Kent State Sets New Mark with MAC Fall Distinguished Scholar Athletes
12/20/2016 7:39:00 PM | Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, General, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball
CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports during the 2016-17 academic season, with 24 Golden Flashes honored.
Since the award's inception, Kent State has set new highs each fall. Kent State's 24 Distinguished Scholar Athletes was an improvement by four from the previous fall, and eight more than two years ago.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a third-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the fall 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.
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 2016-17 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.
Later this winter and spring, the MAC will announce the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the remaining 16 winter and spring sports sponsored by the Conference.
Kent State's 2016 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes:
Kyle Brooks, Junior, 3.92, Geography (Sylvania, Ohio)
Morgan Bing, Junior, 4.0, Nursing (North Canton, Ohio)
Olivia Davis, Sophomore, 4.0, Chemistry (Kettering, Ohio)
Ines Delpech, Junior, 4.0, Sociology (Tandil, Argentina)
Silvia Figa Malgosa, Junior, 3.98, Nutrition (Matadepera, Spain)
Jamie Fries, Junior, 3.59, Biology (Fleetwood, Pa.)
Krysti Lober, Senior, 3.35, Fashion Merchandising (Wilmington, Del.)
Alexis Madeira, Senior, 3.49, Sports Administration (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Shannon Talbot, Junior, 3.72, Finance (North Wales, Pa.)
Kristen Brots, Junior, 3.82, Nursing (Naperville, Ill.)
Donavan Capehart, Junior, 3.736, Business Management (Orient, Ohio)
Paige Culver, Sophomore, 3.548, Managerial Marketing (Oakville, Ontario)
Jaime Eiben, Junior, 3.99, Actuarial Mathematics (Mentor, Ohio)
Abbie Lawson, Senior, 3.96, Marketing (Stow, Ohio)
Brittany Maisano, Senior, 3.99, Fashion Merchandising (Dublin, Ohio)
Ashleah McDonald, Sophomore, 3.99, Biology/Pre-Med (Langley, British Columbia)
Karli Paracca, Junior, 4.0, Physical Education (Valencia, Pa.)
Kelsey Bittinger, Junior, 3.976, Applied Physics (Strongsville, Ohio)
Challen Geraghty, Junior, 3.600, Speech Pathology and Audiology (Louisville, Ky.)
Lexi Mantas, Sophomore, 3.700, Psychology (Palos Park, Ill.)
Matt Bahr, Sophomore, 3.86 GPA, Criminal Justice (Kenton, Ohio)
George Bollas, Sophomore, 3.70 GPA, Chemistry (Aurora, Ohio)
Nick Cuthbert, Senior, 3.97 GPA, Criminal Justice (Chesterland, Ohio)
Nick Holley, Junior, 3.56 GPA, Finance (Toledo, Ohio)
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