Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eight Eagles Named to the 2022 Academic All-MAC Team
12/15/2022 12:04:00 PM | Volleyball
A total of 89 student-athletes from around the league received the honor
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday, Dec. 15, the 2022 Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team. A total of 89 student-athletes were named to this year's squad. Eight Eastern Michigan University student-athletes earned the distinction.
Akron led the way with 10 student-athletes on this year's team. Ball State, Bowling Green, and Ohio each had nine honorees, while Eastern Michigan, Miami, Ohio, and Western Michigan all had eight student-athletes represented.
The lone Eagle to receive a spot on an All-MAC team, senior Raeven Chase (Toronto, Ontario-Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic) collected her fourth consecutive Academic All-MAC achievement. Fellow seniors Kamryn Stilwell (Parma, Ohio-Padua Franciscan) and Krista Blakely (Detroit, Mich.-University High School Academy) each notched their third consecutive honor while junior Bella Hommes (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills Northern) earned her second.
New to the academic squad was freshman Kendall Burk (Bloomington, Ill.-University), junior Olivia Szylar (Itasca, Ill.-Lake Park), and sophomores Mackenzie Gross (Grand Haven, Mich.-Grand Haven), and Madeline Timmerman (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Central).
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.
2022 Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team
Akron
1. Rachel Abramson, Sr., Criminal Intelligence Analysis, 3.410 GPA
2. Baylee Vought, So., Public Relations, 3.688 GPA
3. Anne Lesure, Jr., Business Administration, 3.769 GPA
4. Jayda Young, Jr., Psychology, 3.310 GPA
5. Ellen Kinnaird, So., Biomedical Science, 3.677 GPA
6. Genevieve Hara, Jr., Exercise Science – Applied Exercise Physiology, 3.857 GPA
7. Lauren Latka, Sr., Marketing, 3.979 GPA
8. Faith Johnson, Jr., Biology, 3.378 GPA
9. Karleighana Jones, So., Business Data Analytics, 3.970 GPA
10. Teagan Ochaya, R-Sr., Criminal Justice/Political Science, 3.763 GPA
Ball State
1. Havyn Gates, Senior, General Studies, 3.580
2. Lauren Gilliland, Junior, Elementary Education, 4.000
3. Maggie Huber, Senior, Elementary Education, 3.835,
4. Natalie Mitchem, Senior, Psychological Science, 3.473
5. Marie Plitt, Senior, Psychological Science, 3.716
6. Natalie Risi, Senior, Marketing, 3.937
7. Cait Snyder, Junior, Preaudiology Preparation, 3.935
8. Kate Vinson, Junior, Sport Administration, 3.894
9. Megan Wielonski, Sophomore, Sport Administration, 3.794
Bowling Green
1. Petra Indrova, Sr., International Business, 3.868 GPA
2. Alex Laboy, Jr., Psychology, 3.867 GPA
3. Kat Mandly, So., Psychology, 3.593 GPA
4. Alexis Mettile, Jr., Accounting, 3.888 GPA
5. Katelyn Meyer, Sr., Graduate Degree, 3.333 GPA
6. Yelianiz Torres, Sr., Psychology, 3.879 GPA
7. Mia Tyler, So., Pre-Exercise Science, 3.888 GPA
8. Jaden Walz, Jr., Human Development and Family Studies, 3.491 GPA
9. Julia Walz, Sr., Applied Health Science, 3.444 GPA
Buffalo
1. Maria Futey, So., Exercise Science, 3.856 GPA
2. Emma Gielas, Jr., Business Administration, 3.421 GPA
3. Stacia Gollogly, Jr., Criminology, 3.746 GPA
Central Michigan
