College Notebook
Harkes nominated for ESPY for best college male athlete
Former Wake Forest midfielder Ian Harkes was nominated for an ESPY for best college male athlete.
In the fan voting, he will be up against Frank Mason (Kansas basketball), Matt Rambo (Maryland lacrosse), Zain Retherford (Penn State wrestling) and Deshaun Watson (Clemson football).
Harkes capped off an illustrious career by winning the MAC Hermann Trophy, given to the top collegiate soccer player in the country.
He became the first player in ACC history to be named the ACC Midfielder of the Year, ACC Championship MVP and NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the same season, and was also named the NSCAA Scholar Player of the Year.
The four-year starter and two-year captain served as an anchor of the midfield for his entire career. He made 82 career starts, finishing with nine goals and 18 assists, and four of his five goals this season were game-winners. He led Wake Forest to the title game at the NCAA College Cup for the second time in program history, as well as the team's second-ever ACC Tournament title.
Harkes signed a homegrown contract with D.C. United, where he has made 13 starts in the midfield and is second on the team in minutes played.
The 2017 ESPYS are set for July 12 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Men’s Lacrosse
Duke: Former Blue Devils standout Myles Jones earned his first nod to the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game. Jones, the Chesapeake Bayhawks top scorer, currently is tied for seventh in the league in scoring with 27 points from 17 goals. The game will take place on July 8 at Papa Murphy’s Park in Sacramento and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
Track and Field
UNC: Sarah Howard and RJ Alowonle have earned Academic All-America honors, as announced Friday by CoSIDA. Howard was selected for the women’s first team, and Alowonle was picked for the men’s third team. The honors recognize academic and athletic excellence – both student-athletes graduated in May and then competed in June at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Campbell: The CoSIDA announced the Academic All-America teams on Friday, with recent graduate, Kelsey Rea, earning second team honors. Rea is the first Camel to be selected as an Academic All-America since 2010. The Pinehurst native graduated in May with a degree in biology, and she plans to pursue a career as a physician's assistant.
Duke: Graduate student Daniel Golubovic concluded his career as a Blue Devil Friday at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships. Golubovic finished sixth overall in the decathlon. Golubovic’s 7,717 points etches his name for the second-best point total in Duke history.
Madeline Kopp concluded her successful senior campaign Thursday with a time of 53.35 in the 400-meter run and 2:05.52 in the 800 at the USATF Championships. Rookie Katelyn Gochenour competed Saturday in women’s javelin at the USATF Junior Championships.
Women’s Basketball
Elon: Malaya Johnson, a rising senior center, will participate in a 10-day trip to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, with Athletes in Action later this month.
Joining a team of collegiate players from across the country, Johnson will take part a four-day training camp from June 25-28 at the Athletes in Action headquarters in Xenia, Ohio, before heading to Africa from June 29 to July 10. There, she and the team will compete and train alongside the U19 Ivorian National Team and other foreign nations. While in Abidjan, the team will conduct youth basketball camps, coaching clinics and provide humanitarian aid to the greater Abidjan area.
From news releases
This story was originally published June 23, 2017 at 11:30 PM with the headline "College Notebook."