18 Falcons Named to Academic All-MAC Team

April 06, 2026 | Women's Swimming & Diving

By: by Sam Watson, BGSU Strategic Communications

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Bowling Green swim and dive's academic prowess was recognized last week, as the Mid-American Conference announced the Academic All-MAC team. The conference celebrated 151 student-athletes who excelled in the classroom and the pool.

Eighteen Falcons were recognized for this achievement, maintaining the program's strong scholarly reputation.

Of the conference's six student-athletes who have a perfect 4.0 grade point average, five are on the BGSU roster. Seventeen of Bowling Green's swimmers and divers maintain at least a 3.5 GPA.

The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests scheduled or completed in the particular sport. First-year students and any transfer students in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.

Look through the list below to see the Falcons who earned MAC All-Academic honors:

Women's Swimming and Diving (Name, Year, Major, GPA)
Samia Becdach, So., Studio, 3.818
Annie Berrow, So., Health Science, 4.000
Grace Bodrock, Sr., Visual Communication Technology, 3.937
Maddie Bond, Sr., Health Science, 4.000
Hanna Ehrman, Sr., Sport Management, 3.495
Ashley Fryer, Sr., Graphic Design, 3.883
Alex Johnson, Jr., Marketing, 3.962
Evie Long, Sr., Environmental Science, 3.695
Lourdes Manderfield, Jr., Dietetics, 3.529
Emily McNicol, Sr., Information Systems, 4.000
Victoria Miller, Jr., Criminal Justice, 3.670
Sierra Newton, Jr., Pre-Exercise Science, 3.946
Eva Nixon, So., Communication Disorders, 4.000
Elise Snyder, Grad., Mathematics, 3.777
Morgan Sokol, Sr., Communication Disorders, 3.896
Karina Solera, So., Psychology, 3.933
Alyse Sorg, So., Health Science, 3.891
Claire Werner, So., Pre-Exercise Science, 4.000