106 Students Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes
MAC ANNOUNCES DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR ATHLETES FROM SPRING SPORTS
106 Students honored in voting by Conference Faculty Athletic Representatives
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports during this 2018-19 academic season as 106 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 27 MAC women’s outdoor track and field students named as Distinguished Scholar Athletes. MAC men’s outdoor track and field had 25 selections, while softball added 16 honorees. Baseball had 15 honorees, while women’s golf collected six selections and both men’s and women’s tennis also added six honorees. MAC men’s golf was represented with five selections.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fifth year given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the spring 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 2018-19 season. A Distinguished Scholar Athlete must have a 3.50 GPA or higher and 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.
2019 MAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Distinguished Scholar-Athletes (25):
Tevin Brown, Akron, Junior, 3.812 GPA, Special Education (Toledo, OH)
*Brandon Hochbein, Akron, Sophomore, 3.752 GPA, Emergency Management (Sarver, PA)
Dylan Hochbein, Akron, Junior, 3.721 GPA, Nursing (Sarver, PA)
*Matt Ludwig, Akron, Senior, 3.885 GPA, Biomedical Engineering (Chardon, OH)
Nick Stricklen, Akron, Junior, 3.938 GPA, Exercise Science (Lexington, OH)
Brandon Burke, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.756 GPA, Aerospace Engineering (Churchville, NY)
Daniel Muldoon, Buffalo, Senior, 3.640 GPA, Exercise Science (Liverpool, NY)
Baltaj Sandhur, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.912 GPA, Biomedical Sciences (Clarence, NY)
AJ Frens, Central Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.86 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Greenville, OH)
*#Logan Targgart, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.78 GPA, Personal Finance (Coldwater, MI)
Sean Beckom II, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.62 GPA, Independent Studies (Saginaw, MI)
Owen Day, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.61 GPA, Simulation/Animation & Gaming (Ottawa, Ontario)
Derek Jones, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.77 GPA, Business (Erie, PA)
Owen Richardson, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.57 GPA, Exercise Science (Basingstoke, England)
Austin Wicker, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.89 GPA, Nursing (Pinckney, MI)
Joshua Allen, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.970 GPA, Mathematics (Westerville, OH)
Sam Goodman, Kent State, Senior, 3.810 GPA, Economics (Vincent, OH)
*#TJ Lawson, Kent State, Junior, 3.780 GPA, Sports Administration/Business Management (Stow, OH)
Justin Prack, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.728 GPA, Accounting (Springfield, OH)
Ben Artrip, Miami, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, Biology & Engineering (Independence, OH)
Bradley Davis, Miami, Junior, 3.62 GPA, Political Science (Dublin, OH)
Ivan Dye, Miami, Junior, 3.83 GPA, Architecture (Toledo, OH)
*Jonathan Fee, Miami, Senior, 3.81 GPA, Engineering (Pickerington, OH)
Travis Moore, Miami, Sophomore, 3.61 GPA, Sport Leadership & Management (Doylestown, OH)
*Sean Torpy, Miami, Junior, 3.75 GPA, Public Health (Orland Park, IL)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Distinguished Scholar-Athletes (27):
*#Mackenzie Andrews, Akron, Senior (Grad), 4.00 GPA, Exercise Physiology (Toowoomba, Australia)
Iman Batiste, Akron, Junior, 3.669 GPA, Exercise Science (Dublin, OH)
*Lucy Bryan, Akron, Junior, 3.720 GPA, Sport Management (Bristol, England)
Abby Helminiak, Akron, Sophomore, 3.710 GPA, Early Childhood Education (Toledo, OH)
Haley Hess, Akron, Junior, 3.618 GPA, Exercise Science (Curtice, OH)
Lindsey Scarton, Akron, Sophomore, 3.873 GPA, Physical Therapy (Berea, OH)
*#Regan Lewis, Ball State, Senior, 3.798 GPA, Nursing (Greenfield, IN)
*#Peyton Stewart, Ball State, Senior, 3.564 GPA, Exercise Science (Indianapolis, IN)
Kaila Butler, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.673 GPA, Physical/Health Ed. (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia)
*#^Aliyah Gustafson, Bowling Green, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Iowa City, IA)
*#^Rachel Walny, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.888 GPA, Exercise Science (Clinton Township, MI)
Megan O’Neil, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.73 GPA, Dietetics (Stanwood, MI)
Cali Stemple, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.84 GPA, Exercise Science (Waterford, MI)
Allyson Goff, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.75 GPA, Marketing (White Lake, MI)
*Brittni Mason, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.64 GPA, Exercise Science (Richmond Heights, OH)
*#Sydney Meyers, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.91 GPA, Marketing (Zionsville, IN)
Rachel Banks, Kent State, Junior, 3.971 GPA, Nursing (Chardon, OH)
Nicole Yeargin, Kent State, Junior, 3.684 GPA, Construction Management (Bowie, MD)
*Olivia Bechtel, Miami, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Kinesiology (Bay Village, OH)
Danielle Collier, Miami, Junior, 3.67 GPA, Kinesiology (Hermitage, PA)
Ericka Hibser, NIU, Senior, 3.931 GPA, Biological Sciences (Lewistown, IL)
Alyssa Atkinson, Ohio, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Engineering (Granville, OH)
Tajah Haley, Ohio, Junior, 3.673 GPA, Early Childhood Education (Washington, PA)
Gaza Odunaiya, Ohio, Senior, 3.699 GPA, Sport Management & Marketing (Athens, OH)
*Sarah Anderson, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.50 GPA, Exercise Science (Grand Rapids, MI)
*Erin Dowd, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.65 GPA, Chemical Engineering (Brighton, MI)
*Allison Hufnagel, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.91 GPA, Film/Video & Media Studies (Fowler, MI)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Men’s Golf Distinguished Scholar Athletes (5):
