Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eight Eagles Named Academic All-MAC
4/22/2014 12:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field
Men's track and field boasts most athletes on conference academic team
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Mid-American Conference released the Academic All-MAC teams for the 2013-14 indoor track and field season Tuesday, April 22. Eastern Michigan University's men's track and field program boasts a conference-high eight athletes, while two Eagles were named to the honorable mention list.
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. Outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments for the current season only are considered.
Eastern's eight selections highlight the list of athletes from the University of Akron, the University at Buffalo, Central Michigan University, and Kent State University. The Golden Flashes boast the second-most number of athletes on the list (6), followed by Akron and Buffalo (5), and Central Michigan (4). This season's honorees include: Scott Bradley (Battle Creek, Mich.-Lakeview), Jeff Elam (Latrobe, Pa.-Greater Latrobe Senior), Willy Fink (Maumee,Ohio-Maumee), Solomon Ijah (Murrieta, Calif.-Murrieta Valley), Levi Selvig (Flushing, Mich.-Flushing Community), Daryl Smith (Windsor, Ontario-Vincent Massey S.S.), Dylan Stites (Huntsville, Ohio-Indian Lake), and Mason Waynes (Kenosha, Wisc.-Bradford).
Bradley was an All-MAC Second Team honoree after helping lead the distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish at the 2014 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-March 1. He also took sixth in the 800m in 1:52.39 at the conference meet and had a strong showing at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in which he won the 800m and was on the winning 4x400m relay team. Bradley is a political science major and boasts a 3.70 GPA.
Earning All-MAC First Team accolades, Elam was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the 2014 Indoor MAC Championships. He was a staple of the 1600m relay throughout the season, picking up wins at both of EMU's home meets on Jan. 10 and Feb. 1, and also had fourth-place finishes in the 400m at the Silverston Invite, Feb. 22, and the 200m at the Harvey Invitational, Jan. 18. The Latrobe, Pa. native holds a 3.54 GPA in general business.
Fink was a stronghold in the mile run throughout the 2013-14 campaign. He recorded two victories in the event at EMU's home meets and finished fourth in both the mile and the 3000m run, while also running the mile leg for the runner-up distance medley relay team at the 2014 MAC Championships to earn All-MAC Second Team honors. Fink also claimed a runner-up finish in the 5000m run at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 9. The redshirt-freshman maintains a 3.84 GPA in biology.
One of the 2013-14 team's co-captains, Ijah is the lone recurring athlete from the 2013 Academic All-MAC team. The multi-event athlete came out of the gates quickly to open the season, breaking the heptathlon record with 5,323 points and earning MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week on Dec. 11, 2013. He went on to break his own record once more at the 2014 MAC Championships, scoring 5,377 points to take third among a strong conference field. Ijah is majoring in finance and holds a 3.32 GPA.
Selvig recorded a personal-best 5,093 points in the heptathlon to take ninth at the 2014 MAC Championships, and took second behind Ijah at the Findlay Oiler Opener to give the Eagles a 1-2 finish in the heptathlon, Dec. 7, 2013. The junior also saw success in the 60m hurdles, breaking his personal record at the Harvey Invitational, Jan. 18, after finishing in 8.34 seconds. Selvig holds a 3.52 GPA in biology.
Smith was another All-MAC Second Team honoree after performing on the runner-up DMR team at the 2014 MAC Champs. The Windsor, Ontario native also paced Fink in the mile run, taking third. Smith saw success in a multitude of distances, competing in the 800m, mile run, and 3000m over the course of the 2013-14 season. His highest finish of the year came at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 9, when he finished second in the mile run, crossing the line at 4:09.75. The junior studies biology while maintaining a 3.46 GPA.
Stites, an aviation flight technology major with a 3.57 GPA, was a constant pole vaulter for the Green and White during the indoor season. He took second in the pole vault in both of EMU's home meets and also grabbed a third-place finish in the event at the Hillsdale Tune-Up meet, Feb. 22. His highest vault of the season came on Feb. 1, when he cleared 4.60 meters/15 feet 1-inch.
