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Ten Zips Garner Academic All-MAC Softball Accolades
May 31 | Softball
2023 SOFTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-MAC RELEASE
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The University of Akron softball team earned 10 selections when the Mid-American Conference released its 2023 Softball Academic All-MAC Team on Wednesday, May 31.
In all, 96 student-athletes from 11 conference institutions were honored including redshirt senior Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio), redshirt juniors Laurel DeVoe (North Canton, Ohio), Molly McChesney (Verona, Wis.) and Tiffany Stevens (Toledo, Ohio), juniors Carley Auten (Pickerington, Ohio), Madison Dudek (Uniontown, Ohio), Kalli Macintosh-Houlder (Mississauga, Ontario) and Olivia Stefanoni (Hudson, Ohio) along with sophomores Autumn Bailey (Ashland, Ohio) and Alexis Campbell (Indianapolis, Ind.).
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
2023 AKRON SOFTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-MAC SELECTIONS
Alexis Campbell, So., Biomedical Engineering, 3.914
Autumn Bailey, So, Exercise Science, 3.893
Molly McChesney, Jr. (R), Exercise Science, 3.884
Madison Dudek, Jr., Biomedical Science, 3.840
Laurel DeVoe, Jr. (R), Exercise Science, 3.824
Tiffany Stevens, Jr. (R), Exercise Science, 3.817
Kalli Macintosh-Houlder, Jr., Applied Exercise Physiology, 3.729
Carley Auten, Jr., Sales Management, 3.465
Olivia Otani, Sr. (R), Business, 3.325
Olivia Stefanoni, Jr., Marketing, 3.210
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The University of Akron softball team earned 10 selections when the Mid-American Conference released its 2023 Softball Academic All-MAC Team on Wednesday, May 31.
In all, 96 student-athletes from 11 conference institutions were honored including redshirt senior Olivia Otani (Canton, Ohio), redshirt juniors Laurel DeVoe (North Canton, Ohio), Molly McChesney (Verona, Wis.) and Tiffany Stevens (Toledo, Ohio), juniors Carley Auten (Pickerington, Ohio), Madison Dudek (Uniontown, Ohio), Kalli Macintosh-Houlder (Mississauga, Ontario) and Olivia Stefanoni (Hudson, Ohio) along with sophomores Autumn Bailey (Ashland, Ohio) and Alexis Campbell (Indianapolis, Ind.).
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
2023 AKRON SOFTBALL ACADEMIC ALL-MAC SELECTIONS
Alexis Campbell, So., Biomedical Engineering, 3.914
Autumn Bailey, So, Exercise Science, 3.893
Molly McChesney, Jr. (R), Exercise Science, 3.884
Madison Dudek, Jr., Biomedical Science, 3.840
Laurel DeVoe, Jr. (R), Exercise Science, 3.824
Tiffany Stevens, Jr. (R), Exercise Science, 3.817
Kalli Macintosh-Houlder, Jr., Applied Exercise Physiology, 3.729
Carley Auten, Jr., Sales Management, 3.465
Olivia Otani, Sr. (R), Business, 3.325
Olivia Stefanoni, Jr., Marketing, 3.210
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