Seven RedHawks Earn Academic All-MAC
12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Six members of the Miami University football team were named Academic All-MAC, announced by the league office this morning. Earning the award were Randy Heideman, Zach Hovey, Kent Kern, Christian Koch, Bryce Lehwald, Matt Merimee and Buchi Okafor.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Entire list of RedHawk honorees
Randy Heideman, Miami, R-Sophomore3.58 GPA, Accounting (Bloomington, Ill.)
Zach Hovey, Miami, R-Freshman, 3.26 GPA, Marketing (Eden Prairie, Minn.)
Kent Kern, Miami, Senior, 3.76 GPA, Premedical Studies (Toledo, Ohio)
Christian Koch, Miami, Senior, 3.32 GPA, Kinesiology (Bluffton, Ohio)
Bryce Lehwald, Miami, Senior, 3.34 GPA, Sport Leadership and Management (Hillard, Ohio)
Matt Merimee, Miami, R-Freshman, 3.23 GPA, Finance (Fairview Park, Ohio)
Buchi Okafor, Miami, Junior, 3.22 GPA, Business (Lewis Center, Ohio)