CLEVELAND – Western Michigan's track and field's Sarah Anderson, Erin Dowd, and Erica Sheahan, along with men's basketball's Seth Dugan, have been named Mid-American Conference Distinguished Scholar Athletesfor the winter season, as announced by the MAC office on Wednesday morning.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is an award in its fifth year given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the winter 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.