Waynes rounds out the group of Eagles to be honored by the conference. As a participant in the DMR at the MAC Championships, the sophomore completes the quartet of Eagles on the relay team that earned both All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors. Waynes was also a member of the winning 4x400m relay, for which he was named to the All-MAC First Team and was recognized as the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week on March 5. The sophomore was a constant in the 4x400m relay lineup and also saw individual success as he won the 600m at the Harvey Invitational and ran a personal-best 48.20 in the 400m at the SPIRE Invitational, Feb. 10. Waynes is a marketing major with a 3.57 GPA.
An additional two Eagles earned Academic All-MAC honorable mentions. Chris Fischre (East Lansing, Mich.-East Lansing) set personal records on two occasions in the triple jump, coming away with one win at the EMU Triangular, Feb. 1, when he jumped 13.36 meters/43 feet 10-inches. Fischre holds a 3.34 GPA in communication technology. The final honoree is Cameron Trinh (Oakland, Calif.-Skyline), who competed in the mile run, taking second and third at EMU's home meets, and also ran the 3000m at the Meyo Invitational and SPIRE Invitational. He holds a 3.28 GPA in biology.
2014 Men's Indoor Track & Field Academic All-MAC Team
Kyle Cochrun, Akron
Jake Hiltner, Akron
Aaron Howkins, Akron
Bryan Jones, Akron
Alex McCune, Akron
Zach Ahart, Buffalo
Brian Crimmins, Buffalo
Evan Palmer, Buffalo
Austin Price, Buffalo
Chris Reape, Buffalo
Dylan Banagis, Central Michigan
Nate Ghena, Central Michigan
Tyler Hamilton, Central Michigan
Ethan Lievense, Central Michigan
Scott Bradley, Eastern Michigan
Jeff Elam, Eastern Michigan
Willy Fink, Eastern Michigan
Solomon Ijah, Eastern Michigan
Levi Selvig, Eastern Michigan
Daryl Smith, Eastern Michigan
Dylan Stites, Eastern Michigan
Mason Waynes, Eastern Michigan
Miles Dunlap, Kent State
Andrew Goodwin, Kent State
Tyler Jones, Kent State
Julian Meyer, Kent State
Jesse Oxley, Kent State
Marteze Roper, Kent State
Honorable Mention
Brian Cummiskey, Buffalo
Nathan Huff, Central Michigan
Casey Voisin, Central Michigan
Chris Fischre, Eastern Michigan
Cameron Trinh, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Knueven, Kent State
Kyle Schlumbohm, Kent State
Joseph Wisniewski, Kent State
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. Outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments for the current season only are considered.
Eastern's eight selections highlight the list of athletes from the University of Akron, the University at Buffalo, Central Michigan University, and Kent State University. The Golden Flashes boast the second-most number of athletes on the list (6), followed by Akron and Buffalo (5), and Central Michigan (4). This season's honorees include: Scott Bradley (Battle Creek, Mich.-Lakeview), Jeff Elam (Latrobe, Pa.-Greater Latrobe Senior), Willy Fink (Maumee,Ohio-Maumee), Solomon Ijah (Murrieta, Calif.-Murrieta Valley), Levi Selvig (Flushing, Mich.-Flushing Community), Daryl Smith (Windsor, Ontario-Vincent Massey S.S.), Dylan Stites (Huntsville, Ohio-Indian Lake), and Mason Waynes (Kenosha, Wisc.-Bradford).
Bradley was an All-MAC Second Team honoree after helping lead the distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish at the 2014 MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-March 1. He also took sixth in the 800m in 1:52.39 at the conference meet and had a strong showing at the EMU Triangular, Jan. 10, in which he won the 800m and was on the winning 4x400m relay team. Bradley is a political science major and boasts a 3.70 GPA.
Earning All-MAC First Team accolades, Elam was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the 2014 Indoor MAC Championships. He was a staple of the 1600m relay throughout the season, picking up wins at both of EMU's home meets on Jan. 10 and Feb. 1, and also had fourth-place finishes in the 400m at the Silverston Invite, Feb. 22, and the 200m at the Harvey Invitational, Jan. 18. The Latrobe, Pa. native holds a 3.54 GPA in general business.
Fink was a stronghold in the mile run throughout the 2013-14 campaign. He recorded two victories in the event at EMU's home meets and finished fourth in both the mile and the 3000m run, while also running the mile leg for the runner-up distance medley relay team at the 2014 MAC Championships to earn All-MAC Second Team honors. Fink also claimed a runner-up finish in the 5000m run at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 9. The redshirt-freshman maintains a 3.84 GPA in biology.
