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WMU Earns 24 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete Honors

CLEVELAND -- The Mid-American Conference announced its Fall 2015 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes with 24 Western Michigan student-athletes from five different sports earning the honors on Monday.

Women's soccer led the way for the Broncos with 11 selections, while men's soccer had five, football had four, volleyball had two and cross country had one. Connor Furgason, Makenzie Barber, Stephanie Heber, Lindsey Lee, Irene Young, Alysia Baznik and Zach Terrell all repeated their status as MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes from last season.

The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a second-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics.