Rowing Places 31 On All-ACC Academic Team

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Following a speedy season on the water, North Carolina rowing landed 31 Tar Heels on the 2025-26 All-ACC Academic Rowing Team in honor of these student-athletes’ excellence in the classroom.

“We’re really proud of these guys, said head coach Erin Neppel. “It important to the team to crush it on and off the water, and they do a nice job getting it all done at a very high level.” 

Carolina placed sixth at the 2026 ACC Championships at Lake Wheeler, sending three of its five boats to the Grand Finals. Both the V8 and the 2V8 crews went on to earn first-place finishes in the Petite Finals.

Four Tar Heels concluded their UNC careers with their fourth consecutive spot on the team with Alix de Saint-Aignan, Carmen Sagues, Sydney Tuck and Evie Wells each doing so.

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2026 Rowing All-ACC Academic Team

***Maria Anayiotou, North Carolina, Sr., Environmental Sciences

**Amelia Brown, North Carolina, Sr., Media and Journalism

***Julia Bucknavage, North Carolina, Sr., Exercise and Sport Science

Alice Clark, North Carolina, Fr., Psychology (BA)

***Molly Dansby, North Carolina, Sr., Nutrition

****Alix De Saint-Aignan, North Carolina, Sr., Political Science

**Liliane Demarco, North Carolina, So., Business Administration

Virginia Floyd, North Carolina, So., Health Policy Management

Sarah Fox, North Carolina, Jr., Neuroscience

***Chloe Gaither, North Carolina, Jr., Media and Journalism

Ella Gusick, North Carolina, Jr., Psychology (BA)

Elizabeth Hall, North Carolina, Fr., Environmental Studies

**Katelyn Hawley, North Carolina, Sr., Nursing

**Sydney Hebert, North Carolina, Sr., Public Policy

**Kate Hendershott, North Carolina, Jr., Political Science

***Camden Howard, North Carolina, Sr., Psychology (BS)

Katelyn Johnson, North Carolina, Fr., Political Science

***Grace Keyt, North Carolina, Jr., Political Science

***Teagan Kleckley, North Carolina, Sr., Chemistry (BS)

Anna Laborde, North Carolina, Sr., Psychology (BS)

**Caroline Leahy, North Carolina, Jr., Biology (BS)

Ella Malafa, North Carolina, So., Exercise and Sport Science

Seren Page, North Carolina, Fr., Psychology (BA)

**Gabrielle Postiglione, North Carolina, Jr., Economics (BA)

****Carmen Sagues, North Carolina, Sr., Biomedical Engineering

Maya Schultz, North Carolina, So., Psychology (BS)

**Annabelle Stamer, North Carolina, So., Media and Journalism

***Ayda Suing, North Carolina, Jr., Exercise and Sport Science

***Lindsey Troftgruben, North Carolina, Sr., Psychology (BS)

****Sydney Tuck, North Carolina, Sr., Public Policy

****Evelyn Wells, North Carolina, Sr., Business Administration

*denotes the number of All-ACC Academic Team honors