CLEVELAND – Central Michigan’s Christen Chiesa and Dylan Banagis were among 24 student-athletes honored on Wednesday with the Mid-American Conference Medal of Excellence Award.
Chiesa and Banagis picked up their prestigious honors at the conference’s annual Honors Dinner at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel.
The Medal of Excellence Award is presented annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 MAC member institutions.
Chiesa was a standout member of the Chippewa women’s soccer team, while Banagis did likewise in the CMU men’s track & field program.