Thirteen RedHawks Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes
7/10/2019 11:02:00 AM | Baseball, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Athletics
CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports during this 2018-19 academic season as 106 students were voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sports Academic All-MAC Teams.
Thirteen RedHawk student-athletes earned this honor. From men's outdoor track and field, it was Ben Artrip, Bradley Davis, Ivan Dye, Jonathan Fee, Travis Moore and Sean Torpy. Women's outdoor track and field had Olivia Bechtel and Danielle Collier. For women's tennis, it was Emily Struble. Softball had Kara Leckinger, Johniann Wahl and Lily Wilmot. Baseball rounded out Miami's honorees with Landon Stephens.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fifth 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 2018-19 season. A Distinguished Scholar Athlete must have a 3.50 GPA or higher and 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.
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Miami's Honorees
Ben Artrip, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, Biology & Engineering (Independence, Ohio)
Olivia Bechtel, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Kinesiology (Bay Village, Ohio)
Danielle Collier, Junior, 3.67 GPA, Kinesiology (Hermitage, Pa.)
Bradley Davis, Junior, 3.62 GPA, Political Science (Dublin, Ohio)
Ivan Dye, Junior, 3.83 GPA, Architecture (Toledo, Ohio)
Jonathan Fee, Senior, 3.81 GPA, Engineering (Pickerington, Ohio)
Kara Leckinger, Junior, 3.92 GPA, Information Systems & Analytics (Aurora, Ill.)
Travis Moore, Sophomore, 3.61 GPA, Sport Leadership & Management (Doylestown, Ohio)
Landon Stephens, Junior, 3.66 GPA, Finance (Hamilton, Ohio)
Emily Struble, Senior, 3.98 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology (Holt, Mich.)
Sean Torpy, Junior, 3.75 GPA, Public Health (Orland Park, Ill.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Johniann Wahl, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Sports Leadership & Management (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
Lily Wilmot, Sophomore, 3.95 GPA, Psychology (Alameda, Calif.)
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Thirteen RedHawk student-athletes earned this honor. From men's outdoor track and field, it was Ben Artrip, Bradley Davis, Ivan Dye, Jonathan Fee, Travis Moore and Sean Torpy. Women's outdoor track and field had Olivia Bechtel and Danielle Collier. For women's tennis, it was Emily Struble. Softball had Kara Leckinger, Johniann Wahl and Lily Wilmot. Baseball rounded out Miami's honorees with Landon Stephens.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fifth 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 2018-19 season. A Distinguished Scholar Athlete must have a 3.50 GPA or higher and 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.
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Miami's Honorees
Ben Artrip, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, Biology & Engineering (Independence, Ohio)
Olivia Bechtel, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Kinesiology (Bay Village, Ohio)
Danielle Collier, Junior, 3.67 GPA, Kinesiology (Hermitage, Pa.)
Bradley Davis, Junior, 3.62 GPA, Political Science (Dublin, Ohio)
Ivan Dye, Junior, 3.83 GPA, Architecture (Toledo, Ohio)
Jonathan Fee, Senior, 3.81 GPA, Engineering (Pickerington, Ohio)
Kara Leckinger, Junior, 3.92 GPA, Information Systems & Analytics (Aurora, Ill.)
Travis Moore, Sophomore, 3.61 GPA, Sport Leadership & Management (Doylestown, Ohio)
Landon Stephens, Junior, 3.66 GPA, Finance (Hamilton, Ohio)
Emily Struble, Senior, 3.98 GPA, Speech Pathology & Audiology (Holt, Mich.)
Sean Torpy, Junior, 3.75 GPA, Public Health (Orland Park, Ill.)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Johniann Wahl, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Sports Leadership & Management (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
Lily Wilmot, Sophomore, 3.95 GPA, Psychology (Alameda, Calif.)
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