Eastern Michigan Athletics
Four Men's Cross Country Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-MAC Honors
12/6/2018 12:06:00 PM | Men's XC
Wicker was one of only four MAC student-athletes to record a 4.0 GPA
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - Four student-athletes of Eastern Michigan University men's cross country team earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors, the league office announced Thursday, Dec. 6. A total of 46 student-athletes were named to this year's men's team.
The Academic All-MAC honor recognizes student-athletes who excel in both athletics and in academics. To qualify, student-athletes must have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and run in at least 50 percent of contests.
Receiving the honor for the Eagles were: junior Austin Wicker (Pinckney, Mich.-Pinckney), and sophomores Ian Cook (Worthington, Ohio-Thomas Worthington), Solomon Costa (Gahanna, Ohio-Gahanna Lincoln), and Phoenix Myers (Wattsburg, Pa.-Seneca).
Wicker is a two-time member of the Academic All-MAC team, as he additionally received the honor for his academic and athletic efforts during the 2017 season. The Pinckney, Mich. native is also one of only four runners to hold a perfect 4.0 GPA. Wicker, a nursing major, was EMU's top finisher at the MAC Championship, clocking a time of 25:14.4, good for 19th-place, while also pacing the Eagles at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, earning a 50th-place finish.
Cook earns his first Academic All-MAC nod, as the language, literature, and writing major holds a 3.98 GPA. Cook earned his top finish in his second collegiate season at the Jayhawk Invitational, marking a career-best 8000m time of 26:09.46, finishing 39th overall.
As a business administration major, Costa holds a stellar 3.38 GPA. The Gahanna, Ohio native consistently placed within the top-five for EMU throughout the season, including rounding out the Eagles' 2018 MAC Championship effort with a time of 25:58.3. Costa also earned a season-best 15th place finish at the Detroit Mercy Titan Invitational, crossing the finish line in 21:13.1.
Myers, an engineering major with a 3.50 GPA, made an impact in his second campaign for the Green and White. The Wattsburg, Pa. native earned a personal-best 8k time of 25:46.92 at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing 28th overall and helping the Eagles to a first-place finish. Myers closed out the season recording his best 10k time with a 34:09.3 finish at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships.
2018 MAC Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC Team
Tevin Brown, Akron, R-Junior, 3.796, Special Education (Toledo, Ohio)
Marc Migliozzi, Akron, Junior, 3.402, Mechanical Engineering (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Nick Stricklen, Akron, Junior, 4.00, Exercise Science (Lexington, Ohio)
Raymond Berling, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.781, Adolescence to Young Adult Education (Mason, Ohio)
Gabe Garbarino, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.464, Finance (Utica, Michigan)
Paul Garbarino, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.886, Multiplatform Journalism (Utica, Michigan)
Kyle Hibinger, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 4.000, Biology (Wadsworth, Ohio)
Tyler Phillips, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.406, Sport Management (Armada, Michigan)
Jonathan Voth, Bowling Green, Junior, 4.000, Pre-Exercise Science (Grand Blanc, Michigan)
Jonathan Wenning, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.389, Supply Chain Management (Coldwater, Ohio)
Ben Cardamone, Buffalo, junior, 3.39, Electrical Engineering (Elmira, New York)
Caleb Covell, Buffalo, Junior, 3.227, Mechanical Engineering (Rochester, New York)
Patrick Hazlitt, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.417, Management, (Hector, New York)
Matthew Mercer, Buffalo, Junior, 3.221, School of Management (Orchard Park, New York)
Dan Muldoon, Buffalo, Senior, 3.755, Exercise Science (Liverpool, New York)
Christopher Nowak, Buffalo, sophomore, 3.573, Undecided (Amherst, New York)
Dylan Servos, Buffalo, senior, 3.743, Chemical and Biological Engineering, (Alden, New York)
Luke Anderson, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.62, Undecided (Palms, Michigan)
Mark Beckman, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.27, Physical Education (Waterloo, Indiana)
Conor Naughton, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.60, Sport Management (Northville, Michigan)
Ian Cook, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.98, Language, Literature, and Writing (Worthington, Ohio)
Solomon Costa, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.38, Business Administration (Gahanna, Ohio)
Phoenix Myers, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.50, Mechanical Engineering (Wattsburg, Pennsylvania)
Austin Wicker, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 4.00, Nursing (Pinckney, Michigan)
Joshua Allen, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.969, Mathematics (Westerville, Ohio)
Brandon Avers, Kent State, Senior, 3.509, Accounting (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Clark Bookman, Kent State, Junior, 3.314, Business Management (Mogadore, Ohio)
Sam Goodman, Kent State, Junior, 3.803, Economics (Vincent, Ohio)
Kevin Jones, Kent State, Junior, 4.000, Criminal Justice (Delaware, Ohio)
David Coffey, Miami, Junior, 3.83, Kinesiology & Premedical Studies (Carmel, Indiana)
Bradley Davis, Miami, Junior, 3.63, Political Science (Dublin, Ohio)
Sebastian Francesconi, Miami, Sophomore, 3.51, Chemistry & Premedical Studies (Westlake, Ohio)
Maxwell Lehnhardt, Miami, Junior, 3.80, Finance (Orland Park, Illinois)
Jack O'Neil, Miami, Junior, 3.55, Biochemistry (Grafton, Wisconsin)
Ryan Pitner, Miami, R-Senior, 3.45, Kinesiology (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
Ryan Sharkey, Miami, Senior, 3.25, Computer Science (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Sean Torpy, Miami, Junior, 3.76, Public Health (Orland Park, Illinois)
Matthew Agosta, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.750, Electrical Engineering (Circleville, Ohio)
Kyle Bussard, Ohio, Senior, 3.978, Geographic Information Science (Germantown, Ohio)
Griffin Butler, Ohio, R-Sophomore, 3.372, Pre-Exercise Physiology (Newark, Ohio)
Nathan Mallue,Ohio, Junior, 3.212, Marketing/Sport Management (Massillon, Ohio)
Josh Park, Ohio, Senior, 3.553, Exercise Physiology (Amherst, Ohio)
Daniel Seas, Ohio, R- Sophomore, 3.983, Psychology (Coldwater, Ohio)
Matthew Gibbons, Toledo, Senior, 4.0 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Oregon, Ohio)
Joshua Oeters, Toledo, Senior, 3.9011 GPA, Professional Sales and Marketing, (West Chester, Ohio)
Brian Stubelt, Toledo, Senior, 3.7860 GPA, Computer Science and Engineering Technology (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
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