CLEVELAND – Western Michigan golf's Julia Champion has been named a Mid-American Conference Distinguished Scholar Athlete, released by the MAC on Monday morning.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fourth year given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the spring sports schedule, any student with a 3.20 GPA and participation in at least 50 percent of the contests was automatically named to the previously announced Academic All-MAC Team from each sport. Also, first-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence were not eligible for the award.