Mid-American Conference

MAC ANNOUNCES DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR ATHLETES IN WINTER SPORTS
152 Students honored in voting by Mid-American Conference Faculty Athletic Representatives
 
Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight winter sports during this 2017-18 academic season as 152 students were voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the ‘best of the best’ from each sports Academic All-MAC Teams.
 
Leading the way were 37 MAC women’s indoor track & field students named as Distinguished Scholar Athletes. MAC men’s indoor track & field had 25 selections, while women’s swimming & diving collected 22 honorees and men’s swimming & diving added 21 selections. MAC women’s basketball had 16 students named as Distinguished Scholar Athletes, while women’s gymnastics had 15 selections, men’s wrestling had 10 honorees and men’s basketball added six honorees.
 
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fourth year given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics.  Following each season from the winter sports schedule, any student with a 3.20 GPA and participation in at least 50 percent of the contests was automatically named to the previously announced Academic All-MAC Team from each sport.  Also, first-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence were not eligible for the award.
 
From the Academic All-MAC Teams, the faculty athletic representatives selected the ‘best of the best’ of our Academic All-MAC Teams to be honored with Distinguished Scholar Athlete Award for the 2017-18 season.  The number of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport were equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 20% of nominees, whichever was greater.
 
Later this spring, the MAC will announce the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the remaining eight spring sports sponsored by the Conference.
 
2017-18 MAC Men’s Indoor Track & Field Distinguished Scholar Athletes (25):
Preston Fillman, Akron, Sophomore, 3.609 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Hanoverton, OH)
Malik Hudson, Akron, Sophomore, 3.245 GPA, Media Studies (Cleveland, OH)
Matt Ludwig, Akron, Junior, 3.831 GPA, Biomedical Engineering (Chardon, OH)
*Curtis Richardson, Akron, Junior, 3.328 GPA, Media Studies (Blacklick, OH)
Taran Slone, Akron, Senior, 3.770 GPA, Sport Science (Graduate) (Columbus, OH)
Nick Winkler, Akron, Senior, 3.591 GPA, Finance (Wadsworth, OH)
Chimaobi Ezeilo, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.60 GPA, Computer Science (Haverstraw, NY)
John McCarthy,Buffalo, Senior, 3.99 GPA, Biological Sciences (Painted Post, NY)
Dan Muldoon, Buffalo, Junior, 3.79 GPA, Exercise Science (Liverpool, NY)
*Luke Anderson, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.60 GPA, Economics (Palms, MI)
Alec Esparza, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.78 GPA, Biochemistry (Saginaw, MI)
Erick Huertas, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.41 GPA, Accounting (Grafton, WI)
Shane Moffo, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.34 GPA, Finance (Farmington Hills, MI)
Conor Naughton, Central Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.64 GPA, Undecided (Northville, MI)
Joe Seghi, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.39 GPA, Marketing (Butchville, MI)
Logan Targgart, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.81 GPA, Personal Finance Planning (Coldwater, MI)
Caleb Hess, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.81 GPA, Computer Science (Owosso, MI)
*Tom Jozwiak, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.65 GPA, Product Design and Development (Southgate, MI)
Mitch Lenneman, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.67 GPA, Accounting (River Falls, WI)
Csaba Matko, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.32 GPA, Accounting (Racalmas, Hungary)
Zach Purcilly, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Exercise Science (Troy, MI)
Jannik Schmitt, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.41 GPA, International Business (Plymouth, MI)
*Samory Fraga, Kent State, Junior, 3.287, International Relations (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
*TJ Lawson, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.776 GPA, Sports Administration (Stow, OH)
*Walter Petzel, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.854 GPA, Construction Management (Kingston, OH)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete


