MAC Names 55 Eagles Distinguished Scholar Athletes

CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Mid-American Conference announced, Friday, July 24, its list of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from 16 winter and spring sports for the 2014-15 academic season. Out of 359 student-athletes on the list, 55 Eagles were recognized as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC teams.

The EMU men's indoor track & field team led all sports with 10 Eagles landing on the list. Along with its 2014 MAC Championship, the women's indoor track & field squad saw six student-athletes earn the conference's Distinguished Scholar-Athlete accolade. Three members of the Eastern men's swimming & diving team made the list, while the women's side boasted eight representatives. Rounding out the winter sports, four gymnasts earned the honor along with a wrestler.

In the spring, eight members of the men's outdoor track 2015 MAC Outdoor Champions were honored while six women's track standouts were represented. The women's golf and baseball teams each had three Distinguished Scholar Athletes while softball had two and women's tennis had one.

The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a first-year award given to student-athletes who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the sports schedule, any student-athlete 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 2014-15 season. The number of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport were equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 33% of nominees, whichever was greater.

Earlier this year, the MAC announced the 194 Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports sponsored by the Conference. This combined with the 359 winter and spring sports gives the MAC 553 total students named as Distinguished Scholar Athletes during the 2014-15 academic year.

Men's Indoor Track & Field
Scott Bradley, Junior, 3.78 GPA, Public Law & Government (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Tyler Brown,Sophomore, 3.24 GPA, Product Design & Development (Findlay, Ohio)
Harry Dixon, Senior, 3.88 GPA, Biology (Nelson, New Zealand)
Jeff Elam, Junior, 3.37 GPA, Communication (Latrobe, Pa.)
Willy Fink, Sophomore, 3.89 GPA, Biology (Maumee, Ohio)
Solomon Ijah, Junior, 3.34 GPA, Finance (Murrieta, Calif.)
Levi Selvig, Senior, 3.50 GPA, Geography (Flushing, Mich.)
Dylan Stites, Senior, 3.65 GPA, Aviation Flight Technology (Huntsville, Ohio)
Mason Waynes, Junior, 3.67 GPA, Marketing (Kenosha, Wis.)
Keith Williams, Junior, 3.80 GPA, Nursing (Sherman, Ill.)

Women's Indoor Track & Field
Anna Aldrich, Sophomore, 3.97 GPA, Psychology (Fremont, Ind.)
Ellie Braidic, Junior, 3.56 GPA, Psychology (Pandora, Ohio)
Taylor Knoll, Senior, 3.44 GPA, Psychology (Warren, Mich.)
Aaliyah McKinney, Junior, 3.37 GPA, Communication (South Bend, Ind.)
Natalie Uy, Sophomore, 3.89 GPA, Communication (Kettering, Ohio)
Victoria Voronko, Senior, 3.78 GPA, Physical Education (Stavropol, Russia)

Men's Swimmng & Diving
Andrew Henry, Junior, 3.74 GPA, Construction Management (Garner, N.C.)
Chris Hodges,Junior, 3.84 GPA, Accounting (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Brian Moore, Senior, 3.23 GPA, Finance (Anthem, Ariz.)

Women's Swimming & Diving
Audra Burtch, Junior, 3.75 GPA, Exercise Science (Goshen, Ind.)
Clarice Daniel, Junior, 3.86 GPA, Hotel & Restaurant Management (Belcamp, Md.)
Lauren Dark,Senior, 3.65 GPA, Exercise Science (Chelsea, Mich.)
Monica Dorszewski, Senior, 3.51 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Palatine, Ill.)
Makenzie Garringer, Sophomore, 3.91 GPA, Occupational Therapy (Napoleon, Ohio)
Sara Ghaffari, Senior, 3.29 GPA, International Business (Bolinas, Sweden)
Carly Jackson, Sophomore, 3.46 GPA, Biology & Chemistry (La Porte, Ind.)
Sierra Wagner, Sophomore, 3.91 GPA, Exercise Science (Huntsville, Texas)

Wrestling
Brandon Zeerip, Senior, 3.83 GPA, MBA (Fremont, Mich.)

Gymnastics
Natalie Gervais, Sophomore, 3.99 GPA, Elementary Education (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Carrina Lo Bello, Senior, 3.33 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Oshawa, Ontario)
Chantelle Loehner, R-Senior, 3.55 GPA, Social Work (Cary, Ill.)
Anna Willette, Senior, 3.30 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Pylesville, Md.)

Women's Tennis
Klara Supejova, Junior, 3.57 GPA, Sport Management (Prague, Czech Republic)

Women's Golf
Lois Schoof, Senior, Individualized Studies, 3.78 GPA (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Kelsey Murphy, Sophomore, Nursing, 3.88 GPA (Plymouth, Mich.)
Karyn Lee Ping, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.80 GPA (Brampton, Ontario, Canada)

Softball
Abby Davidson, Junior, 3.91 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Westerville, Ohio)
Michelle Kriegshauser, Sophomore, 3.78 GPA, Undecided (New Lenox, Ill.)

Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Scott Bradley, Junior, 3.78 GPA, Public Law & Government (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Tyler Brown, Sophomore, 3.24 GPA, Product Design & Development (Findlay, Ohio)
Willy Fink, Sophomore, 3.89, Biology (Maumee, Ohio)
Solomon Ijah, Junior, 3.34 GPA, Finance (Murrieta, Calif.)
Nick Raymond,Sophomore GPA, Undecided (Erie, Mich.)
Levi Selvig, Senior, 3.50 GPA, Geography (Flushing, Mich.)
Keith Williams,Junior, 3.80 GPA, Nursing (Sherman, Ill.)
Matthew Williams, Junior, 3.50 GPA, Biology (Moreno Valley, Calif.)

Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Sarah Chauchard, Senior, 3.73, Individualized Studies Program (Montpellier, France)
Taylor Knoll, Senior, 3.44 GPA, Psychology (Warren, Mich.)
Janina Pollatz, Sophomore, 3.88 GPA, Journalism (Grandville, Mich.)
Natalie Uy, Sophomore, 3.89 GPA, Communication (Kettering, Ohio)
Victoria Voronko, Senior, 3.78 GPA, Physical Education (Stavropol, Russia)
Kate Wolanin, Senior, 3.64 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Oxford, Mich.)

Baseball
Sam Delaplane, Sophomore, 3.73 GPA, General Business (San Jose, Calif.)
Adam Dennison, Senior, 3.89 GPA, Exercise Science (Broadview Heights, Ohio)
John Rubino, Senior, 3.90 GPA, Economics (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

Players Mentioned

Anna Aldrich

Scott Bradley

Ellie Braidic

Tyler Brown

Sarah Chauchard

Clarice Daniel

Lauren Dark

Abby Davidson

Sam Delaplane

Adam Dennison

Harry Dixon

Monica Dorszewski

Jeff Elam

Willy Fink

Makenzie Garringer

Sara Ghaffari

Carly Jackson

Taylor Knoll

Michelle Kriegshauser

Karyn Lee Ping

Aaliyah McKinney

Kelsey Murphy

Janina Pollatz

Nick Raymond

John Rubino

Lois Schoof

Levi Selvig

Solomon Simmons

Dylan Stites

Klara Supejova

Natalie Uy

Victoria Voronko

Sierra Wagner

Mason Waynes

Keith Williams

Matthew Williams

Kate Wolanin

Brandon Zeerip

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