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MAC Names 14 Eagles Distinguished Scholar Athletes

CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday, May 8, its list of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight winter sports for the 2018-19 academic season. Out of 109 student-athletes on the list, 14 Eagles were recognized as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC teams.

Men's track and field led the way for EMU with six honorees, while women's swimming and diving finished with four student-athletes represented. Women's track and field added three and gymnastics rounded out the representatives with one. Out of EMU's 14 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes, eight boasted a GPA of 3.