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Powers and Wolanin Named Academic All-MAC
4/17/2012 12:15:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Margina and Webb tabbed as Academic Honorable Mention selections
CLEVLAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's track and field team was honored Tuesday, April 17, when a pair of its members were named to the 2012 Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team, the conference office announced. Meghan Powers and Kate Wolanin were the three named to the conference's academic team.
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. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Powers, a therapeutic recreation major holding a 3.39 grade point average, was named second team All-MAC after her showing at the 2012 MAC Indoor Championships. She took second in the pole vault at the event, while setting a personal record with a 12-feet and 7.50-inch leap. The Livonia, Mich. native also able to place in the top-10 at five different meets, jumping over 11 feet at each of them.
Wolanin, a special education major who boasts a 3.59 GPA, was named first team All-MAC after she won the MAC Indoor Pentathlon championship by scoring 3,749 points, which was good for second all-time in EMU ranks. The Oxford, Mich. native was consistent throughout the season including placing in the top-five in multiple events nine times over the course of the indoor campaign.
ReJean Margina and Natalie Webb were each Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention selections. Both Margina and Webb are psychology majors, boasting a 3.21 and 3.39 GPAs, respectively.
2012 Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team:
Meghan Powers, Eastern Michigan
Kate Wolanin, Eastern Michigan
Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, Akron
Valerie Fraizer (Wert), Akron
MaryKate Mellen, Ball State
Abby Koch, Bowling Green
Emma Denton, Buffalo
Becky O'Brien, Buffalo
Holly Anderson, Central Michigan
Veronica Garcia, Central Michigan
Paige Foster, Kent State
Kim Preston, Kent State
Melinda Sawnor, Kent State
Kayla Schoenle, Kent State
Rachael Clay, Miami
Monica Fischer, Miami
Erica Howes, Miami
Katie Scannell, Miami
Kori Tatman, Miami
Ashley Zaper, Miami
Jenelle McCalla, Northern Illinois
Jenner Sio, Northern Illinois
Juli Accurso, Ohio
Emily Pifer, Ohio
Melissa Thompson, Ohio
Brittany Tyree, Ohio
Julie Snyder, Toledo
Megan Vogelson, Toledo
Chiara Allen, Western Michigan
Andrea Arnold, Western Michigan
Iris Campbell, Western Michigan
Cara Cremeans, Western Michigan
Aisha Hodge, Western Michigan
Rachel Whitley, Western Michigan
Honorable Mention:
ReJeana Margina, Eastern Michigan
Natalie Webb, Eastern Michigan
Melissa Dodaro, Ball State
Madeline Goheen, Ball State
Kelsey Jackson, Ball State
Hannah Lange, Ball State
Thekla Lorenz, Ball State
Emilee Zets, Ball State
Saisha Gailliard, Bowling Green
Taylor Stichter, Bowling Green
Allison Weimer, Bowling Green
Sam Beim, Buffalo
Jackie Cavalluzzo, Buffalo
Caitlin Curry, Buffalo
Kelsey Fitzgerald, Buffalo
Aimee Hopkins, Buffalo
Kayla Brindley, Central Michigan
Stephanie Hurley, Central Michigan
Misha Lamphere, Central Michigan
Krista Parks, Central Michigan
Andrea Pawlowski, Central Michigan
Maddie Ribant, Central Michigan
Kelsey Ritter, Central Michigan
Samantha Stein, Central Michigan
Keri Dantley, Kent State
Danielle Dougherty, Kent State
Brooke Hutchings, Kent State
Erica Hutson, Kent State
Katie Reiser, Kent State
Domenica Rossi, Kent State
Hannah Spicer, Kent State
Loren Thomas, Kent State
Jillian Dickman, Miami
Xerina Hughey, Miami
Sarah Kinnaman, Miami
Krista Stillson, Miami
Erica Miller, Northern Illinois
Courtney Oldenburg, Northern Illinois
Kristen Mason, Ohio
Kiley Mathews, Ohio
Hope McCarty, Ohio
Lauren McCullough, Ohio
Brianna Shaw, Ohio
Katie Bollin, Toledo
Megan Wright, Toledo
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. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Powers, a therapeutic recreation major holding a 3.39 grade point average, was named second team All-MAC after her showing at the 2012 MAC Indoor Championships. She took second in the pole vault at the event, while setting a personal record with a 12-feet and 7.50-inch leap. The Livonia, Mich. native also able to place in the top-10 at five different meets, jumping over 11 feet at each of them.
