Quote:Clemson All-America quarterback Deshaun Watson joins two-sport standout Kenzie Kent of Boston College as the top male and female ACC athletes for the 2016-17 academic year, as voted upon by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).

Watson, who earned the 64th Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the conference's premier male athlete, is a repeat winner from last year. Watson led Clemson to the second National Football Championship in program history this past season and earned a number of individual accolades as the Tigers posted a 14-1 overall record.

Kent claimed the 27th Mary Garber Award as the conference's finest female athlete after playing leading roles for the Boston College ice hockey team that reached the NCAA semifinals and the women’s lacrosse team that played for the national title. Kent was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the 2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship.