12 UT Student-Athletes Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes

     TOLEDO, Ohio — Twelve University of Toledo student-athletes have been named Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the spring season by the Mid-American Conference. The awards were voted on by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC team.

     The Rocket baseball program led the way with a total of five student-athletes recognized, tied for the highest mark in the conference.

     Four of the 12 Toledo student-athletes honored earned Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors for the second-straight year: Sam Shutes of baseball; Chandler Rice of softball; Colin Joseph of men's golf; and Madeline Pacella of women's track and field.

     The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is given to student-athletes who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the fall sports schedule, any student-athlete 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 student 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' from the Academic All-MAC Teams to be honored with Distinguished Scholar Athlete Award for the 2016-17 season. The number of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport were equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 33% of the nominees, whichever was greater.

     A complete listing of all 12 Toledo student-athletes to earn the 2017 Spring Distinguished Scholar Athlete award is listed below:

BASEBALL (5)
Josh Cales, INF/P, Senior, 3.949 GPA, Finance (Wauseon, Ohio)
Steven Calhoun, P, Junior, 3.613 GPA, Finance (Tipp City, Ohio)
Michael Jacob, P, Sophomore, 3.934 GPA, Pre-Business (St. Clairsville, Ohio)
*Sam Shutes, P, Senior, 3.881 GPA, Civil Engineering (Three Rivers, Mich.)
Kyle Slack, P, Senior, 3.963 GPA, Administration (Edwardsburg, Mich.)

SOFTBALL (2)
Kylie Gross, Junior, 3.913 GPA, Marketing and Supply Chain Management (Heath, Ohio)
*Chandler Rice, Senior, 3.670 GPA, Human Resource Management & Organizational Leadership Management (Louisville, Ohio)

WOMEN'S GOLF (2)
Napaphan Phongpaiboon, Junior, 3.757 GPA, International Business (Samutprakarn, Thailand)
Pimchanok Kawil, Sophomore, 3.823 GPA, Communications (Chon Buri, Thailand)

MEN'S GOLF (1)
*Colin Joseph, Junior, 3.683 GPA, Supply Chain Management & Finance (Loveland, Ohio)

MEN'S TENNIS (1)
Vincent Anzalone, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, Business (Willoughby Hills, Ohio)

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD (1)
*Madeline Pacella, Senior, 4.000 GPA, Criminal Justice (Kensington, N.Y.)

*2016 Distinguished Scholar-Athlete

12 UT Student-Athletes Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes

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