2017-18 MAC Women’s Indoor Track & Field Distinguished Scholar Athletes (37):
*Mackenzie Andrews, Akron, Junior, 3.848 GPA, Physical/Health Education (Toowoomba, Australia)
Lucy Bryan, Akron, Sophomore, 3.284 GPA, Sport Management (Bristol, England)
Patricia Ortega, Akron, Senior, 3.969 GPA, Sport Science/Coaching (Graduate) (Logrono, Spain)
Ariadna Ramos Gandia, Akron, Senior, 3.940 GPA, Sport Science/Coaching (Graduate) (Barcelona, Spain)
*^Jackie Siefring, Akron, Senior, 3.668 GPA, Biomedical Engineering (Covington, OH)
*Regan Lewis, Ball State, Junior, 3.774 GPA, Nursing (Greenfield, IN)
*^Gabby Sims, Ball State, Senior, 3.918 GPA, Elementary Education (Columbus, IN)
Peyton Stewart, Ball State, Junior, 3.582 GPA, Exercise Science (Indianapolis, IN)
Brooke Talhelm, Ball State, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Nursing (Indianapolis, IN)
Rachel Durbin, Bowling Green, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Individualized Business (Armada, MI)
*^Aliyah Gustafson, Bowling Green, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Iowa City, IA)
*Rachel Walny, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.991 GPA, Exercise Science (Clinton Township, MI)
Selina Von Jackowski, Buffalo, Junior, 3.74 GPA, Management (Pfeffingen, Switzerland)
Gabriella Beauvais, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.29 GPA, Integrated Public Relations (Monona, WI)
*Samantha Cuneo, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.80 GPA, Integrated Public Relations (Belmont, MI)
Simonae Dismuke, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.26 GPA, Integrated Public Relations (Detroit, MI)
Kyla Walton, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.56 GPA, Biomedical Sciences (Aurora, IL)
McKenzie Wieber, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.96 GPA, Recreational Therapy (Westphalia, MI)
*Alsu Bogdanova, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.75 GPA, Individualized Study Program (Kazan, Russia)
*^Natalie Cizmas, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.68 GPA, Exercise Science (Clinton Township, MI)
*Sydney Meyers, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.88 GPA, Marketing (Zionsville, IN)
Jenna Wyns, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.53 GPA, Psychology (Londerzeel, Belgium)
*^Sam Tollerud, Kent State, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Eugene, OR)
*Kedisha Dallas, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.974 GPA, Communications (Ocho Rios, Jamaica)
Nora Finegan, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.938 GPA, Engineering (Palatine, IL)
*Alyssa Atkinson, Ohio, Junior, 4.000 GPA, Electrical Engineering (Granville, OH)
*Cassidy Cleland, Ohio, Senior, 3.906 GPA, Political Science (Reedsville, OH)
*Christina Seas, Ohio, Senior, 3.946 GPA, Accounting/Business Pre-Law & Finance (West Union, OH)
Stephanie Barlow, Toledo, Senior, 3.761 GPA, Elementary Education (San Antonio, TX)
Olivia Chinn, Toledo, Junior, 3.832 GPA, Exercise Science (Ravenna, OH)
Yana Khabina, Toledo, Junior, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Physical Fitness (Kiev, Ukraine)
Janelle Noe, Toledo, Senior, 3.854 GPA, Exercise Science (Sylvania, OH)
*Sarah Anderson, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.53 GPA, Exercise Science (Grand Rapids, MI)
*^Savannah Dugan, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.90 GPA, Occupational Therapy (Rudyard, MI)
Claire Gilbert, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.51 GPA, Geography (Owosso, MI)
*Allison Hufnagel, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.91 GPA, Film/Video & Media Studies (Fowler, MI)
Erica Sheahan, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Accounting (Ithaca, MI)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
 
 
2017-18 MAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Distinguished Scholar Athletes (21):
*^Logan Burton, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.67 GPA, Physics (Chesapeake, VA)
*Thomas Gillis, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.61 GPA, Biochemistry (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
*Connor Johnson, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Actuarial Science & Economics (Fort Bragg, NC)
*^Peter Rusenas, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.57 GPA, Accounting (Naperville, IL)
Parker Saladin, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.32 GPA, Undecided (Buchanan, MI)
Matan Segal, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Electric Engineer Technology (Lehavin, Israel)
*Jake Tyson, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Exercise Science (Ipswich, England)
Brendan Ninneman, Evansville, Senior, 3.457 GPA, Physics (St. Louis, MO)
Hutch Blackstone, Miami, Senior, 3.43 GPA, Kinesiology (Mansfield, OH)
Iago Moussalem, Miami, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, University Studies (Culaba, Brazil)
Ross Rybakowicz, Miami, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Biology (Greenfield, WI)
Pete Simcox, Miami, Senior, 3.60 GPA, Public Administration & Sustainability (Lakewood, OH)
*^Canaan Campbell, Missouri State, Senior, 3.90 GPA, Administrative Management (Lawrence, KS)
*^Kacper Cwiek, Missouri State, Senior, 3.86 GPA, Computer Information Systems (Warsaw, Poland)
William Frisbie, Missouri State, Senior, 3.70 GPA, Computer Information Systems (Omaha, NE)
*^Christopher Heye, Missouri State, Senior, 3.66 GPA, Biology (Little Rock, AR)
Minki Kang, Missouri State, Junior, 3.27 GPA, International Business (Little Rock, AR)
*Artur Osvath, Missouri State, Junior, 3.91 GPA, Finance (Budapest, Hungary)
Phillip Willett, Missouri State, Junior, 3.52 GPA, Mass Media-Media Production (St. Louis, MO)
*Chris Cole, Southern Illinois, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Art (Portage, MI)
Michael Wolfe, Southern Illinois, Senior, 3.49 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Bloomington, IL)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
 
 
2017-18 MAC Women’s Swimming & Diving Distinguished Scholar Athletes (22):
Ellie Nebraska, Akron, Sophomore, 3.976 GPA, Respiratory Therapy (Columbus, OH)
Jackie Pash, Akron, Sophomore, 3.380 GPA, Early Childhood Education (Carmel, IN)
Mackenzie Vargas, Akron, Sophomore, 3.763 GPA, Business Administration (Roseville, CA)
Morgan Waggoner, Akron, Sophomore, 3.913 GPA, Biology (Fremont, OH)
Maria Galic, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.883 GPA, Exercise Science (Jonkoping, Sweden)
Talisa Lemke, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 4.000 GPA, Theater (Belin, Germany)
*Claire Stam, Bowling Green, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Inclusive Early Childhood Education (Grand Rapids, MI)
*^Megan Burns, Buffalo, Senior, 3.527 GPA, Nursing (Rochester, NY)
Eve Kosten, Buffalo, Senior, 3.648 GPA, Management (Lansdale, PA)
*Hannah Miller, Buffalo, Senior, 3.665 GPA, Management (Fort Wayne, IN)
*Delaney Duncan, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.71 GPA, Marketing (Galesburg, IL)
Casey Gavigan, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.89 GPA, Nursing (East Setauket, NY)
Brielle Johnston, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.94 GPA, Actuarial Science & Economics (Ottawa, Ontario)
Nicole Swartz, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.26 GPA, Public Relations (Dayton, OH)
Claire Young, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.43 GPA, Exercise Science (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI)
Emma Bradley, Miami, Senior, 3.93 GPA, Marketing (Farmington Hills, MI)
Izzy Herb, Miami, Sophomore, 3.90 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology (St. Charles, IL)
Carolyn Jungers, Miami, Sophomore, 3.71 GPA, Finance (Greendale, WI)
*Ella Moynihan, Miami, Junior, 3.48 GPA, Psychology (Denver, CO)
*Holly Schuster, Miami, Senior, 3.46 GPA, Kinesiology (Crown Point, IN)
*Corrin Van Lanen, Ohio, Junior, 3.936 GPA, Psychology (Green Bay, WI)
Emily Zimcosky, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.748 GPA, Studio Art (Smock, PA)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
 
 
2017-18 MAC Wrestling Distinguished Scholar Athletes (10):
Bryan Lantry, Buffalo, Junior, 3.21 GPA, Management (Walworth, NY)
Zac Carson, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.83 GPA, History (Akron, OH)
Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.46 GPA, Finance (Green Oaks, IL)
^Kyle Conel, Kent State, Junior, 3.36 GPA, Computer Science (Ashtabula, OH)
Chance Driscoll, Kent State, Senior, 3.62 GPA, Economics (Aurora, OH)
Stephen Suglio, Kent State, Senior, 3.65 GPA, Integrated Science (Richfield, OH)
*Anthony Tutolo, Kent State, Junior, 3.54 GPA, Interpersonal Communication (Concord, OH)
*John Erneste, Missouri, Junior, 3.686 GPA, Mathematics–Actuarial Sci & Math Finance (Kansas City, MO)
Connor Flynn, Missouri, Sophomore, 3.20 GPA, Business Administration (Dardenne Prairie, MO)
Willie Miklus, Missouri, Senior, 3.66 GPA, Grad School-Positive Coaching (Altoona, IA)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
 
