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Four Seniors Honored as Distinguished Scholar Athletes
4/15/2016 2:03:00 PM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Cleveland, OH – Four Rockets on Toledo's women's swimming and diving team were honored as Distinguished Scholar Athletes for the 2015-16 academic season, the Mid-American Conference announced on Friday. From the eight winter sports, 202 students were voted on by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions who represent the 'best of the best' from each sports Academic All-MAC Teams.
Seniors Lauren Comer, Brooke Edwards, Sammy Richart and Jamie Schindler were the four Rockets selected as Distinguished Scholar Athletes. This is the second-straight year Comer, Richart and Schindler have been honored with this award.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a second-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the winter 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, junior college and graduate school 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 2015-16 season. The number of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport were equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 33% of nominees, whichever was greater.2015-16 MAC Women's Swimming & Diving Distinguished Scholar Athletes (37):*Ashley Drazkowski, Akron, Senior, 3.676 GPA, Public Relations/IMC (Monticello, MN)*Ashley Niznik, Akron, Senior, 3.574 GPA, Marketing Management & Integrated Marketing Communication (McDonald, PA)
*Hannah Raspopovich, Akron, Senior, 3.542 GPA, Nursing (Crown Point, IN)
*Laura Savaraiu, Akron, Junior, 3.547 GPA, Biology (Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud, France)
Erin Seiler, Akron, Senior, 3.428 GPA, Food & Environmental Nutrition (Phoenixville, PA)
Hannah Cressman, Ball State, Sophomore, 4.000 GPA, Accounting (Brentwood, TN)
*Jessica Extine, Ball State, Junior, 4.000 GPA, Nursing (Muncie, IN)
*Sydney Harris, Ball State, Senior, 4.000 GPA, Psychological Science (Fort Wayne, IN)
Allie Kolz, Ball State, Junior, 3.933 GPA, Special Education (Lindenhurst, IN)
Courtney Mudd, Ball State, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Exercise Science (Fishers, IN)
Traci Muszalski, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.866 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Dyer, IN)
*Kayla Effinger, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.752 GPA, Biology (Carmel, IN)
*Victoria Griffin, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.260 GPA, Criminal Justice (Littlestown, PA)
Elodie Schreiber, Bowling Green, R-Sophomore, 3.804 GPA, Interior Design (Saint-Nabor, France)
Megan Burns, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.464 GPA, Nursing (Rochester, NY)
Victoria Butler, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.738 GPA, Exercise Science (East Amherst, NY)
Jess Powers, Buffalo, Senior, 3.835 GPA, Communication (Kalamazoo, MI)
Alexis Valedon, Buffalo, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Health & Human Services - Early Childhood Development (Brewster, NY)
*Clarice Daniel, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.88 GPA, Hotel/Restaurant Management (Belcamp, MD)
*Carly Jackson, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.55 GPA, Biology (La Porte, IN)
Alexis Mitcheltree, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.58 GPA, Exercise Science (Moon Twp., PA)
Alli Shereda, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.81 GPA, Business (Fraser, MI)
Grace Van Allen, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.84 GPA, Communication (Indianapolis, IN)
*Sierra Wagner, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.91 GPA, Exercise Science (Huntsville, TX)
Shannon Ahearn, Miami, Senior, 3.64 GPA, Accounting (Trumbell, CT)
*Sara Krueger, Miami, Senior, 3.8 GPA, Psychology/Pre-Med (Harrison, OH)
Lainey Massaro, Miami, Sophomore, 3.89 GPA, Finance (Murfreesboro, TN)
*Stephanie Nemeth, Miami, Senior, 3.9 GPA, Zoology & Environmental Science (Highland Heights, OH)
*Emma Szczupakiewicz, Miami, Senior, 3.89 GPA, Political Science (Muskego, WI)
Myriah Ariza-Balter, Ohio, Junior, 3.730 GPA, Pre-Exercise Physiology (Evergreen, CO)
Laura Dawson, Ohio, Junior, 3.643 GPA, Psychology (Newcastle Upon Tyne, England)
*Carrie Dukes, Ohio, Junior, 3.797 GPA, Communication Sciences and Disorders (Monkton, MD)
Elena Patz, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.939 GPA, Pre-Exercise Physiology (Waunakee, WI)
*Lauren Comer, Toledo, Senior, 3.340 GPA, Special Education (Upper Arlington, OH)
Brooke Edwards, Toledo, Senior, 3.706 GPA, Communication (Dundee, MI)
*Samantha Richart, Toledo, Senior, 3.890 GPA, Speech Language Pathology (Saline, MI)
*Jamie Schindler, Toledo, Senior, 3.981 GPA, Early Childhood Education (Carmel, IN)
*2014-15 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
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