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).

MALE WINNER 
Institution: Ball State 
Name: Mickey Pearson Jr. 
Sport: Men's Basketball 
Position: Forward 
Year: R-Sr. 
GPA: 4.0 
Major: Athletic Coaching Education 
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events): 
Pearson Jr. tied his season-best with 19 points while adding seven rebounds, an assist and a block in Ball State's 89-76 win at Buffalo Saturday. The forward scored nine points on Tuesday against Western Michigan and averages the third-most points per game (11.9) and second-most rebounds per game (5.6) on the team. 
 
FEMALE WINNER 
Institution: Kent State 
Name: Jenna Batsch 
Sport: Basketball 
Position: Guard 
Year: Senior 
GPA: 3.945 
Major: Exercise Science 
Week’s Achievements (detailed description of week’s events): 
Jenna Batsch averaged 29.0 points per game in a pair of victories as Kent State extended its winning streak to five games. Batsch’s 58-point week was highly efficient, as she played just 55 minutes and shot 61.1% from the floor. The senior scored a career-high 33 points on 13-of-21 shooting during midweek action against Eastern Michigan and followed with 25 points against rival Akron on Saturday. Batsch recorded more points than minutes played in both contests.