Eight Bulls’ Named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes

CLEVELAND, OH – The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports during the 2016-2017 academic season. Among the list of 186 athletes, were eight University at Buffalo student-athletes. This list was voted on by the faculty athletic representatives, and represents the "best of the best" from each sports' Academic All-MAC teams.

The UB men's track and field team led the way with four representatives on the Distinguished Scholar Athlete list led by Barrett Kemp who was honored for the second straight season. Kemp is a biological sciences major with a 3.891 cumulative GPA. John McCarthy was the lone Buffalo student-athlete to accumulate…