 
2017-18 MAC Men’s Basketball Distinguished Scholar Athletes (6):
Kyle Mallers, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.748 GPA, Business Administration (Fort Wayne, IN)
*^Sean Sellers, Ball State, Senior, 3.66 GPA Grad-Secondary Education; 3.635 GPA Sport Administration (Greensburg, IN)
Luke Meyer, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.29 GPA, Product Design Engineering Technology (Addison, MI)
Paul Jackson, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.45 GPA, Marketing (Stone Mountain, GA)
*Seth Dugan, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.96 GPA, Finance (Otsego, MI)
Bryce Moore, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.28 GPA, Accounting (Indianapolis, IN)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
 

2017-18 MAC Women’s Basketball Distinguished Scholar Athletes (16):
*Carmen Grande, Ball State, Junior, 3.98 GPA, Mathematical Sciences (Madrid, Spain)
*^Rachel Myers, Bowling Green, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Dietetics (Findlay, OH)
*Carly Santoro, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.843 GPA, Communication Disorders (Bellevue, OH)
*^Katherine Ups, Buffalo, Senior, 3.923 GPA, Biomedical Sciences (Wollongong, Australia)
Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, Junior, 3.368 GPA, Communications (Rochester, NY)
Cassie Oursler, Buffalo, Senior, 3.335 GPA, Education Studies (Grand Island, NY)
Cassie Breen, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.61 GPA, Psychology (Woodhaven, MI)
*Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.74 GPA, Physics (Reese, MI)
*Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.70 GPA, Physical Activity Specialist (Wayland, MI)
*^Jordan Korinek, Kent State, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Special Education (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Sophomore, 3.25 GPA, Interactive Media Studies (Indianapolis, IN)
*Mikayla Voigt, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.914 GPA, Nursing (Slinger, WI)
Taylor Agler, Ohio, Senior, 3.956 GPA, Masters-Sport Management/Communication (Westerville, OH)
Dominique Doseck, Ohio, Junior, 3.844 GPA, Sport Management and Business Analytics (Athens, OH)
*^Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, Grad., 4.00 GPA, Communication (London, England)
*Michaela Rasmussen, Toledo, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Biology & Spanish (Chaska, MN)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
 
 
2017-18 MAC Gymnastics Distinguished Scholar Athletes (15):
Jovannah East, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.244 GPA, Sport Management (Zion, IL)
Shannon Goniwiecha, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.950 GPA, Biology (Rochester Hills, MI)
India McPeak, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.933 GPA, Exercise Science (Bongor, N. Ireland)
*^Katy Clements, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.57 GPA, Journalism-Public Relations (Gainesville, GA)
*^Bryttany Kaplan, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.93 GPA, Recreation & Event Management (Parker, CO)
Denelle Pedrick, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.59 GPA, Exercise Science (Wilcox, Saskatchewan)
Gianna Plaksa, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Biology/Biomedical Science (Mountain Top, PA)
Hayley Porter, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.48 GPA, Exercise Science: Kinesiology (Bellevue, NE)
Emili Dobronics, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.24 GPA, Exercise Science (Orland Park, IL)
*Lacey Rubin, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.73 GPA, Social Work (Plainview, NY)
*Kendall Valentin, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.93 GPA, Biology (Holmdel, NJ)
*Dara Williams, Kent State, Junior, 3.921 GPA, Psychology (Bloomington, IL)
Amanda Bartemio, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.913 GPA, Kinesiology (Plymouth, MN)
*Anna Martucci, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.568 GPA, Marketing (Clarkston, MI)
*Rachael Underwood, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.97 GPA, Interdisciplinary Health Services (Cary, IL)
 
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete