UNC Athletic Director Dick Baddour and football's Mark Paschal

Honoring College Sports Top Leaders

Leadership is one of those critical intangibles that makes a huge difference to a team's success.

Because leadership is so valuable to a team's success and reputation on and off the playing fields, each year we honor the top leaders in our Leadership Academies across the country.

The honor is determined by ratings of the leaders by coaches and teammates on our 360 Team Leadership Evaluation.

The student-athlete leaders listed below have earned their teammates' and coaches' utmost trust and respect by scoring 105 or above on the Team Leadership Evaluation.

The Leader of Distinction is the highest honor bestowed by our Leadership Academies. These leaders are truly some of the best of the best that college athletics has to offer.

ILLINOIS

Audrey Gallien -- Softball
Hollie Pinchback -- Softball
Danielle Zymkowitz -- Softball
Abe Souza -- Tennis
Krystin Miller -- Soccer
Danielle Kot -- Soccer
Maggie Mulchrone -- Track

LEHIGH

Mike Lebo - Baseball

MICHIGAN

Carl Buchanon -- Track
Cara Reitz - Water Polo

NOTRE DAME

Mick Doyle -- Baseball
Mike Sullivan -- Swimming
Avery Zuck -- Fencing
Zach Schirtz -- Fencing
Angela Puente -- Volleyball
Denes Veres - Men's Track and Field
Kristen Rafael -- Tennis
Andrew Irving -- Lacrosse

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Ali Hawkins -- Soccer
Catherine O'Donnell -- Golf
Corey Donohoe -- Lacrosse
Elizabeth Lindley -- Gymnastics
Emma Shaw -- Rowing
Eric Hsieh -- Fencing
Hannah Thurman -- Fencing
Jarrett Rodrigues -- Fencing
Jenna Moore -- Diving
Jimmy Messer -- Baseball
Joe Kinderwater -- Swimming
Katelyn Falgowski - Field Hockey
Kelli Wheeler -- Softball
Kevin Nadeau -- Fencing
Laura Moriarty -- Swimming
Melissa Litschi -- Fencing
Meredith Newton -- Lacrosse
Sarah Kuonen -- Lacrosse
Thomas Wood -- Lacrosse

PITTSBURGH

Tamara Lelli - Swimming