MAC Announces Winter Distinguished Scholar Athletes
5/10/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND - Ten Miami student-athletes were honored Thursday when the Mid-American Conference announced its Distinguished Scholar Athletes for winter sports.
Women's swimming & diving led the way with five honorees (Emma Bradley, Izzy Herb, Carolyn Jungers, Ella Moynihan, Holly Schuster) while men's swimming & diving had four recognized (Thomas Blackstone, Iago Moussalem, Ross Rybakowicz, Peter Simcox). Last but not least, women's basketball had one honoree in Lauren Dickerson.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fourth year given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the winter 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 2017-18 season. The number of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport were equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 20% of nominees, whichever was greater.
Later this spring, the MAC will announce the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the remaining eight spring sports sponsored by the Conference.
Women's Basketball
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Sophomore, 3.25 GPA, Interactive Media Studies (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Men's Swimming & Diving
Thomas Blackstone, Miami, Senior, 3.43 GPA, Kinesiology (Mansfield, Ohio)
Iago Moussalem, Miami, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, University Studies (Culaba, Brazil)
Ross Rybakowicz, Miami, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Biology (Greenfield, Wis.)
Peter Simcox, Miami, Senior, 3.60 GPA, Public Administration & Sustainability (Lakewood, Ohio)
Women's Swimming & Diving
Emma Bradley, Miami, Senior, 3.93 GPA, Marketing (Farmington Hills, Mich.)
Izzy Herb, Miami, Sophomore, 3.90 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology (St. Charles, Ill.)
Carolyn Jungers, Miami, Sophomore, 3.71 GPA, Finance (Greendale, Wis.)
*Ella Moynihan, Miami, Junior, 3.48 GPA, Psychology (Denver, Colo.)
*Holly Schuster, Miami, Senior, 3.46 GPA, Kinesiology (Crown Point, Ind.)
*2016-17 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
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