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UNI Wrestling: 2 Panthers Earn Distinguished Scholar Honors
4/20/2017 12:52:00 PM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two Panthers made the list among 11 wrestlers conference-wide as Distinguished Scholar Athletes as announced by the Mid-American Conference office today.Max Thomsen and Dylan Peters were honored as distinguished scholar athletes. It's a third-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 2016-17 season. The number of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from each sport were equivalent to the number of first-team selections or 33 percent of nominees, whichever was greater.
2016-17 MAC Wrestling Distinguished Scholar Athletes (11):
- Kyle Akins, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.34 GPA, Occupational Therapy (Sycamore, Ill.)
- CJ Brucki, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.20 GPA, Accounting (Orland Park, Ill.)
- Austin Severn, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.57 GPA, Information Systems (New Lothrop, Mich.)
- Newton Smerchek, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.99 GPA, Physical Education (Casco, Wis.)
- Mason Smith, Central Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.73 GPA, Undecided (Clio, Mich.)
- Anthony Tutolo, Kent State, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Communication Studies (Concord, Ohio)
- John Erneste, Missouri, Sophomore, 3.762 GPA, Mathematics (Kansas City, Mo.)
- *Zach Synon, Missouri, Senior, 3.519 GPA, Business Administration (Cary, Ill.)
- Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa, Senior, 3.21 GPA, Movement and Exercise Science (Denver, Iowa)
- Max Thomsen, Northern Iowa, R-Freshman, 3.21 GPA, Management (La Porte City, Iowa)
- ^Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion, Junior, 3.37 GPA, Sport Management (Howell, Mich.)
*2015-16 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
^2014-15 Distinguished Scholar Athlete
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