Five Zips Named MAC Distinguished Scholars for 2017 Fall Campaigns

Five Zips Named MAC Distinguished Scholars for 2017 Fall Campaigns

December 21 | Cross Country, General, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Academics

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2017 FALL MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR RELEASE

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports during this 2017-18 academic season as five University of Akron student-athletes were voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams.

In all, 127 student-athletes from the league's seven fall sports (men's cross country, women's cross country, women's field hockey, football, men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's volleyball) were honored.

Akron had at least one representative from four of its six fall sports, led by a pair of representatives from men's cross country, while men's and women's soccer and women's volleyball had one honoree apiece.

The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a fourth-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the fall 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 Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport are equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 20 percent of nominees whichever was greater.

Later this winter and spring, the MAC will announce the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the remaining 16 winter and spring sports sponsored by the Conference.

2017 MAC Men's Cross Country Distinguished Scholar Athletes (2):
Marc Migliozzi, Akron, So., 3.550 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Nick Stricklen, Akron, So., 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Lexington, Ohio)

2017 MAC Men's Soccer Distinguished Scholar Athletes (1):
Stuart Holthusen, Akron, Sr., 3.262 GPA, Business Administration (Auckland, New Zealand)

2017 MAC Women's Soccer Distinguished Scholar Athletes (1):
#Sydney Schipani, Akron, Sr., 3.878 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

2017 MAC Women's Volleyball Distinguished Scholar Athletes (1):
Aubrey Kozer, Akron, Sr., 3.90 GPA, Biomedical Engineering (Norton, Ohio)

#2016 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2015 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
*2014 Distinguished Scholar Athlete