Cleveland, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference has announced its 2016 Football Academic All-MAC team as a total of 146 students were named to the 2016 Academic All-MAC team.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
2016 Football Academic All-MAC Team
Eastern Michigan (Blake Banham, Jason Beck, Daniel Buschman, Ian Eriksen, Paul Fricano, Cole Gardner, Juan Giraldo, Jeremiah Harris, Clay Holford, Brody Hoying, Jake Hurcombe, Bryce Kemp, Luke Maclean, DaQuan Pace, Robert Pavletich, Brendan Renius, Ike Spearman, Breck Turner) topped the 2016 Academic All-MAC squad with 18 selections.
Western Michigan (Lucas Bezerra, Kasey Carson, Lucas Cherocci, David Curle, Alexander Grace, Austin Guido, Luke Juriga, John Keenoy, Odell Miller, Derek Mitchell, Taylor Moton, Zachary Novoselsky, Giovanni Ricci, Trevor Sweeney, Zach Terrell, Justin Tranquill) was second with 16 selections
Central Michigan (Joe Bacci, Mark Chapman, Winslow Chapman, Brandon Childress, Josh Cox, Jabari Dean, Austin Doan, Luke Idoni, Cooper Mojsiejenko, Joe Ostman, Jeff Perry, Anthony Rice, Cooper Rush, Devon Spalding, Trevor Thomas)
Northern Illinois (Daniel Crawford, Shane Evans, Trayshon Foster, Ryan Graham, Christian Hagan, Bobby Jones IV, Corey Kennedy, William Lee, Kyle Pugh, Max Scharping, Luke Shively, Jordan Steckler, Corey Thomas, Shane Wimann, Quintin Wynne) both tied for third with 15 selections.
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Akron (9):
Nathan Bischof, Akron, Sophomore, 3.322 GPA, Sport Management (Akron, Ohio)
Ulysees Gilbert, Akron, Sophomore, 3.347 GPA, Sport Science (Ocala, Fla.)
^#Zach Guiser, Akron, Junior, 3.992 GPA, Pre-Physical Therapy/Exercise Science (Fayette City, Pa.)
Bryce Jones, Akron, Senior, 3.30 GPA, Master’s Public Administration (University Heights, Ohio)
John Lako, Akron, R-Freshman, 3.409 GPA, Business Administration (Monroe, Mich.)
Vince Lockett, Akron, R-Freshman, 3.620 GPA, Emergency Management & Homeland Security (Akron, Ohio)
Xavier Quigley, Akron, Junior, 3.368 GPA, Sport Science/Coaching (Ankeny, Iowa)
James Turner, Akron, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Master’s Sport Science (Fairfield, Ohio)
Daumantas Venckus, Akron, Senior, 3,708 GPA, Master’s M.B.A. (Weston, Fla.)
Ball State (12):
Aaron Hepp, Ball State, Senior, 3.225 GPA, Telecommunications (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Alex Joss, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.818 GPA, Finance (Novi, Mich.)
^#Drake Miller, Ball State, Senior, 3.532 GPA, Health and Physical Education (Sturgis, Mich.)
Riley Neal, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.518 GPA, Pre-Business (Yorktown, Ind.)
^#Vinnie Palazeti, Ball State, Junior, 3.507 GPA, Professional Selling (Owosso, Mich.)
Danny Pinter, Ball State, R-Freshman, 3.666 GPA, Pre-Business (South Bend, Ind.)
Zac Ricketts, Ball State, R-Freshman, 3.546 GPA, Pre-Telecommunications (Bremen, Ind.)
Kyle Schrank, Ball State, R-Freshman, 3.75 GPA, Pre-Business (Fishers, Ind.)
Fred Schroeder, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.251 GPA, Biology (Yuma, Ariz.)
Terin Solomon, Ball State, Junior, 3.292 GPA, Sociology (Murrieta, Calif.)
Marc Walton, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.363 GPA, Pre-Business (Mentor, Ohio)
Jacob White, Ball State, R-Freshman, 3.248 GPA, Pre-Business (Clarendon Hills, Ill.)
Bowling Green (13):
^#Zac Bartman, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.790 GPA, Mathematics (Mansfield, Ohio)
Jamari Bozeman, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.272 GPA, Sport Management (West Palm Beach, Fla.)
^Terrance Bush, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.577 GPA, Biology (South Bend, Ind.)
Clark Clancy, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.406 GPA, Management (Troy, Mich.)
^#Joe Davidson, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.945 GPA, Finance/Mathematics (Findlay, Ohio)
^#Ryan Hunter, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.734 GPA, Criminal Justice (North Bay, Ontario)
Robert Jackson, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.552 GPA, Computer Science (Fort Washington, Md.)
