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Jensen Lukacsko was one of seven Falcons named to the Academic All-MAC Team
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Seven Falcons Named to Academic All-MAC Team
June 08, 2021 | Men's Soccer
A total of seven Bowling Green State University men's soccer student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team. The team was announced by the conference office Tuesday morning (June 8).
BGSU's list of honorees includes Abdi Faqi, Logan Kowalczyk, Jensen Lukacsko, Michael Montemurri, Kale Nichols, Spencer Straka and Chris Sullivan.
Sullivan was named to the team for the third consecutive year, while Lukacsko and Nichols made the academic all-conference squad for the second-straight season. Faqi, Kowalczyk, Montemurri and Straka all were named to the team in their first season of eligibility.
To be eligible for the Academic All-MAC honor, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's matches during the season.
BGSU won the MAC championship in 2020(-21), and the Falcons ended the season ranked 30th in the final College Soccer News poll. BG captured the MAC's regular-season championship outright for the first time since 1996 and just the second time since the MAC began sponsoring the sport in '93. The Falcons advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1997.
BGSU went 5-2-1 in conference play, including a 3-0-1 mark at Cochrane Stadium, and BG has an overall record of 25-14-4 in the last 43 matches, dating to late in the 2018 season. The Falcons were one of the schools highlighted in a recent CSN story about teams that took their programs to a higher level in 2020-21.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
2020(-21) ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM
Bowling Green
Abdi Faqi, So., PPEL (Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law), 3.583
Logan Kowalczyk, So., Communication, 3.24
Jensen Lukacsko, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.93
Michael Montemurri, So., Physics, 3.98
Kale Nichols, Jr., Finance, 3.93
Spencer Straka, So., Biology, 3.40
Chris Sullivan, Sr., Finance, 3.94
Akron
Colin Biros, Jr., Computer Programming, 3.475
Henrique Cruz, So., Sport Management, 3.262
Johnny Fitzgerald, So., Mechanical Engineering, 3.861
Pol Hernandez, Jr., International Business, 3. 758
Marco Milanese, Jr., Financial Planning, 3.821
Diogo Pacheco, Sr., Business Administration, 3.544
Josef Paulus, So., Marketing, 3.314
Carlo Ritaccio, Jr., Financial Management, 3.410
Sam Tojaga, So., Financial Management, 3.801
Declan Watters, Jr. (R), Business Administration, 3.677
Northern Illinois
Enrique Banuelos, R-So., Business Administration, 3.948
Irvin Dominguez, R-Sr., Kinesiology, 3.200
Luis Hernandez, So., Mechanical Engineering, 3.289
Adrian Lara, So., Operations and Information Management, 3.609
Miguel Maynez, Jr., Junior, Finance, 3.648
Alex Welch, Sr., Marketing, 3.274
SIUE
Jacob Bilyeu, So., Exercise Science, 3.75
Andres Delascio, So., Electrical Engineering, 3.35
Jack Edwards, Jr., Applied Communication Studies, 3.50
Vincent Jackson II, Jr., Political Science/ Economics, 3.75
Oskar Lenz, So., Public Health, 3.90
Sam Layton, So., Electrical Engineering, 3.91
Llufs Martorell, Gr., MBA, 3.90
Corban McAvinew, Jr., Computer Science, 3.82
Jacob Meier, Jr., Exercise Science, 4.00
Kelby Phillips, Jr., Computer Management Information Systems, 3.57
West Virginia
Kevin Morris, Sr., Business Data Analytics, 4.0
Aaron Denk Gracia, Jr., General Business, 3.96
Pau Jimenez Albelda, Sr., Sport Management, 3.54
Kyle Lehnert, R-Fr., Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.52
Sam Morgan, R-Fr., Business, 3.78
Nie Short, Sr., Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.38
Ike Swiger, Jr., Business, 3.76
Steven Tekesky, Sr., Sport Management, 3.28
Dyon Dromers, R-So., Sport Management, 4.0
Western Michigan
Eric Conerty, Jr., Integrated Supply Management, 3.86
Landon Fischer, R-Fr., Marketing, 3.30
Caden Jackman, Jr., Accountancy, 3.88
Daniel Nimick, So., Biomedical Sciences, 3.79
Mike Melaragni, Jr., Biomedical Sciences, 4.00
Antonio Rizzo, R-So., Sport Management, 3.63
Jaylen Shannon, R-So., Human Resource Management, 3.46
Charlie Sharp, So., Business, 3.75
Dylan Sing, So., Integrated Supply Management, 4.0
Brendan Skinner, Sr., Psychology, 3.89
BGSU's list of honorees includes Abdi Faqi, Logan Kowalczyk, Jensen Lukacsko, Michael Montemurri, Kale Nichols, Spencer Straka and Chris Sullivan.
