For all the success UNC has enjoyed across all sports, its student-athletes also enjoy a lot of success in the classrooms.
Yes, you might hear the occasional hater joke about football players taking fake classes or N.C. State fans calling Carolina UN-Cheat, but that’s bound to happen when a school isn’t the athletic powerhouse UNC is.
All the attention is on football right now and, rightfully so. The Tar Heels are 4-0, their best start since 1997, when Mack Brown coached his first stint in Chapel Hill. Fans are eagerly awaiting the Oct. 7 home game against Syracuse, which will match two undefeated teams.
While we’re following along with women’s soccer and all the additional Fall sports teams, let’s take a moment to recognize four outstanding student-athletes.
Football players Elijah Green and Christopher Holiday, golfer Riley Quarterman and swimmer Perry Becker were named to the 2023-2024 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
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This committee plays an integral role in bridging the gap between a school’s administration and its student-athlete population. With Green, Quartermain, Becker and Holliday being named to the SAAC, they will, essentially, be able to put forth their ideas on what can improve the student-athlete experience at UNC.
“There is no committee more important than the respective campus and conference student-athlete advisory committees,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told GoHeels.com. “The members of this incredibly significant committee serve as a collective voice for our nearly 10,000 student-athletes and provide critical feedback and perspective as our league strives to fulfill the ACC’s mission to maximize the educational and athletic opportunities that shape our leaders of tomorrow.”
Green, who led the football team in rushing last year, has played sparingly this season with the return of British Brooks and emergence of Omarion Hampton. Holliday has appeared solely on special teams in his four years as a Tar Heel, totaling two tackles. Becker, who set personal bests in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke last year, kicks off the swimming/diving season with his teammates on Friday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. at Queens University in Charlotte. Quartermain played in 7/12 matches for UNC last year, including five starts, averaging 76 strokes across 15 rounds.
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