<em>Note: This week Carolina Athletics celebrates 100 years of awarding Patterson Medals to its most outstanding student-athletes. Many of the recipients will be recognized at halftime of Saturday's football game vs. Virginia, including Erin Matson,one of the 2023 recipients who will officially receive her medal from Bubba Cunningham members of the Patterson family.</em><br /> <br /> <br /> Sometimes the selections are difficult, trying to pick a winner as though someone asked you to rank your children. And then in other years choosing the recipients of the Patterson Medal, the highest award annually presented to a Tar Heel student-athlete, is really a no-brainer.