UNC Men's Fencing, Women's Golf Honored With Academic Excellence Award

Posted Aug 12, 2021
Each year, UNC Athletics honors two varsity teams – one men's team and one women's team – with the Carolina Academic Excellence Award, recognizing the most outstanding academic performance over the previous school year. In the 2020-21 academic year, the men's fencing team made it four-for-four and has won the award each year of its existence. (GoHeels.com)

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