Kent State's Huffman and Ball State's Planck Named MAC Scholar Athletes
CLEVELAND -- Kent State's Trevor Huffman (basketball) and Ball State's
Renee Planck (gymnastics) were named the MAC Scholar Athletes of the
Week on March 13, 2001.
Planck (Jr., 3.52, elementary educaiton, Mason, Ohio) shattered the
school record with her first-place 9.925 score on the bars at the UIC
Triangular on Friday, March 9. Her score helped Ball State to a
school-record 49.275 team score on the bars.
Trevor Huffman (Jr., 3.07, education, Petoskey, Mich.) averaged 22
points and four rebounds in three Mid-American Conference Tournament
wins. He was named the MAC Tournament MVP. Huffman tied a career-high
with 27 points in the championship game against Miami (67-61). He went
19-of-38 from the field, including 7-of-17 from three-point range and
was 21-of-23 from the free-throw line. Huffman was also named to the
all-MAC First Team.
The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented to a MAC male and
female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0
or better and performs well during that week's competition. The winners
are selected by one of the conference's faculty athletic
representatives.
Female Nominees:
Bowling Green: Abby Bratton (tennis, Sr., 3.37, health care
administration, Carroll, Ohio) won in both singles and doubles as the
Falcons posted a road win over Butler, 6-1. She defeated BU's Olivia
Pedro (7-5, 6-2) at No. 2 singles. She teamed with classmate Erika
Wasilewski for a win at the top doubles level. Bratton leads the team
with 12 singles wins this year. She also paces the Falcons with 11
doubles wins and 23 overall victories.
Buffalo: Christina Keck (track & field, So., 3.32, psychology, Erie,
Pa.) won the 1500 meters at the Seahawk Invitational at UNC Wilmington
in 4:49.94. The Bulls scored 197 points to finish second behind UNCW's
253.
Central Michigan: Sarah Dame (gymnastics, So., 3.99, pre-law, Maple
City, Mich.) helped CMU to a second-place finish at the Kentucky Quad on
March 9. She took third in the all-around with a career-high 38.900.
She also finished fifth on the beam with a career-best 9.825 and tied
for seventh on the vault with a 9.775.
Kent State: Lea Dorto (softball, So., 4.00, pre-business, North Canton,
Ohio) belted four home runs over the weekend at the University of
Kentucky Invitaitional. She was named to the all-tournament team.
Dorto had two home runs in a 4-3 loss to Louisville. Dorte went 5-of-14
with six runs and five runs-batted-in.
Ohio: Tiffany Bolton (softball, Jr., 3.51, exercise physiology,
Fairfax, Va.) batted .333 (4-12) at the 49er Invitational. She had two
doubles, two RBI, scored three runs and slugged .500 in four games.
Male Nominees:
Buffalo: Tim Powell (tennis, Jr., 3.422, computer engineering,
Rochester, N.Y.) won his sixth singles match 6-0, 6-0 over Eurico
Capitan of St. Joseph's to help the Bulls to a 7-0 win over the Hawks.
The Bulls are off to their best start in school history with a 10-0 mark
including their fall season.
Central Michigan: Jason Helps (baseball, Sr., 3.40, health fitness,
Wyoming, Ontario) helped CMU to a 5-2 record last week and the title at
the 54th Annual Baseball Week Tournament at Rollins College. He hit
.344 with 14 RBI, two doubles, one triple and three home runs last
week. Helps also hit for the cycle in a 15-9 win over Long Island on
March 6.
Miami: Jason Grunkemeyer (basketball, Sr., 3.35, physical education,
Mason, Ohio) lifted the No. 8 RedHawks to their fifth straight MAC
Championship game appearance with a heroic game-winning three-point
shot in the semifinal round. After an opening-round win over No. 9
Akron, which Grunkemeyer tallied 14 points and went 8-for-8 from the
free-throw line, Miami went on to knock off No. 1 seeded Central
Michigan in the quarterfinal round, 65-56. Sparked by Grunkemeyer's
team-high 16 points along with his eight rebounds, the RedHawks
eliminated the No. 1 seed in the quarterfinals for the second-straight
year. In the semifinal, Grunkemeyer again led the RedHawks in scoring
with 14 points. His lone three-pointer of the game was the game-winner,
which he drained with 6.8 seconds remaining in the game to lift Miami to
a 62-61 triumph over No. 5 Ohio and advance to the championship game for
the fifth-straight year. The RedHawks fell, 67-61, in the championship
game to No. 2 Kent State. For the tournament, Grunkemeyer averaged 11.8
points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, dished out eight assists, went
14-of-38 from the field, 5-of-15 from three-point range and 14-of-18
(.778) from the free-throw line.
