MAC Names Distinguished Scholar Athletes for Fall Semester
2/6/2015 11:50:00 AM | Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Cross Country
CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports during the 2014-15 academic season as 194 student-athletes were voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sports Academic All-MAC teams.
Kent State University boasted a total of 16 student-athletes named Distinguished Scholar Athletes, including at least one from all of the Golden Flashes' six fall sports. Football led Kent State with seven honorees, which also tied for the MAC league in that sport.
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 fall 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.
Later this spring, the MAC will announce the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the remaining 16 winter and spring sports sponsored by the Conference.
KENT STATE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR ATHLETES
MXC: Matt Waaland, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.92, Acturial Mathematics (Finday, Ohio)
WXC: Kelsey McAlpine, Kent State, Senior, 4.00, Health Administration (Worthington, Ohio)
FH: Abbie Carrico, Kent State, Senior, 3.91, Conflict Management (Louisville, Ky.)
FH: Hannah Faulkner, Kent State, Senior, 3.27, Exercise Science (Edwardsville, Ill.)
FH: Alayna Harris, Kent State, Junior, 3.457, Business Management (Collegeville, Pa.)
WSOC: Stephanie Haugh, Kent State, Senior, 3.98, Psychology (Richmond Hill, Ontario)
WSOC: Brittany Maisano, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.98, Fashion Merchandising (Dublin, Ohio)
WSOC: Stephanie Senn, Kent State, Junior, 3.26, Criminal Justice/Psychology (Grand Island, N.Y.)
VB: Bridget Wilhelm, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.74, Advertising (Euclid, Ohio)
FB: Nick Cuthbert, Kent State, Junior, 3.95, Criminal Justice (Chesterland, Ohio)
FB: Matt Dellinger, Kent State, Junior, 3.74, Applied Conflict Management (Clarkston, Mich.)
FB: Nate Holley, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.32, Physical Education (Toledo, Ohio)
FB: Nick Holley, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.49, Finance (Toledo, Ohio)
FB: Jordan Italiano, Kent State, Junior, 3.98, Chemistry/Pre-Med (Canfield, Ohio)
FB: Casey Pierce, Kent State, Senior, 3.21, Sport & Recreation Management (Parma, Ohio)
FB: Nate Vance, Kent State, Senior, 3.67, Sports Administration (Stow, Ohio)
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