CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports during this 2015-16 academic season as 16 University of Akron student-athletes were voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams.
In all, 166 student-athletes from the league's eight spring sports (men's outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field, men's golf, women's golf, men's tennis, women's tennis, softball and baseball) were honored.
Akron had at least one representative from five of its seven spring sports, led by five student-athletes from women's outdoor track & field, four from men's outdoor track & field, three from women's tennis, and two from men's golf and softball.