Nico Lautanen, Bowling Green, R-Freshman, 3.264 GPA, Business Administration (Mentor, Ohio)
^#Nate Locke, Bowling Green, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Psychology (Canton, Ohio)
Blake Lucky, Bowling Green, R-Freshman, 3.454 GPA, Physical Education/Health Education (Hobe Sound, Fla.)
James Morgan, Bowling Green, R-Freshman, 3.923 GPA, Creative Writing (Green Bay, Wis.)
^Trevor Roop, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.777 GPA, Public Health (Convoy, Ohio)
^#Ben Steward, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.637 GPA, Exercise Science (Holt, Mich.)
Buffalo (2):
Corbin Grassman, Buffalo, Senior, 3.20 GPA, Communication (Johnstown, Ohio)
Jarrett Franklin, Buffalo, Junior, 3.20 GPA, Electrical Engineering (St. Charles, Mo.)
Central Michigan (15):
^#Joe Bacci, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.34 GPA, Integrated Science (Romeo, Mich.)
^#Mark Chapman, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.37 GPA, Communications (Port Huron, Mich.)
^Winslow Chapman, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.52 GPA, Accounting (Port Huron, Mich.)
Brandon Childress, Central Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.37 GPA, Undecided (Baldwin, Mich.)
^#Josh Cox, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.24 GPA, Sociology (Warren, Mich.)
^#Jabari Dean, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.24 GPA, Health Administration (Detroit, Mich.)
^Austin Doan, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Sport Management (Romeo, Mich.)
Luke Idoni, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.79 GPA, Biology/Biomedical Sciences (Fenton, Mich.)
Cooper Mojsiejenko, Central Michigan, 3.51 GPA, Construction Management (Bridgman, Mich.)
Joe Ostman, Central Michigan, 3.66 GPA, Marketing (St. Ignace, Mich.)
^#Jeff Perry, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.54 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Morris, Ill.)
^#Anthony Rice, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.33 GPA, Accounting (Mishawaka, Ind.)
^#*Cooper Rush, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.86 GPA, Actuarial Science/Sport Management (Charlotte, Mich.)
Devon Spalding, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.42 GPA, Sociology/Social and Criminal Justice (Westland, Mich.)
^Trevor Thomas, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.33 GPA, General Management (Davison, Mich.)
Eastern Michigan (18):
^Blake Banham, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, Criminology (St. Paul, Minn.)
^Jason Beck, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.21 GPA, Sport Management (Indianapolis, Ind.)
^Daniel Buschman, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.23 GPA, Finance (Brighton, Mich.)
^Ian Eriksen, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.30 GPA, Economics (Clarkston, Mich.)
Paul Fricano, Eastern Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.38 GPA, Exercise Science (Rochester, N.Y.)
^#Cole Gardner, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.30 GPA, MBA (Batavia, Ill.)
Juan Giraldo, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.35 GPA, Criminology (Gilbert, Ariz.)
Jeremiah Harris, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.35 GPA, Sport Performance & Fitness (Lambertville, Mich.)
Clay Holford, Eastern Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.75 GPA, Business Administration (Carrollton, Texas)
Brody Hoying, Eastern Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.62 GPA, Supply Chain Management (Coldwater, Ohio)
^Jake Hurcombe, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.70 GPA, MBA (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Bryce Kemp, Eastern Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.48 GPA, Computer Science (Baxter, Iowa)
Luke Maclean, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.35 GPA, Criminology (Grand Blanc, Mich.)
DaQuan Pace, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.25 GPA, Marketing (Detroit, Mich.)
Robert Pavletich, Eastern Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.20 GPA, Sport Management (Neenah, Wis.)
^#Brendan Renius, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.56 GPA, Exercise Science (Lambertville, Mich.)
Ike Spearman, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 4.00 GPA, Communication (Saint John, Ind.)
Breck Turner, Eastern Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.48 GPA, Sport Management (Norwalk, Ohio)
Kent State (11):
^James Alexander, Kent State, Junior, 3.40 GPA, Criminal Justice (Miami, Fla.)
^Matt Bahr, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.86 GPA, Criminal Justice (Kenton, Ohio)
^George Bollas, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.70 GPA, Chemistry (Aurora, Ohio)
^#Nick Cuthbert, Kent State, Senior, 3.97 GPA, Criminal Justice (Chesterland, Ohio)
Theo Eboigbe, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.29 GPA, Digital Sciences (Lithonia, Ga.)
^Marcus Elliott, Kent State, Junior, 3.33 GPA, Visual Communication Design (Toledo, Ohio)
Nick Holley, Kent State, Junior, 3.56 GPA, Finance (Toledo, Ohio)
Mike Marinelli, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.46 GPA, Accounting (Allison Park, Pa.)
Will Matthews, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.45 GPA, Entrepreneurship (Destrehan, La.)
