Eleven Golden Flashes Earn Academic All-MAC Honors
12/13/2016 11:59:00 AM | Football
Eleven Kent State players were named to the 2016 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Football Team Tuesday. Senior linebacker Nick Cuthbert (Chesterland, Ohio) headlined the list as the Golden Flashes' lone three-time selection.Â
Sophomore safety Matt Bahr (Kenton, Ohio), sophomore quarterback George Bollas (Aurora, Ohio), junior linebacker James Alexander, junior quarterback Nick Holley (Toledo, Ohio) and junior safety Marcus Elliott (Toledo, Ohio) became two-time selections.
First-time Academic All-MAC selections include: sophomore defensive end Theo Eboigbe (Lithonia, Ga.), redshirt freshmen offensive linemen Mike Marinelli (Allison Park, Pa.) and Chase Van Hoef (Grand Haven, Mich.), senior offensive lineman Reno Reda (Pataskala) and redshirt freshman running back Will Matthews (Destrehan, La.).
To be eligible for the academic accolade, student-athletes must be in at least their second year of school, carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher and participate in 50 percent of the team's games that season.
Next week, a select group of Academic All-MAC honorees will be named MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athletes.
