Bowling Green State University Athletics

Noah Schaub, Kallie Seimet Earn MAC Medal Of Excellence
May 29, 2019 | General, Men's Cross Country, Volleyball
Cleveland, Ohio -- Twenty-four Mid-American Conference (MAC) student-athletes were presented the Medal of Excellence Award during this evening's Honors Dinner Ceremony at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel as part of the MAC Spring Meetings.
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The Medal of Excellence is an award presented annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 Conference member institutions.
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"The Medal of Excellence Award is a reinforcement of the core values that we as a conference and each of our member institutions all possess with excellence in academics, athletics, leadership and service," said MAC Commissioner, Jon A. Steinbrecher. "We congratulate all of our Medal of Excellence Award winners."
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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. Â Selection of the recipients was made by each MAC institution.
The Medal of Excellence has been awarded in each of the past six years. The complete list of 2019 honorees, as well as the all-time list of BGSU winners, follows...
BGSU'S MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
2019 - Noah Schaub (men's cross country), Kallie Seimet (volleyball)
2018 - Kohl Taberner (men's cross country), Aspen Searle (softball)
2017 - Joe Sullivan (men's soccer); Madeline Garda (volleyball)
2016 - Ryan James (men's soccer); Alyssa Nocella (gymnastics)
2015 - Christian Piazza (football); Deborah Hoekstra (women's basketball)
2014 - Cody Apthorpe (baseball); Nikki Chiricosta (tennis)
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2019 Medal of Excellence Award Winners
Akron: Taron Slone (men's track & field); Megan Sefcik (women's basketball)
Ball State: Timothy Wiseman (men's golf); Regan Lewis (women's track & field)
Bowling Green: Noah Schaub (men's cross country); Kallie Seimet (volleyball)
Buffalo: Dontay Caruthers (men's basketball); Carissima Cutrona (women's soccer)
Central Michigan: Logan Targgart (men's track & field); Reyna Frost (women's basketball)
Eastern Michigan: Beau Breault (men's golf); Delaney Duncan (women's swimming & diving)
Kent State: Jalen Avery (men's basketball); Dara Williams (women's gymnastics)
Miami: James Wray (men's swimming & diving); Kendall McCoy (women's basketball)
Northern Illinois: Max Scharping (football); Mikayla Voigt (women's basketball)
Ohio: Rudy Rott (baseball); Emily Deering (women's cross country/track & field)
Toledo: Reginald Gilliam (football); Pinyada Kuvanun (women's golf)
Western Michigan: Seth Dugan (men's basketball); Rachael Underwood (women's gymnastics)
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The Medal of Excellence is an award presented annually to one male and one female student-athlete from the graduating class of each of the 12 Conference member institutions.
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"The Medal of Excellence Award is a reinforcement of the core values that we as a conference and each of our member institutions all possess with excellence in academics, athletics, leadership and service," said MAC Commissioner, Jon A. Steinbrecher. "We congratulate all of our Medal of Excellence Award winners."
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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. Â Selection of the recipients was made by each MAC institution.
The Medal of Excellence has been awarded in each of the past six years. The complete list of 2019 honorees, as well as the all-time list of BGSU winners, follows...
BGSU'S MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE WINNERS
2019 - Noah Schaub (men's cross country), Kallie Seimet (volleyball)
2018 - Kohl Taberner (men's cross country), Aspen Searle (softball)
2017 - Joe Sullivan (men's soccer); Madeline Garda (volleyball)
2016 - Ryan James (men's soccer); Alyssa Nocella (gymnastics)
2015 - Christian Piazza (football); Deborah Hoekstra (women's basketball)
2014 - Cody Apthorpe (baseball); Nikki Chiricosta (tennis)
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2019 Medal of Excellence Award Winners
Akron: Taron Slone (men's track & field); Megan Sefcik (women's basketball)
Ball State: Timothy Wiseman (men's golf); Regan Lewis (women's track & field)
Bowling Green: Noah Schaub (men's cross country); Kallie Seimet (volleyball)
Buffalo: Dontay Caruthers (men's basketball); Carissima Cutrona (women's soccer)
Central Michigan: Logan Targgart (men's track & field); Reyna Frost (women's basketball)
Eastern Michigan: Beau Breault (men's golf); Delaney Duncan (women's swimming & diving)
Kent State: Jalen Avery (men's basketball); Dara Williams (women's gymnastics)
Miami: James Wray (men's swimming & diving); Kendall McCoy (women's basketball)
Northern Illinois: Max Scharping (football); Mikayla Voigt (women's basketball)
Ohio: Rudy Rott (baseball); Emily Deering (women's cross country/track & field)
Toledo: Reginald Gilliam (football); Pinyada Kuvanun (women's golf)
Western Michigan: Seth Dugan (men's basketball); Rachael Underwood (women's gymnastics)
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