CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced its 2020 Women’s Swimming and Diving Academic All-MAC team on Monday. The team is made up of 107 student-athletes from the eight women's programs in the Conference.
Of the 107 student-athletes named to the team, 17 recorded perfect 4.0 grade point averages; Jessica Bonezzi (Akron), Annie Lochridge (Akron), Paulina Nogaj (Akron), Megan Nugent (Akron), Alex Bader (Ball St.), Alexa McDonald (Ball St.), Sarah Hennings (BGSU), Talisa Lemke (BGSU), Lauren Sullivan (BGSU), Brittney Beetcher (UB), Nicole Roitenberg (UB), Bethany Berger (EMU), Ashley Jeffreys (Toledo), Kennedy Lovell (Toledo), Alida Ramden (Toledo), Gracie Storm (Toledo), Bec Welke (Toledo).
Eastern Michigan and Miami leads the conference with 18 student-athletes receiving academic honors. Akron placed 16 student-athletes on the team, while Ball State received 14 nods.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Academic All-MAC Team
Katelyn Applin, Akron, Senior, 3.765, Biology, (Dansville, N.Y.)
Jessica Bonezzi, Akron, Senior, 4.0, Speech Pathology (Wooster, Ohio)
Andrea Bugariu, Akron, Junior, 3.947, Psychology, (Shelby Twp., Mich)
Lauren Cooper, Akron, Sophomore, 3.25, Middle-childhood Education (Dublin, Ohio)
Andrea Fischer, Akron, Sophomore, 3.6, Exercise Science, (Oak Grove, Minn.)
Olivia Gardner, Akron, Sophomore, 3.8, Business, (Bromsgrove, England)
Kamryn Goodrick, Akron, Sophomore, 3.68, Forensic Psychology (Chesterland, Ohio)
Sofia Henell, Akron, Sophomore, 3.936, Biology, (Linkoping, Sweden)
Annie Lochridge, Akron, Junior, 4.0, Education, {North Canton, Ohio)
Ellie Nebraska, Akron, Senior, 3.945, Accounting, (Delaware, Ohio)
Paulina Nogaj, Akron, Junior, 4.0, (Radom, Poland)
Megan Nugent, Akron, Junior, 4.0, Speech Pathology, (Rochester, N.Y.)
McKenzie Rice, Akron, Sophomore, 3.218, Biology, (Liberty Twp., Ohio)
Mackenzie Vargas, Akron, Senior, 3.75, Business Administration (Roseville, Calif.)
Morgan Waggoner, Akron, Senior, 3.85, Biology (Fremont, Ohio)
Sarah Watson, Akron, Sophomore, 3.424, Civil Engineering (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Sophie Bader, Ball State, Senior, 3.938, Nursing (Portland, Ind.)
Alex Bader, Ball State, Sophomore, 4.0, Nursing (Portland, Ind.)
Rachel Bertram, Ball State, Senior, 3.504, Exercise Science (Buffalo, Minn.)
Cassidy Blackwin, Ball State, Senior, 3.808, Dietetics (Scarborough, Ontario)
Makenna Bottorff, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.377, Art Education (Osceola, Ind.)
Peighton Gilbert, Ball State, Senior, 3.737, Exercise Science (Greenwood, Ind.)
Caitlin Locante, Ball State, Junior, 3.776, Elementary Education (Brookfield, Wisc.)
Abbie McCarter, Ball State, Sophomore, 3. 798, Predental {Rochester, Ind.)
Alexa McDonald, Ball State, Sophomore, 4.0, Biology (Hilliard, Ohio)
Cailin Merck, Ball State, Junior, 3. 725, Biology (Mokena, Ill.)
Cecilia Moore, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.933, Sport Administration (Dublin, Ohio)
Audrey Schank, Ball State, Junior, 3.385, Marketing (St. Joseph, Mo.)
Anne Vormohr, Ball State, Senior, 3.924, Nursing {Portland, Ind.)
Katie Walker, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.549, Elementary Education (Granger, Ind.)
Maddy Andrews, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.520, Marketing (Sewickley, Pennsylvania)
Anna Eriksson, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.914, Sport Management, (Strangnas, Sweden)
Sarah Fergus, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.49S, Exercise Science (Sugar Grove, Illinois)
Sarah Hennings, Bowling Green, Junior, 4.000 Microbiology (Lake Orion, Michigan)
Kellie House, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.473 Exercise Science (Brighton, Michigan)
Shaunna Jones, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.515 Pre-Exercise Science (Strongsville, Ohio)
Talisa Lemke, Bowling Green, Senior, 4.000 Theatre (Berlin, Germany)
Kylie Mosset, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.853 Business {Woodinville, Washington)
Kasie Perretta, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.831 Neuroscience {Massillon, Ohio)
Daisy Platts, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.847 Exercise Science (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Michaela Ruddock, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.831 Health Science (Canton, Ohio)
Lauren Sullivan, Bowling Green, Junior, 4.000 Communications Sciences and Disorders (Temperance, Michigan)
Patricia Arceri, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.408, Health & Human Services (Huntington, N.Y.)
Grace Baumer, Buffalo, Senior, 3.740, Health & Human Services (Honeoye Falls, N.Y.)
Brittney Beetcher, Buffalo, Junior, 4.000, Management (Boulder, Colo.)
Katelyn Burns, Buffalo, Senior, 3.234, Biomedical Sciences (West Henrietta, N.Y.)
Isobel Holcomb, Buffalo, Junior, 3.658, Nursing (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Jillian Lawton, Buffalo, Junior, 3.543, Occupational Therapy (Lakewood, N.Y.)
Antonia Naccarella, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.629, Exercise Science (Rochester, N.Y.)
