Carolina Honors ACC Top Six For Service Award Recipients

Each year, Carolina Athletics selects six student-athletes or teams to receive ACC Top Six for Service Awards, recognizing outstanding community outreach contributions. The award is given by the Atlantic Coast Conference to student-athletes at each conference school.

UNC honorees for 2019-20 are:
• The Tar Heel men's and women's soccer teams for the Carolina Soccer Kicks Childhood Cancer initiative
• The Tar Heel wrestling team
• Brooke Bauer (women's swimming and diving)
• Patrick Lyons (men's lacrosse)
• Elizabeth Mitchell (rowing)
• Brandon Robinson (men's basketball)

"All year our student-athletes and teams make positive impacts in our community, and the Top Six winners have been standouts," said Korie Sawyer Rich, who oversees community outreach as UNC's Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development. "Through a range of programs and volunteer opportunities, they've been such positive representatives of our department and their teams and supporting Carolina's mission of public service. We're proud to present them with ACC Top Six for Service Awards."

🗣 Join us in congratulating our @ACC Top Six for Service winners. We appreciate the way they represent us in our community and beyond 👏 👏👏@UNC_Basketball @UNCRowing @UNCSwim_Dive @UNCWrestling @UNCwomenssoccer @UNCmenssoccer @UNCMensLacrosse @UNC_SADev#TogetherWeWin pic.twitter.com/Tc6l6QOKJ9 — UNC Tar Heels (@GoHeels) April 30, 2020

Carolina Soccer Kicks Childhood Cancer
(Men's and Women's Soccer Teams)
The men's and women's soccer teams joined forces in September of 2019 to create the Carolina Soccer Kicks Childhood Cancer Initiative. The initiative included a month-long fundraiser to support the UNC Lineberger Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic, weekly visits with patients at the pediatric clinic, and a special experience for 10 patients at a home game. The teams raised a combined $14,000 to be used to help patients and their families with non-medical needs and to support child-life specialists in the clinic.

Wrestling Team
The wrestling team has been extremely active in the community over the past year. Team members have volunteered at UNC Hospitals and local elementary schools, and as part of programs including the Widowed Parents Support Program, Share Your Holiday, and Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, the Tar Heels partnered with Team IMPACT this year and welcomed an honorary member of the team, a young fan named Mason.

Patrick Lyons (Men's Lacrosse)
Over the past four years, Patrick Lyons has been involved in many volunteer efforts throughout the Chapel Hill community, donating his own time and recruiting teammates to join in. His activities have included visits to UNC Hospitals and local elementary schools, contributions at the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, and organizing the team Share Your Holiday program. Lyons was honored for the second time in his career, after also earning the recognition as a sophomore.

Brandon Robinson (Men's Basketball)
To coincide with the team's trip to the Bahamas in November, Robinson coordinated a relief drive at a home men's basketball game to benefit those impacted by Hurricane Dorian. The drive benefited the Bahamas Children's Emergency Hostel, and through his efforts, 1,200 pounds of supplies were transported to the Bahamas with the team when they traveled for their tournament. Robinson joined a small group from the UNC travel party to deliver the supplies directly to the hostel and spend time with local children there.

Brooke Bauer (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Throughout her four years at UNC, Brooke Bauer has volunteered for many community service activities including those benefitting UNC Children's Hospital and the Special Olympics. Additionally, Bauer has been the team outreach representative for the past three years, serving as the point person for team service opportunities.

Elizabeth Mitchell (Rowing)
Mitchell has served as one of the rowing team community outreach representatives for the past two years. Through her leadership, member of the rowing team have volunteered at UNC Hospitals, cooked meals at the SECU Family House, and led team efforts in the Share Your Holiday program and the Widowed Parent Program. Additionally, Mitchell and other team leaders organized the first Rowing Day of Service, in which 60+ members of the team participated in different service activities throughout Chapel Hill.

