CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) - The Mid-American Conference announced today, Nov. 2, that No. 25 Eastern Michigan University men's cross country senior Nick Raymond (Erie, Mich. - Mason) was named the MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week for his performance at the MAC Championships, Oct. 29.
The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented weekly to a MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during the week's competition. As a senior art major, Raymond maintains a 3.61 GPA.
Raymond paced the Eagles in a fantastic overall team performance at the conference championships, as the Eagles secured their seventh consecutive MAC title, along with the program's 21st overall.