Eastern Michigan Athletics
MAC Announces Spring Distinguished Scholar Athletes
6/24/2016 10:01:00 AM | Baseball, Softball, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Tennis, General
The Eagles had the most scholar athletes out of all MAC institutions
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced Friday, June 24, the list of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports for the 2015-16 academic season. Out of the 166 student-athletes on the list, 28 Eagles, the most in the conference, were selected as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams.
The indoor men's track and field team had the most selections of any EMU team, coming in with 10 honorees. Fresh off their MAC title, the women's outdoor track and field team saw nine student-athletes named Distinguished Scholar Athletes. Additionally, both the softball and baseball teams had multiple student-athletes receive the honor with four and two, respectively. Men's golf, women's golf and women's tennis each added one to the Distinguished Scholar Athlete list as well. Of the 28 Eagles receiving the honor, a whopping 13 maintained a GPA of 3.75 or better, while two had perfect GPA's of 4.0.
From the Academic All-MAC Teams, the faculty athletic representatives selected the 'best of the best' of the Academic All-MAC Teams to be honored with Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2015-16 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.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a second-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the spring sports schedule, any student 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.
2015-16 EMU Spring MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes
*2014-15 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (10)
*Scott Bradley, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.80 GPA, Public Law and Government (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Jeff Elam, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.51 GPA, Communication (Latrobe, Pa.)
*Willy Fink, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.79 GPA, Biology (Maumee, Ohio)
John Knox, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Aviation Flight Technology (Gloversville, N.Y.)
Quinn Levering, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.91 GPA, Nursing (Caledonia, Ohio)
*Nick Raymond, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Art (Erie, Mich.)
*Solomon Simmons, Eastern Michigan, Grad, 3.40 GPA, Finance (Murrieta, Calif.)
Mason Waynes, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.46 GPA, Finance (Kenosha, Wis.)
*Keith Williams, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.81 GPA, Nursing (Sherman, Ill.)
*Matthew Williams, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.48 GPA, Biology (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (9)
Ellie Braidic, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.70 GPA, Psychology (Pandora, Ohio)
Rebekah Branham, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.61 GPA, Sports Management (Circleville, Ohio)
Natalie Cizmas, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.68 GPA, Exercise Science (Clinton Township, Mich.)
Dace Dreimane, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.62 GPA, Computer Science (Ventspils, Latvia)
Sofie Gallein, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.80 GPA, Individualized Studies (Gits, Belgium)
Jordann McDermitt, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Davidson, Mich.)
Aaliyah McKinney, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.47 GPA, Communication (South Bend, Ind.)
*Janina Pollatz, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Electronic Media and Film (Grandville, Mich.)
*Natalie Uy, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.90 GPA, Communication and Spanish (Kettering, Ohio)
Men's Golf (1)
Brett White, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.50 GPA, Supply Chain Management (Caledonia, Mich.)
Women's Golf (1)
*Kelsey Murphy, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Nursing (Plymouth, Mich.)
Women's Tennis (1)
*Klara Supejova, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.56 GPA, Sport Management (Plzn, Czech Republic)
Softball (4)
Abi Clark, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.83 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Clinton, Mich.)
*Abby Davidson, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.91 GPA, Speech Pathology (Westerville, Ohio)
Aoife Duffy, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.41 GPA, Exercise Science (Powell, Ohio)
*Michelle Kriegshauser, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.54 GPA, Speech Language (New Lenox, Ill.)
Baseball (2)
Mitchell McGeein, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.24 GPA, Exercise Science (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Brennan Williams, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.80 GPA, Management (Commerce Township, Mich.)
The indoor men's track and field team had the most selections of any EMU team, coming in with 10 honorees. Fresh off their MAC title, the women's outdoor track and field team saw nine student-athletes named Distinguished Scholar Athletes. Additionally, both the softball and baseball teams had multiple student-athletes receive the honor with four and two, respectively. Men's golf, women's golf and women's tennis each added one to the Distinguished Scholar Athlete list as well. Of the 28 Eagles receiving the honor, a whopping 13 maintained a GPA of 3.75 or better, while two had perfect GPA's of 4.0.
From the Academic All-MAC Teams, the faculty athletic representatives selected the 'best of the best' of the Academic All-MAC Teams to be honored with Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Awards for the 2015-16 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.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a second-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the spring sports schedule, any student 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.
2015-16 EMU Spring MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes
*2014-15 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (10)
*Scott Bradley, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.80 GPA, Public Law and Government (Battle Creek, Mich.)
Jeff Elam, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.51 GPA, Communication (Latrobe, Pa.)
*Willy Fink, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.79 GPA, Biology (Maumee, Ohio)
John Knox, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Aviation Flight Technology (Gloversville, N.Y.)
Quinn Levering, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.91 GPA, Nursing (Caledonia, Ohio)
*Nick Raymond, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Art (Erie, Mich.)
*Solomon Simmons, Eastern Michigan, Grad, 3.40 GPA, Finance (Murrieta, Calif.)
Mason Waynes, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.46 GPA, Finance (Kenosha, Wis.)
*Keith Williams, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.81 GPA, Nursing (Sherman, Ill.)
*Matthew Williams, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.48 GPA, Biology (Moreno Valley, Calif.)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (9)
Ellie Braidic, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.70 GPA, Psychology (Pandora, Ohio)
Rebekah Branham, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.61 GPA, Sports Management (Circleville, Ohio)
Natalie Cizmas, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.68 GPA, Exercise Science (Clinton Township, Mich.)
Dace Dreimane, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.62 GPA, Computer Science (Ventspils, Latvia)
Sofie Gallein, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.80 GPA, Individualized Studies (Gits, Belgium)
Jordann McDermitt, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Davidson, Mich.)
Aaliyah McKinney, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.47 GPA, Communication (South Bend, Ind.)
*Janina Pollatz, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Electronic Media and Film (Grandville, Mich.)
*Natalie Uy, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.90 GPA, Communication and Spanish (Kettering, Ohio)
Men's Golf (1)
Brett White, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.50 GPA, Supply Chain Management (Caledonia, Mich.)
Women's Golf (1)
*Kelsey Murphy, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.93 GPA, Nursing (Plymouth, Mich.)
Women's Tennis (1)
*Klara Supejova, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.56 GPA, Sport Management (Plzn, Czech Republic)
Softball (4)
Abi Clark, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.83 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Clinton, Mich.)
*Abby Davidson, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.91 GPA, Speech Pathology (Westerville, Ohio)
Aoife Duffy, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.41 GPA, Exercise Science (Powell, Ohio)
*Michelle Kriegshauser, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.54 GPA, Speech Language (New Lenox, Ill.)
Baseball (2)
Mitchell McGeein, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.24 GPA, Exercise Science (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Brennan Williams, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.80 GPA, Management (Commerce Township, Mich.)
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