-large team for fall and winter sports, while soccer player Michael Bucy was named to the men's at-large team.

Huff, a senior from St. Louis, Mo., is an English major and carries a 3.86 grade point average. Toepel, a senior from Perkiomenville, Pa., is majoring in business administration with a minor in French and has a 3.86 GPA. Bucy, a senior from Raleigh, has a GPA of 3.95 and is majoring in economics.

Fencer Kim Treiber earned second-team All-District III honors. A senior from Morgantown, N.C., she carries a 3.81 GPA and is working toward a double major in biology and history.

2001 Verizon Academic All-District III Women's Fall/Spring At-Large Team (University division)
Kim Black, Georgia (swimming)
Teal Chiabotti, Florida (gymnastics)
A.C. Cruikshanks, James Madison (swimming)
Jenny Everett, Wake Forest (field hockey)
Karyn Hall, Florida (soccer)
Holly Huff, North Carolina (field hockey)
Sarah Kureshi, Central Florida (cross country)
Kristen Mehl, Appalachian State (soccer)
Jana Toepel, North Carolina (field hockey)
Kathleen Tracy, Virginia (soccer/basketball)

2001 Verizon Academic All-District III Men's Fall/Spring At-Large Team
(University division)
Shilo Ayalon, Georgia Tech (swimming)
Scott Blount, Furman (soccer)
Michael Bucy, North Carolina (soccer)
John Christian, Campbell (wrestling)
Gregg R. Doule', Virginia Tech (swimming)
James Grimes, Viriginia (swimming)
Kevin Knott, William & Mary (soccer)
Marc Lindsay, Georgia (swimming)
Greg Reeves, Florida (swimming)
Yuri van der Heijden, Furman (cross country)