*Timothy Wiseman, Ball State, Senior, 3.67 GPA, Finance (Corydon, IN)
Pablo Heredia Iglesias, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.69 GPA, Economics (Sevilla, Spain)
Beau Breault, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.78 GPA, Finance (Hartland, MI)
Will Kurtz, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.67 GPA, Economics (Hudson, OH)
Salvador Rocha, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.63 GPA, Entrepreneurship/Social Responsibility (Mexico City, Mexico)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Women’s Golf Distinguished Scholar Athletes (6):
Erin Fahey, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.864 GPA, Economics (Austin, TX)
*#Michaela Finn, Kent State, Senior, 3.547 GPA, Fashion Merchandising (Angelholm, Sweden)
*Karoline Stormo, Kent State, Junior, 3.516 GPA, Exercise Science (Tvedestrand, Norway)
Brielle Ward, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.78 GPA, Philosophy and Psychology (Frisco, TX)
Pimchanok Kawil, Toledo, Senior, 3.703 GPA, Operations & Supply Chain Management/International Business (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
*Pinyada Kuvanun, Toledo, Senior, 3.621 GPA, International Business (Khonkean, Thailand)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Men’s Tennis Distinguished Scholar Athletes (6):
Marko Guzina, Ball State, Senior, 3.693 GPA, Finance (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Nemanja Guzina, Ball State, Senior, 3.618 GPA, Computer Information Systems (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
*Hao Sheng Koay, Buffalo, Junior, 3.516 GPA, Electrical Engineering (Kangar, Malaysia)
*Luka Vitosevic, Toledo, Senior, 3.877 GPA, Finance (Belgrade, Serbia)
Lenhard Haupt, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.97 GPA, Finance (Mainz, Germany)
*Jannik Opitz, Western Michigan, Junior, 4.000 GPA, Accountancy (Hildesheim, Germany)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Women’s Tennis Distinguished Scholar Athletes (6):
#^Sophia Geier, Akron, Senior, 3.940 GPA, M.B.A. (Burgebrach, Germany)
*#Chantal Martinez Blanco, Buffalo, Senior, 3.781 GPA, Economics (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
*#Emily Struble, Miami, Senior, 3.98 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology (Holt, MI)
Claire Aleck, Toledo, Senior, 3.913 GPA, Speech and Language Pathology (Ada, MI)
*#Denise Azcui, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.94 GPA, Industrial & Entrepreneurial Engineering (Bloomington, IN)
Melina Lyubomirova, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.67 GPA, Management (Sofia, Bulgaria)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Softball Distinguished Scholar Athletes (16):
Sydney Jascoe, Akron, Sophomore, 3.540 GPA, Sport Management (Commerce, MI)
Stacy Payton, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.811 GPA, Exercise Science (Brazil, IN)
Alex Sorgi, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.699 GPA, Gerontology (Shelby Township, MI)
Nikki Sorgi, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 4.000 GPA, Health Science (Shelby Township, MI)
*#Rachel Vieira, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.83 GPA, Biology (Clarkston, MI)
Brenna Brownfield, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.52 GPA, Integrated Health Studies (Thornville, OH)
*Maria Cegledy, Kent State, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Pataskala, OH)
Kara Leckinger, Miami, Junior, 3.92 GPA, Information Systems & Analytics (Aurora, IL)
Johniann Wahl, Miami, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Sports Leadership & Management (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
Lily Wilmot, Miami, Sophomore, 3.95 GPA, Psychology (Alameda, CA)
Kira Mickelson, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.50 GPA, Pre-Physical Therapy (Wheatland, WI)
*#Jenny Van Geertry, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.89 GPA, Rehabilitation & Disability Services (Mokena, IL)
Katie Yun, Ohio, Sophomore 3.785 GPA, Early Childhood Education (North Canton, OH)
Kaitlyn Bergman, Toledo, Senior, 3.890 GPA, Education (Lebanon, OH)
Kaylen Glenfield, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.98 GPA, Business (Garden City, MI)
Sydney Stefanick, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.57 GPA, Exercise Science (Johnstown, OH)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
2019 MAC Baseball Distinguished Scholar Athletes (15):
Chase Sebby, Ball State, Junior, 3.84 GPA, Actuarial Science (Huntington Beach, CA)
Zach Gilles, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.78 GPA, Biomedical Sciences (Chippewa Falls, WI)
*Zachary Owings, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.85 GPA, Management (Saline, MI)
Ben Carew, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.82 GPA, Business Management (Appleton, WI)
Kian O'Brien, Kent State, Senior, 3.75 GPA, Sport Administration (Madison, WI)
*Zach Schultz, Kent State, Junior, 3.90 GPA, Mathematics (Indiana, PA)
Michael Turner, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.54 GPA, Sports Administration (Warren, OH)
Landon Stephens, Miami, Junior, 3.66 GPA, Finance (Hamilton, OH)
Jake Dunham, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.80 GPA, Human Resource Management (Plainfield, IL)
*Rudy Rott, Ohio, Senior, 3.55 GPA, Sport Management (Holmen, WI)
Brad Boss, Toledo, Senior, 3.78 GPA, MBA in Administration (Temperance, MI)
Blake Dunn, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.58 GPA, Sports Management (Saugatuck, MI)
*Jesse Forestell, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.73 GPA, Marketing (Chicago, IL)
*Andrew Stone, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.67 GPA, Sports Management (Portage, MI)
*#Jack Szott, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.94 GPA, Accounting (Naperville, IL)
* 2017-18 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
# 2016-17 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
^ 2015-16 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
