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MAC Names Five Eagles Distinguished Scholar Athletes

CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced Friday, Dec. 20, its list of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports for the 2019-20 academic season. Five Eagles were recognized as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC teams.

The EMU football and women's cross country teams each earned two nods on the list, while the men's cross country team added one honoree. Each student-athlete recorded a grade-point-average higher than 3.6, while three of the five checked-in above 3.8. Sixty-nine students from around the conference were honored as the 'best of the best' from each sport's All-MAC and Academic All-MAC Teams.