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. An article on the Carolina Leadership Academy banquet is linked below:

http://www.tarheelblue.com/genrel/042409aae.html

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

CeCe Marizu - Women's Swimming and Diving

NOTRE DAME

Ashley Barlow - Women's Basketball
Lauren Buck - Women's Crew
Jill Byers - Women's Lacrosse
Mallorie Croal - Volleyball
Lucy Hirt - Women's Cross Country
Melissa Lechlitner - Women's Basketball
Regis McDermott - Men's Lacrosse
Duncan Swezey - Men's Lacrosse

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Christina Abruzzini - Women's Fencing
Whitney Allen - Softball
Yael Averbuch - Women's Soccer
Colin Bates - Baseball
Brock Baker - Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
Caroline Boneparth - Women's Soccer
Addie Bracy - Women's Cross Country
Katie Brooks - Women's Lacrosse
Michael Callahan - Men's Soccer
Alexandra Coppadge - Women's Track & Field
Sydney Crane - Women's Golf
Amber Falcone - Women's Lacrosse
Brie Felnagle - Women's Cross Country
Trimane Goddard - Football
Ali Hawkins - Women's Soccer
Tina Jacobs - Gymnastics
Chase Jones - Baseball
Keegan Mueller - Wrestling
Donte Nall - Men's Track & Field
Christina Nguyen - Gymnastics
Mark Paschal - Football
Samuel Pompei - Men's Track & Field
Callie Pottinger - Women's Track & Field
Garrett Reynolds - Football
Anna Rodenbough - Women's Soccer
Jenn Russell - Women's Lacrosse
Rachel Schneider - Gymnastics
Adam Smith - Men's Track & Field
Morgan Stengel - Women's Track & Field
Katrina Tsang - Women's Tennis
Adam Warren - Baseball
Katie Wood - Rowing
Kara Wright - Gymnastics

WAKE FOREST

Dustin Hood - Baseball

YALE

Kelli Buck - Women's Cross Country