Eastern Michigan Athletics
MAC Announces 2023 Academic All-MAC Honors
3/30/2023 11:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Four Eagles received the honor
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Four Eagles were named to The 2022-23 Mid-American Conference Academic All-MAC teams, the league office announced Thursday, March 30. Natalia Pineda (Miami, Fla.-John A. Ferguson), Ce'Nara Skanes (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Putnam City West), Lachelle Austin (Redford, Mich.-Wayne Memorial), and Kyndal Lewis (Belton, Mo.-Belton) were four of 66 student-athletes across the MAC that earned the distinction.
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.
Northern Illinois and Western Michigan each placed nine student-athletes on the list, the most of any MAC school. Kent State followed with eight, while Ball State and Toledo had seven representatives each. Bowling Green and Akron placed six on the list with Miami putting up five honorees. EMU was honored with four, while Ohio named three and Central Michigan named two to round out the list.
The accolade is Pineda's fourth consecutive during her five seasons at EMU. The Miami native was first named to the list as a sophomore when she appeared in 29 games and made seven starts for the Green and White. From there, Pineda became a pivotal role player for the Eagles both on and off the court earning the distinction three more times following her sophomore season.
For Skanes, the honor is her third after earning it in her second and third seasons at EMU. Having to redshirt her first season as an Eagle due to injury, the Oklahoma native has made a name for herself within the MAC as she recieved Third Team All-MAC Honors in 2020-21 and then was named to the Honorable Mention team following her performance in the 2022-23 campaign.
New to the list was both Austin and Lewis.
2022-23 MAC Women's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Akron (6)
Reagan Bass, So., Civil Engineering, 3.802
Layne Ferrell, Jr. (R), Sport Management, 3.574
Rachel Martindale, Sr., Business Administration, 3.694
Molly Neitzel, Sr., Sport Management, 3.431
Zakia Rasheed, So., Nursing, 3.620
Alexis Stewart, Jr., Media Studies, 3.606
Ball State (7)
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Graduate Senior, Statistics, 3.60
Ali Becki, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.476
Madelyn Bischoff, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.564
Anna Clephane, Redshirt Senior, Business Administration, 3.750
Marie Kiefer, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.364
Estel Puiggros, Senior, Teaching Major Physical Education, 3.360
Annie Rauch, Senior, Dietetics, 3.897
Bowling Green (6)
Sophie Dziekan, Jr., Biology, 3.987
Lexi Fleming, Jr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.915
Nyla Hampton, Jr., Visual Communication Technology (VCT), 3.303
Kadie Hempfling, Gr., MBA, 3.657
Olivia Hill, Jr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.848
Amy Velasco, So., Physical Education & Health Education, 4.000
Central Michigan (2)
Tiana Timpe, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.46
Anika Weekes, Senior, Masters of Biochemistry, 4.00
Eastern Michigan (4)
Natalia Pineda, Senior, Biology, 3.54
Ce'Nara Skanes, Junior, Therapeutic Recreation, 3.31
Lachelle Austin, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.43
Kyndal Lewis, Sophomore, Exploratory, 3.89
Kent State (8)
Jenna Batsch, Sophomore, 3.982, Exercise Science
Bridget Dunn, Sophomore, 4.000, Exercise Science
Clare Kelly, Senior, 3.802, Sport Administration
Abby Ogle, Graduate Student, 3.425, Sport Administration
Annie Pavlansky, Graduate Student, 3.967, Reading Specialization
Casey Santoro, Junior, 3.731, General Business
Lindsey Thall, Graduate Student, 4.000, Sport Administration
Hannah Young, Graduate Student, 3.769, Physical Education
Miami (5)
Peyton Scott, Sr., Sports Leadership and Management, 3.79
Amani Freeman, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.77
Sydney Watkins, R-So., Sociology, 3.47
Katey Richason, So., Speech Pathology, 3.81
Ivy Wolf, So., Sports Leadership and Management, 3.52
Northern Illinois (9)
Laura Nickel (Sophomore, Health Sciences, 3.981)
Chelby Koker (Senior, Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.974)
Emily Meinert (Graduate, Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.89)
Brooke Stonebraker (Junior, Art Studio-Design & Media Arts, 3.774)
A'Jah Davis (Senior, Kinesiology, 3.639)
Sidney McCrea (Junior, Biomedical Engineering, 3.984)
Janae Poisson (Graduate, Clinical Mental Health Counsel, 3.451)
Grace Hunter (Senior, Exercise Physiology, 4.0)
Jayden Marable (Junior, Business Administration, 3.571)
Ohio (3)
Kate Dennis, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.8 GPA
Caitlyn Kroll, R-Senior, Masters of Accountancy, 3.79 GPA
Abby Garnett, R-Junior, Masters of Management, 3.4 GPA
Toledo (7)
Jessica Cook, So., Adolescent and Young Adult Education, 3.33
Yaniah Curry, Jr., Spanish, 3.96
Nan Garcia, Jr., Business, 3.88
Khera Goss, Jr., Psychology, 3.49
Jayda Jansen, Sr., Marketing and Leadership, 3.86
Sammi Mikonowicz, Jr., Early Childhood Education, 4.00
Sophia Wiard, Sr., Finance, 3.89
Western Michigan (9)
Lauren Audino, Sophomore, Biomedical Sciences, 3.25
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Criminal Justice, 3.23
Maggie Stutelberg, Redshirt Freshman, Pre-Human Resource Management, 3.71
Abigail Voss, Redshirt Senior, Accountancy, 3.56
Madelyn Watters, Fifth Year, Accountancy, 3.67
Gabi Saxman, Junior, Early Childhood Professional Education, 3.76
Megan Wagner, Junior, Integrated Supply Management, 3.98
Hannah Spitzley, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.91
Lauren Ross, Redshirt Sophomore, Psychology, 4.00
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.
