The Scholar Athlete of the Week Award is presented to a MAC male and/or female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during that week's competition. An institution can nominate up to one male and one female student-athlete per week in any of that current season's sports. The winners are selected by a representative of the MAC's Faculty Athletics Representatives (FARs).

FEMALE WINNER
Institution: Eastern Michigan
Name: Raisa Boris
Sport: Gymnastics
Position: All-Around
Year: Senior
GPA: 3.93
Major: Elementary Education/Early Childhood Comp
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events): 
Eastern Michigan University senior Raisa Boris led the EMU gymnastics team to a quad win in the Golden Girls Classic, Jan. 18, by posting a 39.125 all-around score as the Eagles' lone all-around competitor. Boris finished in the top 10 in all four events as her day was highlighted by a second-place mark in beam with a 9.825. Boris also had at least a 9.8 in bars (9.825) and floor (9.800). The Brooklyn Park, Minn. native helped Eastern to a 195.125, good enough to top MAC foes Ball State and Northern Illinois as the Eagles improved to 4-0 for the first time since at least the 2001 season.
 
MALE WINNER
Institution: Akron
Name: Hunter Garretson
Sport: Track and Field
Position: Pole Vault
Year: Sr. (R)
GPA: 4.00
Major: Computer Science
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events): Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson equaled the top mark in the elite men’s pole vault competition at the National Pole Vault Summit in Reno, Nev., eclipsing a career-best clearance of 18-10.50 (5.75m). The third-best mark in indoor program history represents the top effort by a collegian in 2025. He finished third overall in the competition based on jumps.