1. Anna Erickson, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.68 GPA
2. Aly Gurtiza, So., Psychology, 3.40 GPA
3. Elly Medendorp, Jr., Entrepreneurship, 3.78 GPA
4. Kamryn Olson, Jr., Sport Management, 3.34 GPA
5. Linnea Willer, So., Marketing, 4.0 GPA
Eastern Michigan
1. Kendall Burk, So., Elementary Education, 3.45 GPA
2. Krista Blakely, Sr., Communication, 3.44 GPA
3. Raeven Chase, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.52 GPA
4. Bella Hommes, Sr., Sport Management, 3.93 GPA
5. Kamryn Stilwell, Sr., Criminal Justice, 3.46 GPA
6. Olivia Szylar, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.52 GPA
7. Madeline Timmerman, Jr., Biology, 3.95 GPA
8. Mackenzie Gross, So., Exercise Science, 3.87 GPA
Kent State
1. Morgan Copley, Sr., Nursing, 3.600 GPA
2. Erin Gardner, Grad., Business Management, 3.792 GPA
3. Alex Haffner, Grad., Master of Business Administration, 3.691 GPA
4. Taylor Heberle, Sr., Managerial Marketing, 3.664 GPA
5. Gracey Jarecke, Sr., Fashion Design, 3.757 GPA
6. Danie Tyson, Grad., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 4.000 GPA
Miami
1. Allyson Severance, Senior, Accountancy, 3.84
2. Brooke Cirigliano, Sophomore, Primary Education PK-5, 3.87
3. Brooke Jackson, Redshirt Freshman, Kinesiology, 3.48
4. Caroline Cermack, Sophomore, Kinesiology, 3.79
5. Jacquelyn Krumnauer, Senior, Sport Leadership & Management, 3.68
6. Gracie Norris, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, 3.3
7. Lydia Harper, Sophomore, Primary Education PK-5, 3.97
8. Maggie McCrary, Junior, Psychology, 3.58
Northern Illinois
1. Brianna Scuric, Sr., Nutrition, Dietetics, & Wellness, 3.947
2. Franki Bertucci, So., Undecided, 3.796
3. Ella Mihacevich, Jr., Accountancy, 3.74
4. Charli Atiemo, So., Biological Sciences, 3.448
5. Sophie Hurt, Undeclared (Business), So., 3.429
6. Jada Cerniglia, So., Media Studies, 3.407
7. Katie Jablonski, Sr., Finance, 3.262
Ohio
1. Parker Kwiatkowski, Sr., A&S Nondegree, 3.938 GPA
2. Sam Steele, Jr., Biological Sciences, 3.935 GPA
3. Olivia Margolies, Sr., Communication Studies, 3.794 GPA
4. Caitlin O'Farrell, Sr., Nursing, 3.747 GPA
5. Ciara Livingway, Sr., Communication Studies, 3.662 GPA
6. Caroline Clippard, So., Integrated Language Arts, 3.610 GPA
6. Macie Watrous, Jr., Sport Management, 3.591 GPA
7. Elizabeth Hoerlein, Jr., Business Undecided, 3.491 GPA
8. Tria McLean, Jr., Psychology, 3.464 GPA
Toledo
1. Taylor Alt, Jr., Speech Language Pathology, 3.936
2. Jada Bouyer, Jr., Pharmacology-Toxicology, 3,260
3. Claire Eiden, Jr., Biology, 3.861
4. Ryann Jaqua, Sr., Marketing, 3.312
5.Payton Morman, Jr., Nursing, 3.869
6. Abby Ray, Sr., Nursing, 3.728
7. Olivia Vance, Sr., Marketing, 3.470
Western Michigan
1. Mairead Boyle, Jr., Pre-Nutrition and Dietetics, 3.58 GPA
2. Logan Case, Jr., French, 4.00 GPA
3. Maggie King, Sr., Child & Family Development, 3.97 GPA
4. Julia Marr, So., Exercise Science, 3.73 GPA
5. Madison Merz, So., Exercise Science, 3.68 GPA
6. Keona Salesman, Jr., Biomedical Sciences, 4.00 GPA
7. Andelyn Simkins, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.62 GPA
8. Abi Wilcoxson, Jr., Sport Management, 3.80 GPA
Akron led the way with 10 student-athletes on this year's team. Ball State, Bowling Green, and Ohio each had nine honorees, while Eastern Michigan, Miami, Ohio, and Western Michigan all had eight student-athletes represented.
