Nov. 11, 2003

Winston-Salem, N.C. - Seven Wake Forest men's soccer players were picked to the All-ACC teams by the league's seven head coaches, the conference announced on Tuesday. The list was headlined by senior All-American forward Jeremiah White who was tabbed as the conference's player of the year.

White, a native of Lansdowne, Pa., is Wake Forest's first ever ACC Player of the Year and three-time All-ACC first team selection.

White was joined on the All-ACC first team by senior goalkeeper William Hesmer (Wilson, NC) and sophomore defender Michael Parkhurst (Cranson, RI). It was the second straight year that Hesmer was picked to the first team. He was also a second team selection as a sophomore. Parkhurst made the second team as a freshman last year and is making his inaugural appearance on the All-ACC first team.

The second team featured four Demon Deacons including senior midfielder Vicente Bastidas (Catasauqua, PA), junior midfielder Amir Lowery (Washington, DC), sophomore midfielder Justin Moose (Statesville, NC) and junior forward Scott Sealy (Petit Valley, Trinidad). Moose was a second team pick and the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2002. It was the first-ever selections for Bastidas, Lowery and Sealy.

This year, the ACC introduced its first All-Freshman team. Wake Forest was represented by midfielders Steven Curfman (Raleigh, NC) and Wells Thompson (Winston-Salem, NC).

Maryland also placed seven players on the All-ACC first and second teams. North Carolina had three players while the coaches selected two players from Virginia. Clemson, Duke and NC State had one player apiece. North Carolina's Jamie Watson was chosen as the ACC Rookie of the Year while Sasho Cirovski of Maryland was honored as the league's Coach of the Year.

Player of the Year:    Jeremiah White, Wake Forest
Rookie of the Year:    Jamie Watson, North Carolina
Coach of the Year:     Sasho Cirovski, Maryland

First Team
Scott Buete        Maryland    Midfield
Blake Camp         Duke        Midfield
Kenny Cutler       Clemson     Midfield
William Hesmer     Wake Forest Goalkeeper
Sumed Ibrahim      Maryland    Midfield
Aaron King         NC State    Forward
Matt Oliver        Virginia    Defender
Michael Parkhurst  Wake Forest Defender
Seth Stammler      Maryland    Defender
Marcus Storey      UNC         Forward
Jeremiah White     Wake Forest Forward

Second Team
Vicente Bastidas       Wake Forest Midfielder
Clarence Goodson       Maryland    Defender
Mike Littlefield       Virginia    Forward
Amir Lowery            Wake Forest Midfield
Domenic Mediate        Maryland    Forward
Tim Merritt            UNC         Defender
Justin Moose           Wake Forest Midfield
Noah Palmer            Maryland    Goalkeeper
Scott Sealy            Wake Forest Forward
Abe Thompson           Maryland    Forward
Jamie Watson           UNC         Forward

All-Freshman
Corey Ashe             UNC         Forward
Ryan Burke             Virginia    Goalkeeper
Adam Cristman          Virginia    Forward
Steven Curfman         Wake Forest Midfield
Santiago Fusilier      NC State    Midfield
Will Hall              Virginia    Midfield
Michael Harrington     UNC         Midfield
Kyle Helton            Duke        Defender
Chris Loftus           Duke        Forward
Wells Thompson         Wake Forest Midfield
Jamie Watson           UNC         Forward