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MAC Names 18 Eagles Distinguished Scholar Athletes

MAC Release

CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- The Mid-American Conference announced Monday, June 26, its list of Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the eight spring sports for the 2016-17 academic season. Out of 186 student-athletes on the list, 18 Eagles were recognized as the 'best of the best' from each sport's Academic All-MAC teams.

Women's track & field led the way with seven honorees, while baseball finished with four. Additionally, men's track & field added three, men's golf had two, and both women's golf and softball had one. Out of EMU's 18 MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes, 11 boasted a GPA of 3.