The lone Eagle to receive a spot on an All-MAC team, senior Raeven Chase (Toronto, Ontario-Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic) collected her fourth consecutive Academic All-MAC achievement. Fellow seniors Kamryn Stilwell (Parma, Ohio-Padua Franciscan) and Krista Blakely (Detroit, Mich.-University High School Academy) each notched their third consecutive honor while junior Bella Hommes (Grand Rapids, Mich.-Forest Hills Northern) earned her second.
New to the academic squad was freshman Kendall Burk (Bloomington, Ill.-University), junior Olivia Szylar (Itasca, Ill.-Lake Park), and sophomores Mackenzie Gross (Grand Haven, Mich.-Grand Haven), and Madeline Timmerman (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Central).
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.
2022 Volleyball Academic All-MAC Team
Akron
1. Rachel Abramson, Sr., Criminal Intelligence Analysis, 3.410 GPA
2. Baylee Vought, So., Public Relations, 3.688 GPA
3. Anne Lesure, Jr., Business Administration, 3.769 GPA
4. Jayda Young, Jr., Psychology, 3.310 GPA
5. Ellen Kinnaird, So., Biomedical Science, 3.677 GPA
6. Genevieve Hara, Jr., Exercise Science – Applied Exercise Physiology, 3.857 GPA
7. Lauren Latka, Sr., Marketing, 3.979 GPA
8. Faith Johnson, Jr., Biology, 3.378 GPA
9. Karleighana Jones, So., Business Data Analytics, 3.970 GPA
10. Teagan Ochaya, R-Sr., Criminal Justice/Political Science, 3.763 GPA
Ball State
1. Havyn Gates, Senior, General Studies, 3.580
2. Lauren Gilliland, Junior, Elementary Education, 4.000
3. Maggie Huber, Senior, Elementary Education, 3.835,
4. Natalie Mitchem, Senior, Psychological Science, 3.473
5. Marie Plitt, Senior, Psychological Science, 3.716
6. Natalie Risi, Senior, Marketing, 3.937
7. Cait Snyder, Junior, Preaudiology Preparation, 3.935
8. Kate Vinson, Junior, Sport Administration, 3.894
9. Megan Wielonski, Sophomore, Sport Administration, 3.794
Bowling Green
1. Petra Indrova, Sr., International Business, 3.868 GPA
2. Alex Laboy, Jr., Psychology, 3.867 GPA
3. Kat Mandly, So., Psychology, 3.593 GPA
4. Alexis Mettile, Jr., Accounting, 3.888 GPA
5. Katelyn Meyer, Sr., Graduate Degree, 3.333 GPA
6. Yelianiz Torres, Sr., Psychology, 3.879 GPA
7. Mia Tyler, So., Pre-Exercise Science, 3.888 GPA
8. Jaden Walz, Jr., Human Development and Family Studies, 3.491 GPA
9. Julia Walz, Sr., Applied Health Science, 3.444 GPA
Buffalo
1. Maria Futey, So., Exercise Science, 3.856 GPA
2. Emma Gielas, Jr., Business Administration, 3.421 GPA
3. Stacia Gollogly, Jr., Criminology, 3.746 GPA
Central Michigan
1. Anna Erickson, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.68 GPA
2. Aly Gurtiza, So., Psychology, 3.40 GPA
3. Elly Medendorp, Jr., Entrepreneurship, 3.78 GPA
4. Kamryn Olson, Jr., Sport Management, 3.34 GPA
5. Linnea Willer, So., Marketing, 4.0 GPA
Eastern Michigan
1. Kendall Burk, So., Elementary Education, 3.45 GPA
