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Akron Football Earns 11 Academic All-MAC Selections
January 15 | Football
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2020 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC FOOTBALL TEAM RELEASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio -Â The University of Akron football team earned 11 selections when the Mid-American Conference released its 2020 Football Academic All-MAC teams on Friday, Jan. 15.
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In all, 190 student-athletes from five conference institutions were honored including; senior Jerry Fitschen (Orange, Calif.), redshirt junior Cameron Lyons (Morgantown, W.Va.), junior Brandon Bischof (Akron, Ohio), redshirt sophomores Zach DiLauro (Akron, Ohio) and Logan Hawkins (Harrison City, Pa.), sophomores Julian Richardson (Albany, Ga.) and Bryce Wilson (Lilburn, Ga.) and redshirt freshmen Ryan Beckman (Avon Lake, Ohio), Shawn Naim (Brecksville, Ohio), Alex Robarge (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Corey Thomas, Jr. (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
To qualify for the Academic All-MAC Teams, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the scheduled contests and/or completed at the league championship in the particular sport.
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Akron 2020 Football Academic All-MAC Selections:
Ryan Beckman, Fr. (R), Business Administration, 3.309
Brandon Bischof, Jr., Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.206
Zach DiLauro, So. (R), Accounting, 3.698
Jerry Fitschen, Sr. (R), Sport Science/Physical Education, 3.567
Logan Hawkins, So. (R), Sport Management, 3.572
Cameron Lyons, Jr. (R), Sport Science, 4.00
Shawn Naim, Fr. (R), Biology, 3.306
Julian Richardson, So., Sport Management, 3.677
Alex Robarge, Fr. (R), Civil Engineering, 3.661
Corey Thomas, Jr., Fr. (R), Business Administration, 3.296
Bryce Wilson, So., Sport Management, 3.254
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2020 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC FOOTBALL TEAM RELEASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio -Â The University of Akron football team earned 11 selections when the Mid-American Conference released its 2020 Football Academic All-MAC teams on Friday, Jan. 15.
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In all, 190 student-athletes from five conference institutions were honored including; senior Jerry Fitschen (Orange, Calif.), redshirt junior Cameron Lyons (Morgantown, W.Va.), junior Brandon Bischof (Akron, Ohio), redshirt sophomores Zach DiLauro (Akron, Ohio) and Logan Hawkins (Harrison City, Pa.), sophomores Julian Richardson (Albany, Ga.) and Bryce Wilson (Lilburn, Ga.) and redshirt freshmen Ryan Beckman (Avon Lake, Ohio), Shawn Naim (Brecksville, Ohio), Alex Robarge (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) and Corey Thomas, Jr. (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
To qualify for the Academic All-MAC Teams, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the scheduled contests and/or completed at the league championship in the particular sport.
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Akron 2020 Football Academic All-MAC Selections:
Ryan Beckman, Fr. (R), Business Administration, 3.309
Brandon Bischof, Jr., Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.206
Zach DiLauro, So. (R), Accounting, 3.698
Jerry Fitschen, Sr. (R), Sport Science/Physical Education, 3.567
Logan Hawkins, So. (R), Sport Management, 3.572
Cameron Lyons, Jr. (R), Sport Science, 4.00
Shawn Naim, Fr. (R), Biology, 3.306
Julian Richardson, So., Sport Management, 3.677
Alex Robarge, Fr. (R), Civil Engineering, 3.661
Corey Thomas, Jr., Fr. (R), Business Administration, 3.296
Bryce Wilson, So., Sport Management, 3.254
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