One of the 2013-14 team's co-captains, Ijah is the lone recurring athlete from the 2013 Academic All-MAC team. The multi-event athlete came out of the gates quickly to open the season, breaking the heptathlon record with 5,323 points and earning MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week on Dec. 11, 2013. He went on to break his own record once more at the 2014 MAC Championships, scoring 5,377 points to take third among a strong conference field. Ijah is majoring in finance and holds a 3.32 GPA.
Selvig recorded a personal-best 5,093 points in the heptathlon to take ninth at the 2014 MAC Championships, and took second behind Ijah at the Findlay Oiler Opener to give the Eagles a 1-2 finish in the heptathlon, Dec. 7, 2013. The junior also saw success in the 60m hurdles, breaking his personal record at the Harvey Invitational, Jan. 18, after finishing in 8.34 seconds. Selvig holds a 3.52 GPA in biology.
Smith was another All-MAC Second Team honoree after performing on the runner-up DMR team at the 2014 MAC Champs. The Windsor, Ontario native also paced Fink in the mile run, taking third. Smith saw success in a multitude of distances, competing in the 800m, mile run, and 3000m over the course of the 2013-14 season. His highest finish of the year came at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 9, when he finished second in the mile run, crossing the line at 4:09.75. The junior studies biology while maintaining a 3.46 GPA.
Stites, an aviation flight technology major with a 3.57 GPA, was a constant pole vaulter for the Green and White during the indoor season. He took second in the pole vault in both of EMU's home meets and also grabbed a third-place finish in the event at the Hillsdale Tune-Up meet, Feb. 22. His highest vault of the season came on Feb. 1, when he cleared 4.60 meters/15 feet 1-inch.
Waynes rounds out the group of Eagles to be honored by the conference. As a participant in the DMR at the MAC Championships, the sophomore completes the quartet of Eagles on the relay team that earned both All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors. Waynes was also a member of the winning 4x400m relay, for which he was named to the All-MAC First Team and was recognized as the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week on March 5. The sophomore was a constant in the 4x400m relay lineup and also saw individual success as he won the 600m at the Harvey Invitational and ran a personal-best 48.20 in the 400m at the SPIRE Invitational, Feb. 10. Waynes is a marketing major with a 3.57 GPA.
An additional two Eagles earned Academic All-MAC honorable mentions. Chris Fischre (East Lansing, Mich.-East Lansing) set personal records on two occasions in the triple jump, coming away with one win at the EMU Triangular, Feb. 1, when he jumped 13.36 meters/43 feet 10-inches. Fischre holds a 3.34 GPA in communication technology. The final honoree is Cameron Trinh (Oakland, Calif.-Skyline), who competed in the mile run, taking second and third at EMU's home meets, and also ran the 3000m at the Meyo Invitational and SPIRE Invitational. He holds a 3.28 GPA in biology.
2014 Men's Indoor Track & Field Academic All-MAC Team
Kyle Cochrun, Akron
Jake Hiltner, Akron
Aaron Howkins, Akron
Bryan Jones, Akron
Alex McCune, Akron
Zach Ahart, Buffalo
Brian Crimmins, Buffalo
Evan Palmer, Buffalo
Austin Price, Buffalo
Chris Reape, Buffalo
Dylan Banagis, Central Michigan
Nate Ghena, Central Michigan
Tyler Hamilton, Central Michigan
Ethan Lievense, Central Michigan
Scott Bradley, Eastern Michigan
Jeff Elam, Eastern Michigan
Willy Fink, Eastern Michigan
Solomon Ijah, Eastern Michigan
Levi Selvig, Eastern Michigan
Daryl Smith, Eastern Michigan
Dylan Stites, Eastern Michigan
Mason Waynes, Eastern Michigan
Miles Dunlap, Kent State
Andrew Goodwin, Kent State
Tyler Jones, Kent State
Julian Meyer, Kent State
Jesse Oxley, Kent State
Marteze Roper, Kent State
Honorable Mention
Brian Cummiskey, Buffalo
Nathan Huff, Central Michigan
Casey Voisin, Central Michigan
Chris Fischre, Eastern Michigan
Cameron Trinh, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Knueven, Kent State
Kyle Schlumbohm, Kent State
Joseph Wisniewski, Kent State
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