Notebook
UNC fencer Carly Wooten earns award
CHAPEL HILL Carly Wooten, a senior on the North Carolina fencing team, was announced Saturday afternoon as the recipient of the 2016 Wells Fargo Postgraduate Scholarship, a $10,000 grant presented annually to a UNC senior student-athlete who is attending graduate school.
The Wells Fargo announcement was part of the Rams Club’s Endowed Scholarship Lunch, held at the Carolina Club.
Wooten, from Welcome, N.C., is set to enroll at the Wake Forest Master of Arts in Management program this fall.
Wooten, who attended North Davidson High School and will graduate from UNC in May, is working toward a double major in psychology and studio art. She carries a 3.93 grade point average and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honorary society last fall. In addition, she has taught art lessons at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center as an intern with the Arts for Life program.
In addition to the annual postgraduate scholarship, Wells Fargo also provides financial education for UNC student-athletes. All sophomores receive training designed help them make wise financial choices now and in the future.
Women’s Golf
Campbell: Coming off a fall season that included two team titles and two more top-five finishes, the school opens its 2016 spring campaign Sunday against a top-flight field at the UCF Challenge.
Men’s Soccer
Duke: The head coach, John Kerr, announced the addition of six signees for the Blue Devils for the upcoming 2016 season. The class includes: Colby Agu , Jack Doran , Max Moser , Matthew Olosunde , Chinenye Uche , and Suniel Veerakone . Agu, Olosunde and Veerakone all are listed among Top Drawer Soccer’s IMG Top 150 players.
Softball
Duke: Coach Marissa Young announced Thursday the addition of assistant coach Kate Kantor to the Blue Devil coaching staff. Kantor will join the Blue Devils after completing her master’s degree in sports administration from North Carolina.
NC State: Junior Courtney Mirabella has been tabbed one of the top 50 pitchers in NCAA softball heading into the 2016 season, according to an announcement by Fastpitch News (FPN).
Women’s Tennis
Duke: The 14th-ranked team opens play at the 2016 ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships Friday, facing No. 1 ranked and reigning national champion Vanderbilt in Madison, Wis.
Track and Field
NC State: The Wolfpack has started the season with three school records, 10 national top-20 marks and several ACC qualifying marks. The team has been paced by its upperclassmen, while debuting a host of fresh faces. The strong results have catapulted N.C. State into the national rankings. After the latest USTFCCCA poll, the women’s team is ranked 8th, while men are 25th.
From news releases
This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 6:59 PM with the headline "Notebook."