Nils Bruening, Alex Comsia Named Academic All-Americas

Posted Dec 6, 2018
Nils Bruening and Alex Comsia of the UNC men's soccer team were two of 33 student-athletes named to the Academic Division I Men's All-America team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Bruening and Comsia are repeat selections as they were third-team Academic All-Americans in 2016. Comsia also was named ACC Defender of the Year. (GoHeels.com)

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