Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Land 16 on Academic All-MAC Team
August 12, 2021 | Women's Track and Field
CLEVELAND, Ohio – No fewer than 16 members of the Bowling Green State University outdoor track and field program have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, announced by the league office on Thursday morning (Aug. 12).
The Falcons' lengthy list includes Megan Aalberts, Chasatea Brown, Kaila Butler, Ryen Draper, Destiny Fernandes, Jemeila Hunter, Elise Johnson, Jessi Lindstrom, Zaresha Neal, Sydney Niekamp, Kailee Perry, Brianna Richard, Riley Robertson, Hannah Shoemaker, Katerina Shuble and Ebonie Whitted.
Five of the 16 BGSU honorees – Butler, Johnson, Perry, Robertson and Shuble – currently maintain a perfect 4.000 cumulative grade point average. That is the highest total among all MAC schools.
The Academic All-MAC team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in both athletics and academics. To qualify, said student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior-college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
BGSU placed a total of 160 student-athletes – a school record by far – on Academic All-MAC Teams in the 2020-21 academic year. When hockey's honorees are added in, a total of 180 BG student-athletes were named to an academic all-conference team in '20-21.
2021Â ACADEMIC ALL-MAC WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TEAM
Bowling Green
Megan Aalberts, Sr., Sport Management, 3.760
Chasatea Brown, Sr., Individualized Studies, 3.387
Kaila Butler, R-Sr., Curriculum and Teaching, 4.000
Ryen Draper, Sr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.562
Destiny Fernandes, So., Health Science, 3.254
Jemeila Hunter, So., Allied Health, 3.947
Elise Johnson, R-Fr., Communication Disorders, 4.000
Jessi Lindstrom, R-Jr., Communication Disorders, 3.661
Zaresha Neal, R-Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.713
Sydney Niekamp, Jr., Graphic Design, 3.676
Kailee Perry, So., Exercise Science, 4.000
Brianna Richard, R-Jr., Exercise Science, 3.384
Riley Robertson, R-Fr., Adolescence to Young Adult (AYA) Education, 4.000
Hannah Shoemaker, So., Finance, 3.951
Katerina Shuble, R-So., Architecture/Environmental Design Studies, 4.000
Ebonie Whitted, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.409
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The Falcons' lengthy list includes Megan Aalberts, Chasatea Brown, Kaila Butler, Ryen Draper, Destiny Fernandes, Jemeila Hunter, Elise Johnson, Jessi Lindstrom, Zaresha Neal, Sydney Niekamp, Kailee Perry, Brianna Richard, Riley Robertson, Hannah Shoemaker, Katerina Shuble and Ebonie Whitted.
Five of the 16 BGSU honorees – Butler, Johnson, Perry, Robertson and Shuble – currently maintain a perfect 4.000 cumulative grade point average. That is the highest total among all MAC schools.
The Academic All-MAC team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in both athletics and academics. To qualify, said student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior-college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
BGSU placed a total of 160 student-athletes – a school record by far – on Academic All-MAC Teams in the 2020-21 academic year. When hockey's honorees are added in, a total of 180 BG student-athletes were named to an academic all-conference team in '20-21.
2021Â ACADEMIC ALL-MAC WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD TEAM
Bowling Green
Megan Aalberts, Sr., Sport Management, 3.760
Chasatea Brown, Sr., Individualized Studies, 3.387
Kaila Butler, R-Sr., Curriculum and Teaching, 4.000
Ryen Draper, Sr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.562
Destiny Fernandes, So., Health Science, 3.254
Jemeila Hunter, So., Allied Health, 3.947
Elise Johnson, R-Fr., Communication Disorders, 4.000
Jessi Lindstrom, R-Jr., Communication Disorders, 3.661
Zaresha Neal, R-Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.713
Sydney Niekamp, Jr., Graphic Design, 3.676
Kailee Perry, So., Exercise Science, 4.000
Brianna Richard, R-Jr., Exercise Science, 3.384
Riley Robertson, R-Fr., Adolescence to Young Adult (AYA) Education, 4.000
Hannah Shoemaker, So., Finance, 3.951
Katerina Shuble, R-So., Architecture/Environmental Design Studies, 4.000
Ebonie Whitted, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.409
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