2. Krista Blakely, Sr., Communication, 3.44 GPA
3. Raeven Chase, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.52 GPA
4. Bella Hommes, Sr., Sport Management, 3.93 GPA
5. Kamryn Stilwell, Sr., Criminal Justice, 3.46 GPA
6. Olivia Szylar, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.52 GPA
7. Madeline Timmerman, Jr., Biology, 3.95 GPA
8. Mackenzie Gross, So., Exercise Science, 3.87 GPA
Kent State
1. Morgan Copley, Sr., Nursing, 3.600 GPA
2. Erin Gardner, Grad., Business Management, 3.792 GPA
3. Alex Haffner, Grad., Master of Business Administration, 3.691 GPA
4. Taylor Heberle, Sr., Managerial Marketing, 3.664 GPA
5. Gracey Jarecke, Sr., Fashion Design, 3.757 GPA
6. Danie Tyson, Grad., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 4.000 GPA
Miami
1. Allyson Severance, Senior, Accountancy, 3.84
2. Brooke Cirigliano, Sophomore, Primary Education PK-5, 3.87
3. Brooke Jackson, Redshirt Freshman, Kinesiology, 3.48
4. Caroline Cermack, Sophomore, Kinesiology, 3.79
5. Jacquelyn Krumnauer, Senior, Sport Leadership & Management, 3.68
6. Gracie Norris, Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering, 3.3
7. Lydia Harper, Sophomore, Primary Education PK-5, 3.97
8. Maggie McCrary, Junior, Psychology, 3.58
Northern Illinois
1. Brianna Scuric, Sr., Nutrition, Dietetics, & Wellness, 3.947
2. Franki Bertucci, So., Undecided, 3.796
3. Ella Mihacevich, Jr., Accountancy, 3.74
4. Charli Atiemo, So., Biological Sciences, 3.448
5. Sophie Hurt, Undeclared (Business), So., 3.429
6. Jada Cerniglia, So., Media Studies, 3.407
7. Katie Jablonski, Sr., Finance, 3.262
Ohio
1. Parker Kwiatkowski, Sr., A&S Nondegree, 3.938 GPA
2. Sam Steele, Jr., Biological Sciences, 3.935 GPA
3. Olivia Margolies, Sr., Communication Studies, 3.794 GPA
4. Caitlin O'Farrell, Sr., Nursing, 3.747 GPA
5. Ciara Livingway, Sr., Communication Studies, 3.662 GPA
6. Caroline Clippard, So., Integrated Language Arts, 3.610 GPA
6. Macie Watrous, Jr., Sport Management, 3.591 GPA
7. Elizabeth Hoerlein, Jr., Business Undecided, 3.491 GPA
8. Tria McLean, Jr., Psychology, 3.464 GPA
Toledo
1. Taylor Alt, Jr., Speech Language Pathology, 3.936
2. Jada Bouyer, Jr., Pharmacology-Toxicology, 3,260
3. Claire Eiden, Jr., Biology, 3.861
4. Ryann Jaqua, Sr., Marketing, 3.312
5.Payton Morman, Jr., Nursing, 3.869
6. Abby Ray, Sr., Nursing, 3.728
7. Olivia Vance, Sr., Marketing, 3.470
Western Michigan
1. Mairead Boyle, Jr., Pre-Nutrition and Dietetics, 3.58 GPA
2. Logan Case, Jr., French, 4.00 GPA
3. Maggie King, Sr., Child & Family Development, 3.97 GPA
4. Julia Marr, So., Exercise Science, 3.73 GPA
5. Madison Merz, So., Exercise Science, 3.68 GPA
6. Keona Salesman, Jr., Biomedical Sciences, 4.00 GPA
7. Andelyn Simkins, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.62 GPA
8. Abi Wilcoxson, Jr., Sport Management, 3.80 GPA
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