Wolanin, a special education major who boasts a 3.59 GPA, was named first team All-MAC after she won the MAC Indoor Pentathlon championship by scoring 3,749 points, which was good for second all-time in EMU ranks. The Oxford, Mich. native was consistent throughout the season including placing in the top-five in multiple events nine times over the course of the indoor campaign.
ReJean Margina and Natalie Webb were each Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention selections. Both Margina and Webb are psychology majors, boasting a 3.21 and 3.39 GPAs, respectively.
2012 Women's Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team:
Meghan Powers, Eastern Michigan
Kate Wolanin, Eastern Michigan
Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, Akron
Valerie Fraizer (Wert), Akron
MaryKate Mellen, Ball State
Abby Koch, Bowling Green
Emma Denton, Buffalo
Becky O'Brien, Buffalo
Holly Anderson, Central Michigan
Veronica Garcia, Central Michigan
Paige Foster, Kent State
Kim Preston, Kent State
Melinda Sawnor, Kent State
Kayla Schoenle, Kent State
Rachael Clay, Miami
Monica Fischer, Miami
Erica Howes, Miami
Katie Scannell, Miami
Kori Tatman, Miami
Ashley Zaper, Miami
Jenelle McCalla, Northern Illinois
Jenner Sio, Northern Illinois
Juli Accurso, Ohio
Emily Pifer, Ohio
Melissa Thompson, Ohio
Brittany Tyree, Ohio
Julie Snyder, Toledo
Megan Vogelson, Toledo
Chiara Allen, Western Michigan
Andrea Arnold, Western Michigan
Iris Campbell, Western Michigan
Cara Cremeans, Western Michigan
Aisha Hodge, Western Michigan
Rachel Whitley, Western Michigan
Honorable Mention:
ReJeana Margina, Eastern Michigan
Natalie Webb, Eastern Michigan
Melissa Dodaro, Ball State
Madeline Goheen, Ball State
Kelsey Jackson, Ball State
Hannah Lange, Ball State
Thekla Lorenz, Ball State
Emilee Zets, Ball State
Saisha Gailliard, Bowling Green
Taylor Stichter, Bowling Green
Allison Weimer, Bowling Green
Sam Beim, Buffalo
Jackie Cavalluzzo, Buffalo
Caitlin Curry, Buffalo
Kelsey Fitzgerald, Buffalo
Aimee Hopkins, Buffalo
Kayla Brindley, Central Michigan
Stephanie Hurley, Central Michigan
Misha Lamphere, Central Michigan
Krista Parks, Central Michigan
Andrea Pawlowski, Central Michigan
Maddie Ribant, Central Michigan
Kelsey Ritter, Central Michigan
Samantha Stein, Central Michigan
Keri Dantley, Kent State
Danielle Dougherty, Kent State
Brooke Hutchings, Kent State
Erica Hutson, Kent State
Katie Reiser, Kent State
Domenica Rossi, Kent State
Hannah Spicer, Kent State
Loren Thomas, Kent State
Jillian Dickman, Miami
Xerina Hughey, Miami
Sarah Kinnaman, Miami
Krista Stillson, Miami
Erica Miller, Northern Illinois
Courtney Oldenburg, Northern Illinois
Kristen Mason, Ohio
Kiley Mathews, Ohio
Hope McCarty, Ohio
Lauren McCullough, Ohio
Brianna Shaw, Ohio
Katie Bollin, Toledo
Megan Wright, Toledo
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