Nicole Roitenberg, Buffalo, Junior, 4.000, Health & Human Services (Beaconsfield, Quebec)
Olivia Sapio, Buffalo, Junior, 3.873, Accounting (Orchard Park, N.Y.)
Sydnie Sovinsky, Buffalo, Junior, 3.552, Management (Liverpool, N.Y.)
Amelia Armstrong-Grant, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.64, Psychology (Ypsilanti,
Bethany Berger, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 4.0, Exercise Science (Batavia, Ohio)
Marcella Da Costa, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.39, Hotel & Restaurant Management (Rio de Janeiro Brazil)
Casey Gavigan, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.76, Exercise Science (East Setauket,
Hunter Ignasiak, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.73, Early Childhood Elementary Education (Rockford, Mich.)
Brielle Johnston, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.84, Actuarial Science (Ottawa, Ontario)
Carlee Jones, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.64, Speech & Language Pathology (Edgewood, Ky.)
Amelia Kinnard, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.61, Art (Dexter, Mich.)
Abby Rapien, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.77, Early Childhood Elementary Education (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Micaela Schempf, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.95, Chemistry (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Meike Staffeldt, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.93, Economics (Niedersachsen, Germany)
Rachel Stark, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.58, Exercise Science (Avon, Ohio)
Ali Staver, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.7, Nursing (Bettendorf, Iowa)
Avrie Stewart, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.6, Early Childhood Elementary Education (Menominee, Michigan)
Kylie Sutherlin, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.25, Special Education (Fishers, Indiana)
Sydney Thomas, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.39, Exercise Science (Jamestown, N.Y.)
Sophia Tsafantakis, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.95, Therapeutic Recreation (Washington, Mich.)
Claire Young, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.44, Exercise Science (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.)
Emma Bradley, Miami, Senior, 3.95, Early Childhood Education (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
Kayleigh Cannon, Miami, Junior, 3.23, Marketing (Naperville, Ill.)
Claire Doerr, Miami, Senior, 3.43, Psychology (Cleveland, Ohio)
Maddie Folta, Miami, Junior, 3.59, Kinesiology (Fishers, Ind.)
Hannah Fuchs, Miami, Senior, 3.68, Speech Pathology & Audiology (Louisville, Ky.)
Izzy Herb, Miami, Senior, 3.91, Sociology/Speech Pathology & Audiology ISt. Charles, Ill.)
Madison Hoehn, Miami, Junior, 3.64, Biology/English: Literature (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
Mackenzie Holtz, Miami, Junior, 3.66, International Studies/Religion (Chagrin Falls, Ohio)
Carolyn Jungers, Miami, Senior, 3.72, Finance (Greendale, Wis.)
Annie Kreikemeier, Miami, Sophomore, 3.63, Biology/Social Justice Studies (St. Louis, Mo.)
Camila Lins de Mello, Miami, Sophomore, 3.81, Sports Leadership and Management (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Anna Martin, Miami, Sophomore, 3.83, Information Systems/Analytics (North Royalton, Ohio)
Michaela Mitchell, Miami, Junior, 3.66, Electrical Engineering/English: Literature (Frankfort, Ill.)
Becca Prangley, Miami, Sophomore, 3.43, Strategic Communications (Wyoming, Ohio)
Peyton Rayburn, Miami, Sophomore, 3.90, History (Rockford, Mich.)
Bryanna Renuart, Miami, Sophomore, 3.86, Business Economics/Sustainability (Akron, Ohio)
Alexandra Spaczay, Miami, Sophomore, 3.23, Finance (Vienna, Austria)
Molly Zilch, Miami, Senior, 3.81, Integrated Media Studies/Entrepreneurship (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Athena Aravantinou, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.382, Finance/International Business (North Bethesda, Maryland)
Carolyn Bischoff, Ohio, Junior, 3.573, Mechanical Engineering (New Hudson,
Katherine Garrity, Ohio, Junior, 3.464, Communication Sciences & Disorders (Eagan, Minnesota)
Samantha Glass, Ohio, Junior, 3.658, Biological Sciences Wildlife and Conservation (Villa Hills, Ky.)
Emilia Lahtinen, Ohio, Senior, 3. 781, Biological Sciences Pre-Professional (Ylojarvi, Finland)
Katelyn O'Brien, Ohio, Junior, 3.5, Nutrition Science (Williams Bay, Wis.)
Katherine Redden, Ohio, Senior, 3.464, Community and Public Health (Fort Thomas, Kentucky)
Cami Cahill, Toledo, Senior, 3.890, IDVP (Tipp City, Ohio)
Samantha Ekleberry, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.924, Nursing (Rochester Hills, Mich.)
Lisa Eriksson, Toledo, Junior, 3.688, Finance (Strangnas, Sweden)
Joelle Gallais, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.589, Bioengineering (Lumsden, Sask.)
Ashley Jeffreys, Toledo, Sophomore, 4.000, Spanish (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Izzy Jones, Toledo, Junior, 3.734, Kinesiology (Ivinghoe, England)
Kennedy Lovell, Toledo, Redshirt-freshman, 4.000, English and Communications (Girard, Ill.)
Alida Ramden, Toledo, Junior, 4.000, Bioengineering (Sodertalje, Sweden)
Duda Sales, Toledo, Senior, 3.438, Health Care Administration (Santo Andre, Brazil)
Emma Sampson, Toledo, Junior, 3.750, Mechanical Engineering (Mount Sterling, Ohio)
Gracie Storm, Toledo, Junior, 4.000, Early Childhood Education (Harveysburg, Ohio)
Bec Welke, Toledo, Senior, 4.000, Finance (Toowoomba, Australia)