TOLEDO, Ohio - Senior Stephanie Barlow, junior Olivia Chinn, junior Yana Khabina and senior Janelle Noe were named Distinguished Scholar Athletes, the Mid-American Conference office announced today.
 
A total of 152 student-athletes from across eight winter sports were voted on by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions, representing the 'Best of the Best' from each sports' Academic All-MAC Teams.
 
The four Rockets are part of the 37 MAC women's indoor track & field students named as Distinguished Scholar Athletes, the most from any sport in the conference.
 
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is given to student-athletes who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the winter 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 students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence were not eligible for the award.
 
Toledo Women's Track and Field Distinguished Scholar Athletes
Stephanie Barlow, Toledo, Senior, 3.761 GPA, Elementary Education (San Antonio, Texas)
Olivia Chinn, Toledo, Junior, 3.832 GPA, Exercise Science (Ravenna, Ohio)
Yana Khabina, Toledo, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Finance (Kiev, Ukraine)
Janelle Noe, Toledo, Senior, 3.854 GPA, Exercise Science (Sylvania, Ohio)