Fifteen fall athletes earn Distinguished Scholar Award from MAC
Contact: Deanne Puca
February 10, 2015
KALAMAZOO, Mich.鈥擳he Mid-American Conference selected 15 Western 九一麻豆制片厂 University fall student athletes as distinguished scholars for excelling in athletics and academics during the 2014-15 season.
Faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions selected a total of 194 student athletes representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams for the 2014-15 season.
At WMU, women's soccer led the way with seven honorees, followed by three from football, two each from men's soccer and volleyball and one from cross country.
Honorees
Women's cross country
- Ann Marie Arseneau; senior from Sturgis; 3.96 GPA; special education.
Men's soccer
- Connor Furgason; junior from Plymouth; 3.6 GPA; marketing.
- Jason Grant; senior from St. Louis, Missouri, 3.84 GPA; civil engineering.
Women's soccer
- Mackenzie Barber; sophomore from Rochester; 4.0 GPA; secondary education.
- Rachel Chaney; senior from Shelby Township; 3.92 GPA; occupational therapy.
- Ariana Donahue; senior from Lapeer; 3.9 GPA; general psychology.
- Nicole Hatcliffe; senior from Bury, England; 3.43 GPA; public relations.
- Stephanie Heber; sophomore from Rochester Hills; 3.69 GPA; health education.
- Lindsey Lee; junior from Midland; 3.67 GPA; exercise science.
- Irene Young; junior from Troy; 3.86 GPA; marketing.
Volleyball
- Alysia Baznik; sophomore from Naperville, Illinois; 3.64 GPA; pre-special education: learning disability/cognitive impairments, elementary age.
- Lexie Pawlik; senior from Granger, Indiana; 3.54 GPA; early childhood education.
Football
- Justin Currie; senior from Big Rapids; 3.55 GPA; criminal justice.
- J. Schroeder; junior from Columbus, Ohio; 3.39 GPA; political science/public law.
- Zach Terrell; sophomore from Fort Wayne, Indiana; 3.72 GPA; finance.
For more news, arts and events, visit wmich.edu/news.