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Raspopovich and Souders Named MAC Medal of Excellence Award Winners
June 01 | General, Compliance
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – University of Akron seniors Hannah Raspopovich (Crown Point, Ind.) and Andrews Souders (Amherst, Ohio) were among 24 Mid-American Conference student-athletes presented the Medal of Excellence Award during this evening's Honors Dinner Ceremony at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, as part of the MAC Spring Meetings.
The Medal of Excellence is an award presented annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 Conference member institutions.
To be honored with the Medal of Excellence Award, student-athletes had to participate on the varsity level in a conference sponsored sport and shown evidence of academic success with a minimum 3.50 accumulative grade-point average, exhibited athletics excellence, leadership and service. Each of the student-athletes was selected as a recipient of the honor by their respective MAC institutions.
2016 Medal of Excellence Award Winners
Akron: Andrew Sounders (men's soccer); Hannah Raspopovich (women's swimming & diving)
Ball State: Alex Call (baseball); Shelby Merder (women's basketball)
Bowling Green: Ryan James (men's soccer); Alyssa Nocella (gymnastics)
Buffalo: Tyler Grassman (football); Mackenzie Loesing (women's basketball)
Central Michigan: Ryan Heeke (baseball); Breanne Lesnar (women's cross country/track & field)
Eastern Michigan: Andrew Henry (men's swimming & diving); Julia Lombardi (women's soccer)
Kent State: Jordan Italiano (football); Roseanne Erickson (women's track & field)
Miami: Jacob Prodoehl (men's swimming & diving); Kathie Wollney (women's track & field)
Northern Illinois: Drew Hare (football); Emily Naegele (softball)
Ohio: Blake Scipio (football); Abby Gilleland (volleyball)
Toledo: John Martillota (baseball); Samantha Richart (women's swimming & diving)
Western Michigan: Connor Furgason (men's soccer); Kayla Weber (gymnastics)
