The Mid-American Conference announced the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports during this 2016-17 academic season Monday (June 26), as a total of 186 students were voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC Teams.
Of those 186 students named as 2016-17 Spring Distinguished Scholar Athletes, 12 don the Orange and Brown of Bowling Green State University. The BGSU softball program had a total of five student-athletes recognized, tied for the second-highest total in the conference. The women's outdoor track & field list also had five honorees from Bowling Green.