Past UNC winners of ACC Top Six for Service awards
2019: Tailin Song (men's golf), Jocelyn Jones (women's basketball), Morgan Goetz (field hockey), Jacob Henkels (men's fencing), Leah Murray (softball) and Kate Morris (women's soccer)

2018: Bryana Nguyen (women's golf), Patrick Lyons (men's lacrosse), Caitlin Beakes (rowing), Madison Laufenberg (volleyball), Marie McCool (women's lacrosse), Kyle Murphy (football), Luke Maye (men's basketball)

2017: Mark Rizzo (men's lacrosse), Kayla Miles (women's lacrosse), Leila Evans (field hockey),
Bryana Nguyen (women's golf), Nazair Jones (football), Softball Team

2016: Men's Tennis Team, Stephanie Wangerin (rowing), Sheila Doyle (volleyball), Austin Proehl (football), Abby Fisher and Katie McKay (women's swimming & diving), Jillian Ferraro (softball)

2015: Joe Costigan (men's lacrosse), Jillian Ferraro (softball), Nick Weiler (football), Erika Clary (rowing), Women's Soccer Team, Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy Leadership Lab

2014: Lori Spingola and Ashley Bone (softball), Kelly McFarlane (women's soccer), Zoe Skinner (women's lacrosse), Football Team, Women's Lacrosse Team, Tar Heel Navigators Leadership Mentoring Program

2013: Zoe Skinner (women's lacrosse), Breada Farrell (women's lacrosse), Tristine Johnson (women's track & field), Men's Lacrosse Team, Rowing Team, Gymnastics Team

2012: Shelbey Blake (volleyball), Marisa Dobbins (track & field), Liz Mott (track & field), Jonathan Cooper (football), Haley Hemm (women's tennis), Kathleen Reynolds (rowing)

2011: Jordan Allyne (women's golf), Allison Barnes (women's swimming & diving), Sam Ellis (football), Leah Kosow (rowing), Meredith Newton (women's lacrosse), Carolina Dream Team (Pamela Boneparth, women's soccer; Logan Corey, men's lacrosse; Megan Lyons, field hockey; Katie Lutz, women's soccer; Haley Hemm, women's tennis; Chase Jones, baseball; William Leighton-Armah, men's lacrosse; Kristine Welsh-Loveman, women's soccer)

2010: Caroline Boneparth (women's soccer), Heather Brooks (volleyball), Marcus Ginyard (men's basketball), Vinny Pryor (men's swimming & diving), JoAnne Rogers (rowing), Kennedy Tinsley (football)

2009: Katie Brooks (women's soccer and lacrosse), Eugenia Delbono (rowing), Marcus Ginyard (men's basketball), Lindsay McIlvain (women's swimming & diving), Anna Rodenbough (women's soccer), Kennedy Tinsley (football)

2008: Christie Clark (volleyball), Laura Filip (women's swimming & diving), Mike Munnelly (men's lacrosse), Brianna O'Donnell (field hockey), Kennedy Tinsley (football), Kelly Woodruff (women's swimming & diving)

2007: Brian Chacos (football), Christin Cotton (rowing), Anna Evans (softball), Patrick Marsh (football), Katie Miller (women's golf), Bobby Shaw (wrestling)

2006: Emily Dondero (rowing), Michael Dore (men's fencing), Kendall High (football), Katy Tran (field hockey), Dave Werry (men's lacrosse), Pablo Durana (track and field)

2005: Allyson Criner (track and field), Doug Justice (football), Heather O'Reilly (women's soccer), Katy Tran (field hockey), David Werry (men's lacrosse)

2004: Gena Bittner (women's swimming & diving), Ray Fumo (men's soccer), Kim Lyko (rowing), Katy Tran (field hockey), Doug Justice (football), David Werry (men's lacrosse)

2003: Natalie Halbach (gymnastics), Jay Batt (men's soccer), Gena Bittner (women's swimming & diving), Ronald Brewer (football), Jordan Walker (women's soccer), Andre Williams (football)

Players Mentioned

Brooke Bauer

Patrick Lyons

Luke Maye

Elizabeth Mitchell

Brandon Robinson

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