Academic success on full display for Tech men’s golf with five All-ACC selectionsAcademic success on full display for Tech men’s golf with five All-ACC selections
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Academic success on full display for Tech men’s golf with five All-ACC selections

Duclos, Harper, Rajendran, Stanford, Steyn represent Hokies on All-ACC academic team

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BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech men’s golf demonstrated its excellence both on the course and in the classroom, as five Hokies were honored on the 2025 All-ACC Academic Men’s Golf Team, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday.

Virginia Tech's representatives include:
Balthazar Duclos, Junior, Interior Design
Ashton Harper, Sophomore, Finance
Rahul Rajendran, Sophomore, FinTech & Big Data Analytics Finance
David Stanford, Senior, Business Information Technology
Gareth Steyn, Senior, Economics

To be eligible for consideration, student-athletes must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher while competing in at least half of their team’s competitive rounds during the 2024-25 season.

Rajendran earns a repeat selection to the prestigious academic team, underscoring his consistent excellence both academically and athletically.

The Hokies’ five selections highlight the program’s ongoing commitment to academic success and the comprehensive development of its student-athletes.

2025 Rod Myers Scholar-Athlete of the Year:
David Ford, Senior, North Carolina

2025 All-ACC Academic Men’s Golf Team
Christian Emmerich, Boston College, Gr., MBA
**Ben Hong, Boston College, Sr., Management
Tommy Mangan, Boston College, Fr., Management
**Jack Pogorelc, Boston College, Jr., Management
Brian Xu, Boston College, Gr., Management
Charlie Berridge, California, Sr., Computer Science
Kuangyu (Tony) Chen, California, Sr., Media Studies
Sihao Cong, California, So., Political Economy
Lucas Augustsson, Clemson, Jr., Economics
Thomas Higgins, Clemson, So., Psychology
Colin Salema, Clemson, Fr., Mathematical Sciences
***Andrew Swanson, Clemson, Sr., Mathematical Sciences
Rich Wills, Clemson, Fr., Pre-Business
***Kelly Chinn, Duke, Sr., Economics
Ethan Evans, Duke, Jr., Economics
**Bryan Kim, Duke, So., Undeclared
***William Love, Duke, Jr., Economics
***Luke Sample, Duke, Sr., Economics
**Gray Albright, Florida State, Sr., Post Bach-ISS
Carson Brewer, Florida State, So., Social Science
**Tyler Weaver, Florida State, So., Sport Management
**Kale Fontenot, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
Albert Hansson, Georgia Tech, Fr., Business Administration
**Carson Kim, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
***Hiroshi Tai, Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
**Aidan Tran, Georgia Tech, Sr., Business Administration
Cooper Claycomb, Louisville, So., Exercise Physiology
***Sebastian Moss, Louisville, Sr., Marketing
****David Ford, North Carolina, Sr., Communication Studies
**Maxwell Ford, North Carolina, Sr., Exercise and Sport Science
Hampton Roberts, North Carolina, So., Exercise and Sport Science
Grant Roscich, North Carolina, Fr., Undecided
Sihan Sandhu, North Carolina, Fr., Exercise and Sport Science
Keaton Vo, North Carolina, Jr., Communications
**Nick Mathews, NC State, Sr., Business Administration
Hunter Stetson, NC State, Fr., Management First Year
Christopher Bagnall, Notre Dame, So., Finance
**Jacob Modleski, Notre Dame, So., Business Analytics
Mike Qiu, Notre Dame, Fr., Business Analytics
**Rocco Salvitti, Notre Dame, So., Strategic Management
***Nate Stevens, Notre Dame, Jr., Finance
Enrique Dimayuga, SMU, Gr., Master of Liberal Studies
William Sides, SMU, Sr., Accounting BBA
TK Chantananuwat, Stanford, Fr., Undeclared
Ethan Gao, Stanford, So., Undeclared
Jay Leng, Stanford, Fr., Undeclared
Nathan Wang, Stanford, Jr., Political Science
**Paul Chang, Virginia, Sr., Computer Science
**Josh Duangmanee, Virginia, So., Global Studies
***Bryan Lee, Virginia, Jr., Religious Studies
Deven Patel, Virginia, Sr., Foreign Affairs
Balthazar Duclos, Virginia Tech, Jr., Interior Design
Ashton Harper, Virginia Tech, So., Finance
**Rahul Rajendram, Virginia Tech, So., FinTech & Big Data Analytics Finance
David Stanford, Virginia Tech, Sr., Business Information Tech
Gareth Steyn, Virginia Tech, R-Jr., Economics
**Kyle Haas, Wake Forest, Jr., Economics
**Tom Haberer, Wake Forest, So., Finance
Scotty Kennon, Wake Forest, Sr., Classical Studies
Marshall Meisel, Wake Forest, Sr., Economics
Jakob Melin, Wake Forest, Jr., Communication