CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports during the 2016-17 academic season, with 24 Golden Flashes honored.
Since the award's inception, Kent State has set new highs each fall. Kent State's 24 Distinguished Scholar Athletes was an improvement by four from the previous fall, and eight more than two years ago.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a third-year award given to students who have excelled in athletics and academics. Following each season from the fall sports schedule, any student with a 3.20 GPA and participation in at least 50 percent of the contests was automatically named to the previously announced Academic All-MAC Team from each sport.