CLEVELAND - The Mid-American Conference announced today the Distinguished Scholar Athletes from the seven fall sports during this 2017-18 academic season as voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions representing the 'best of the best' from each sports Academic All-MAC Teams. Across Western Michigan's five fall sports, the Broncos had 16 student-athletes honored.
Both the WMU football and men's soccer teams had five honorees, while women's soccer, volleyball and cross country each had two selections.
The Distinguished Scholar Athlete is a fourth-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.