CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced Thursday, April 20, its list of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight winter sports for the 2016-17 academic season. Out of 208 student-athletes on the list, 31 Eagles were recognized as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC teams.
Both women's track and field, as well as men's swimming and diving, finished with eight honorees. Additionally, women's swimming and diving and gymnastics had five apiece, while men's track and field had four, and men's basketball had one recipient. Out of EMU's 31 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes, 16 boasted a GPA of 3.