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Aguilera Earns All-ACC Academic Honors

Tar Heel junior Raul Aguilera has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team for men's soccer, announced on Tuesday by the league. The honor recognizes outstanding athletic and academic performance during the 2019 season.

Aguilera is an exercise and sport science major from Sanford, Fla. A midfielder, he played in all 18 games and started 17 for the Tar Heels in 2019. He scored one goal and had two assists.

The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.