Sullivan was named to the team for the third consecutive year, while Lukacsko and Nichols made the academic all-conference squad for the second-straight season. Faqi, Kowalczyk, Montemurri and Straka all were named to the team in their first season of eligibility.
To be eligible for the Academic All-MAC honor, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's matches during the season.
BGSU won the MAC championship in 2020(-21), and the Falcons ended the season ranked 30th in the final College Soccer News poll. BG captured the MAC's regular-season championship outright for the first time since 1996 and just the second time since the MAC began sponsoring the sport in '93. The Falcons advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1997.
BGSU went 5-2-1 in conference play, including a 3-0-1 mark at Cochrane Stadium, and BG has an overall record of 25-14-4 in the last 43 matches, dating to late in the 2018 season. The Falcons were one of the schools highlighted in a recent CSN story about teams that took their programs to a higher level in 2020-21.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
2020(-21) ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM
Bowling Green
Abdi Faqi, So., PPEL (Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law), 3.583
Logan Kowalczyk, So., Communication, 3.24
Jensen Lukacsko, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.93
Michael Montemurri, So., Physics, 3.98
Kale Nichols, Jr., Finance, 3.93
Spencer Straka, So., Biology, 3.40
Chris Sullivan, Sr., Finance, 3.94
Akron
Colin Biros, Jr., Computer Programming, 3.475
Henrique Cruz, So., Sport Management, 3.262
Johnny Fitzgerald, So., Mechanical Engineering, 3.861
Pol Hernandez, Jr., International Business, 3. 758
Marco Milanese, Jr., Financial Planning, 3.821
Diogo Pacheco, Sr., Business Administration, 3.544
Josef Paulus, So., Marketing, 3.314
Carlo Ritaccio, Jr., Financial Management, 3.410
Sam Tojaga, So., Financial Management, 3.801
Declan Watters, Jr. (R), Business Administration, 3.677
Northern Illinois
Enrique Banuelos, R-So., Business Administration, 3.948
Irvin Dominguez, R-Sr., Kinesiology, 3.200
Luis Hernandez, So., Mechanical Engineering, 3.289
Adrian Lara, So., Operations and Information Management, 3.609
Miguel Maynez, Jr., Junior, Finance, 3.648
Alex Welch, Sr., Marketing, 3.274
SIUE
Jacob Bilyeu, So., Exercise Science, 3.75
Andres Delascio, So., Electrical Engineering, 3.35
Jack Edwards, Jr., Applied Communication Studies, 3.50
Vincent Jackson II, Jr., Political Science/ Economics, 3.75
Oskar Lenz, So., Public Health, 3.90
Sam Layton, So., Electrical Engineering, 3.91
Llufs Martorell, Gr., MBA, 3.90
Corban McAvinew, Jr., Computer Science, 3.82
Jacob Meier, Jr., Exercise Science, 4.00
Kelby Phillips, Jr., Computer Management Information Systems, 3.57
West Virginia
Kevin Morris, Sr., Business Data Analytics, 4.0
Aaron Denk Gracia, Jr., General Business, 3.96
Pau Jimenez Albelda, Sr., Sport Management, 3.54
Kyle Lehnert, R-Fr., Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.52
Sam Morgan, R-Fr., Business, 3.78
Nie Short, Sr., Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.38
Ike Swiger, Jr., Business, 3.76
Steven Tekesky, Sr., Sport Management, 3.28
Dyon Dromers, R-So., Sport Management, 4.0
Western Michigan
Eric Conerty, Jr., Integrated Supply Management, 3.86
Landon Fischer, R-Fr., Marketing, 3.30
Caden Jackman, Jr., Accountancy, 3.88
Daniel Nimick, So., Biomedical Sciences, 3.79
Mike Melaragni, Jr., Biomedical Sciences, 4.00
Antonio Rizzo, R-So., Sport Management, 3.63
Jaylen Shannon, R-So., Human Resource Management, 3.46
Charlie Sharp, So., Business, 3.75
Dylan Sing, So., Integrated Supply Management, 4.0
Brendan Skinner, Sr., Psychology, 3.89
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