Previous Winners Female
Week 1 (9/5) Ashlie Case, UA (volleyball)
Week 2 (9/11) Julie Zylka, BSU (volleyball)
Week 3 (9/19) Sara Schaub, EMU (volleyball)
Week 4 (9/26) Erika Flanders, BGSU (soccer)
Week 5 (10/3) Amber Vorst, BGSU (volleyball)
Week 6 (10/10) Jacki Waller, Ohio (cross country)
Week 7 (10/17) Kristin Gamby, BGSU (volleyball)
Week 8 (10/24) Colleen Conway, BSU (field hockey)
Week 9 (10/31) Beth Young, MIA (field hockey)
Week 10 (11/7) Emily Bresser, Ohio (swimming)
Week 11 (11/14) Cassie Eakins, MIA (diving)
Week 12 (11/21) Mari McClure, UB (basketball)
Week 13 (11/28) Heather Cusick, MIA (basketball)
Week 14 (12/5) Shani Charles, EMU (basketball)
Week 15 (12/12) Tiffany Bell, UB (basketball)
Week 16 (1/9) Amy Bodus, BSU (gymnastics)
Week 17 (1/16) Jenny Martin, MIA (basketball)
Week 18 (1/23) Emily Nayes, MIA (swimming)
Week 19 (1/30) Tiffany Bell, UB (basketball)
Week 20 (2/6) Julie Studer, KSU (basketball)
Week 21 (2/13) Cheryl Bowles, UA (basketball)
Week 22 (2/20) Laura Chow, CMU (gymnastics)
Week 23 (2/27) Kim van Selm, Ohio (swimming)
Mary Varga, UA (track & field)
Week 24 (3/6) Laura Chow, CMU (gymnastics)
Week 25 (3/13) Renee Planck, BSU (gymnastics)
Previous Winners Male
Week 1 (9/5) Jim Harding, UT (football)
Week 2 (9/11) Eddie Tillitz, MIA (football)
Week 3 (9/19) Todd France, UT (football)
Week 4 (9/26) Brian Godsey, MIA (cross country)
Week 5 (10/3) Brian Godsey, MIA (cross country)
Zac Derr, UA (football)
Week 6 (10/10) Kevin Kornowa, UT (golf)
Week 7 (10/17) Kevin Kornowa, UT (golf)
Week 8 (10/24) Ørjan Bjånesø, UA (soccer)
Week 9 (10/31) Karoly Bozan, KSU (cross country)
Week 10 (11/7) Brian Potter, MIA (football)
Week 11 (11/14) Blake McDowell, EMU (cross country)
Week 12 (11/21) Rich Allendorf, MIA (basketball)
Week 13 (11/28) Jon Sanderson, OH (basketball)
Week 14 (12/5) Greg Stempin, UT (basketball)
Week 15 (12/12) Mike Ensminger, MIA (basketball)
Week 16 (1/9) David Webber, CMU (basketball)
Week 17 (1/16) Dale Cowper, WMU (track & field)
Week 18 (1/23) Dale Cowper, WMU (track & field)
Week 19 (1/30) Kevin Mulgrew, MIA (swimming)
Week 20 (2/6) Shane Hartzler, Ohio (wrestling)
Week 21 (2/13) J.R. VanHoose, MAR (basketball)
Week 22 (2/20) Brandon Gabel, BGSU (tennis)
Week 23 (2/27) Fernando Garcia, WMU (tennis)
Week 24 (3/6) John Kirk, MIA (swimming)
Week 25 (3/13) Trevor Huffman, KSU (basketball)
