Eastern Michigan Athletics
Gómez Named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
12/6/2024 10:55:00 AM | Football
Kicker concluded the season with six weekly awards and was named to the All-MAC Second Team
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced its weekly academic honors Dec. 5 with Eastern Michigan University football student-athlete Jesús Gómez being selected as the MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week. The honor is the second earned this season by Gómez (Puebla, Mexico/Prepa Tec Puebla) as he was selected for the academic honor Oct. 23 as well.
Gómez was in perfect form in the game at Western Michigan University, Nov. 30, as he was 1-of-1 in PATs and 1-of-1 in field goal tries, including a 32-yard conversion, for four points. Gómez finished the regular season with 87 points, the ninth-highest total in program history, for an average of 7.3 points per game, both of which rank second in the MAC. He kicked 20 field goals on the year to become only the second EMU player to reach 20 in a single season behind the 21 makes by Andrew Wellock in 2004. Additionally, he became just the fifth player to attempt 100 PATs in a career with his 95 conversions ranking him fourth all-time at Eastern.
Gómez tallied several awards from the MAC this season, including recently being named to the 2024 All-MAC Second Team. On a weekly level, he was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week four times in 2024 (Sept. 9, Sept. 16, Sept. 23, and Oct. 21) and added a pair of MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors as well.
2024 MAC Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Week 13 (Oct. 23)
Male: Jesús Gómez (Football • Eastern Michigan)
Female: Sammi Mikonowicz (Basketball • Toledo)
Gómez was in perfect form in the game at Western Michigan University, Nov. 30, as he was 1-of-1 in PATs and 1-of-1 in field goal tries, including a 32-yard conversion, for four points. Gómez finished the regular season with 87 points, the ninth-highest total in program history, for an average of 7.3 points per game, both of which rank second in the MAC. He kicked 20 field goals on the year to become only the second EMU player to reach 20 in a single season behind the 21 makes by Andrew Wellock in 2004. Additionally, he became just the fifth player to attempt 100 PATs in a career with his 95 conversions ranking him fourth all-time at Eastern.
Gómez tallied several awards from the MAC this season, including recently being named to the 2024 All-MAC Second Team. On a weekly level, he was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week four times in 2024 (Sept. 9, Sept. 16, Sept. 23, and Oct. 21) and added a pair of MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors as well.
2024 MAC Scholar-Athletes of the Week
Week 13 (Oct. 23)
Male: Jesús Gómez (Football • Eastern Michigan)
Female: Sammi Mikonowicz (Basketball • Toledo)
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