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Plybon and Ruhaak Earn MAC Medal of Excellence Awards

MAC MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD RELEASE

CLEVELAND, Ohio – University of Akron seniors Hannah Plybon (Orrville, Ohio) and Brad Ruhaak (Akron, Ohio) were among 24 Mid-American Conference student-athletes presented the Medal of Excellence Award during the Honors Dinner Ceremony at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, as part of the MAC Spring Meetings on Wednesday, May 31.

The Medal of Excellence is an award presented annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 Conference member institutions.

To be honored with the Medal of Excellence Award, student-athletes had to participate on the varsity level in a conference sponsored sport and shown evidence of academic success with a minimum 3.