Northern Illinois and Western Michigan each placed nine student-athletes on the list, the most of any MAC school. Kent State followed with eight, while Ball State and Toledo had seven representatives each. Bowling Green and Akron placed six on the list with Miami putting up five honorees. EMU was honored with four, while Ohio named three and Central Michigan named two to round out the list.
The accolade is Pineda's fourth consecutive during her five seasons at EMU. The Miami native was first named to the list as a sophomore when she appeared in 29 games and made seven starts for the Green and White. From there, Pineda became a pivotal role player for the Eagles both on and off the court earning the distinction three more times following her sophomore season.
For Skanes, the honor is her third after earning it in her second and third seasons at EMU. Having to redshirt her first season as an Eagle due to injury, the Oklahoma native has made a name for herself within the MAC as she recieved Third Team All-MAC Honors in 2020-21 and then was named to the Honorable Mention team following her performance in the 2022-23 campaign.
New to the list was both Austin and Lewis.
2022-23 MAC Women's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Akron (6)
Reagan Bass, So., Civil Engineering, 3.802
Layne Ferrell, Jr. (R), Sport Management, 3.574
Rachel Martindale, Sr., Business Administration, 3.694
Molly Neitzel, Sr., Sport Management, 3.431
Zakia Rasheed, So., Nursing, 3.620
Alexis Stewart, Jr., Media Studies, 3.606
Ball State (7)
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Graduate Senior, Statistics, 3.60
Ali Becki, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.476
Madelyn Bischoff, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.564
Anna Clephane, Redshirt Senior, Business Administration, 3.750
Marie Kiefer, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.364
Estel Puiggros, Senior, Teaching Major Physical Education, 3.360
Annie Rauch, Senior, Dietetics, 3.897
Bowling Green (6)
Sophie Dziekan, Jr., Biology, 3.987
Lexi Fleming, Jr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.915
Nyla Hampton, Jr., Visual Communication Technology (VCT), 3.303
Kadie Hempfling, Gr., MBA, 3.657
Olivia Hill, Jr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.848
Amy Velasco, So., Physical Education & Health Education, 4.000
Central Michigan (2)
Tiana Timpe, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.46
Anika Weekes, Senior, Masters of Biochemistry, 4.00
Eastern Michigan (4)
Natalia Pineda, Senior, Biology, 3.54
Ce'Nara Skanes, Junior, Therapeutic Recreation, 3.31
Lachelle Austin, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.43
Kyndal Lewis, Sophomore, Exploratory, 3.89
Kent State (8)
Jenna Batsch, Sophomore, 3.982, Exercise Science
Bridget Dunn, Sophomore, 4.000, Exercise Science
Clare Kelly, Senior, 3.802, Sport Administration
Abby Ogle, Graduate Student, 3.425, Sport Administration
Annie Pavlansky, Graduate Student, 3.967, Reading Specialization
Casey Santoro, Junior, 3.731, General Business
Lindsey Thall, Graduate Student, 4.000, Sport Administration
Hannah Young, Graduate Student, 3.769, Physical Education
Miami (5)
Peyton Scott, Sr., Sports Leadership and Management, 3.79
Amani Freeman, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.77
Sydney Watkins, R-So., Sociology, 3.47
Katey Richason, So., Speech Pathology, 3.81
Ivy Wolf, So., Sports Leadership and Management, 3.52
Northern Illinois (9)
Laura Nickel (Sophomore, Health Sciences, 3.981)
Chelby Koker (Senior, Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.974)
Emily Meinert (Graduate, Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.89)
Brooke Stonebraker (Junior, Art Studio-Design & Media Arts, 3.774)
A'Jah Davis (Senior, Kinesiology, 3.639)
Sidney McCrea (Junior, Biomedical Engineering, 3.984)
Janae Poisson (Graduate, Clinical Mental Health Counsel, 3.451)
Grace Hunter (Senior, Exercise Physiology, 4.0)
Jayden Marable (Junior, Business Administration, 3.571)
Ohio (3)
Kate Dennis, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.8 GPA
Caitlyn Kroll, R-Senior, Masters of Accountancy, 3.79 GPA
Abby Garnett, R-Junior, Masters of Management, 3.4 GPA
Toledo (7)
Jessica Cook, So., Adolescent and Young Adult Education, 3.33
Yaniah Curry, Jr., Spanish, 3.96
Nan Garcia, Jr., Business, 3.88
Khera Goss, Jr., Psychology, 3.49
Jayda Jansen, Sr., Marketing and Leadership, 3.86
Sammi Mikonowicz, Jr., Early Childhood Education, 4.00
Sophia Wiard, Sr., Finance, 3.89
Western Michigan (9)
Lauren Audino, Sophomore, Biomedical Sciences, 3.25
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Criminal Justice, 3.23
Maggie Stutelberg, Redshirt Freshman, Pre-Human Resource Management, 3.71
Abigail Voss, Redshirt Senior, Accountancy, 3.56
Madelyn Watters, Fifth Year, Accountancy, 3.67
Gabi Saxman, Junior, Early Childhood Professional Education, 3.76
Megan Wagner, Junior, Integrated Supply Management, 3.98
Hannah Spitzley, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.91
Lauren Ross, Redshirt Sophomore, Psychology, 4.00
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