Hokie ClubGREENSBORO, N.C. - Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Angela Tincher of Virginia Tech headlines the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team as announced Thursday by Commissioner John D. Swofford.
Tincher, a senior finance major, was given the Mary Garber Award as the top female athlete in the league for the 2007-08 season. In 2008, Tincher, was named the USA Softball National Player of the Year as well as the Honda Award recipient as the top player nationally. Tincher led the Hokies to their first Women's College World Series appearance while ranking first nationally in both strikeouts and earned run average.
She was also named the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America of the Year in softball, and graduated with a degree in finance. In March, Tincher hurled a no-hitter against the U.S. National Team to help break their 185-game winning streak in preparation for the Bejing Olympic Games.
Also making the All-Academic Team from Virginia Tech were juniors Erin Ota and Jenna Rhodes, who also made ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-Region squad. Ota is a repeat performer from last year's ACC academic team.
Ten All-ACC honorees this past season were named to the team as well as five All-ACC Tournament honorees. Seven student-athletes on this year's team were named to the 2007 list.
All eight ACC schools that sponsor softball were represented on this year's team with Georgia Tech and Maryland each placing six members. Florida State and Virginia each placed five on the team while North Carolina and ACC Champion Virginia Tech each had three. Rounding out the team were student-athletes from Boston College and North Carolina State, which each had one honoree.
For a complete list of all 30 athletes honored, please visit www.theACC.com