CLEVELAND – Western Michigan's Maria Jaramillo and Brand Bye were honored with the 2018 Medal of Excellence by the Mid-American Conference at the Honors Dinner Ceremony on Wednesday night.
To be honored with the Medal of Excellence Award, student-athletes had to participate on the varsity level in a conference sponsored sport and shown evidence of academic success with a minimum 3.50 accumulative grade-point average, exhibited athletics excellence, leadership and service. Selection of the recipients was made by each MAC institution.
Jaramillo, who sports a 3.98 GPA in biomedical sciences, captained the 2017 women's soccer team to a 10-8-1 record, securing 10 or more wins every season of her career.