Reno Reda, Kent State, Senior, 3.25 GPA, Physical Education (Pataskala, Ohio)
Chase Van Hoef, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.44 GPA, Managerial Marketing (Grand Haven, Mich.)
Miami (11):
Quinn Calcagno, Miami, Sophomore, 3.31 GPA, University Studies (Wheaton, Ill.)
Evan Crabtree, Miami, R-Freshman, 3.70 GPA, Sport Leadership and Management (Dublin, Ohio)
Nick Dowd, Miami, Sophomore, 3.59 GPA, Kinesiology (Westfield, Ind.)
Brad Earnest, Miami, Sophomore, 3.70 GPA, Biology (Atlanta, Ga.)
Randy Heideman, Miami, Junior, 3.39 GPA, Accounting (Bloomington, Ill.)
Luke Mayock, Miami, Junior, 3.27 GPA, Sports Leadership and Management (Sugar Land, Texas)
Sam McCollum, Miami, Sophomore, 3.33 GPA, Business (Dublin, Ohio)
Ryan Mullen, Miami, Sophomore, 3.33 GPA, Kinesiology and Premedical Studies (Lake Villa, Ill.)
Mitch Palmer, Miami, Sophomore, 3.34 GPA, Biology and Premedical Studies (St. Louis, Mo.)
Nate Trawick, Miami, Sophomore, 3.23 GPA, University Studies (Richmond, Ind.)
Alexx Zielinski, Miami, R-Freshman, 3.32 GPA, Kinesiology (Brighton, Mich.)
Northern Illinois (15):
Daniel Crawford, Northern Illinois, R-Freshman, 3.37 GPA, Pre-Computer Science (Macomb, Mich.)
^Shane Evans, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.33 GPA, Finance (Crystal Lake, Ill.)
Trayshon Foster, Northern Illinois, R-Freshman, 3.33 GPA, Undecided (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
^Ryan Graham, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.33 GPA, Leadership and Management (Wheaton, Ill.)
^Christian Hagan, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.57 GPA, Leadership and Management (Omaha, Neb.)
^#Bobby Jones IV, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.29 GPA, Organizational Communications (Miami Gardens, Fla.)
Corey Kennedy, Northern Illinois, R-Freshman, 3.94 GPA, Accountancy (Oswego, Ill.)
^William Lee, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.23 GPA, Journalism (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Kyle Pugh, Northern Illinois, R-Freshman, 3.37 GPA, Kinesiology (Chicago Heights, Ill.)
^Max Scharping, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.98 GPA, Kinesiology (Green Bay, Wis.)
^Luke Shively, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.46 GPA, Chemistry (Tripton, Ind.)
Jordan Steckler, Northern Illinois, R-Freshman, 3.68 GPA, Marketing (Two Rivers, Wis.)
Corey Thomas, Northern Illinois, 3.24 GPA, English (Chicago, Ill.)
^#Shane Wimann, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.60 GPA, Sociology (Wisconsin Dells, Wis.)
Quintin Wynne, Northern Illinois, R-Freshman, 3.41 GPA, Biological Sciences (St. Louis, Mo.)
Ohio (14):
Elijah Ball, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.83 GPA, Finance (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Kent Berger, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.78 GPA, Marketing (Mentor, Ohio)
^#Dorian Brown, Ohio, Junior, 3.51 GPA, Specialized Studies (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Austin Clack, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.37 GPA, Undecided (Tipp City, Ohio)
Josh Cooper, Ohio, Senior, 3.21 GPA, Specialized Studies (Yazoo City, Miss.)
Evan Croutch, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.30 GPA, Undecided (Youngstown, Ohio)
Toran Davis, Ohio, Senior, 3.21 GPA, Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism Management (Lithonia, Ga.)
^#Cody Grilliot, Ohio, Junior, 3.50 GPA, Marketing (Clayton, Ohio)
Tim Helton, Ohio, Junior, 3.22 GPA, Sports Management (Chesterfield, Ohio)
^#*Kurt Laseak, Ohio, Senior, 3.75 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Mentor, Ohio)
Troy Mangen, Ohio, Junior, 3.79 GPA, Marketing/Management and Strategic Leadership (Union, Ohio)
Quinton Maxwell, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.43 GPA, Accounting/Pre-Law (Rayville, Mo.)
^#Quentin Poling, Ohio, Junior, 3.52 GPA, Exercise Physiology (Spencerville, Ohio)
Jake Pruehs, Ohio, Junior, 3.32 GPA, Industrial and Systems Engineering (North Olmstead, Ohio)
Toledo (10):
^Nate Jeppesen, Toledo, Junior, 3.543 GPA, Interdisciplinary Studies (Portage, Mich.)
Jordan Martin, Toledo, Junior, 3.336 GPA, Criminal Justice (Upper Marlboro, Md.)
^#Storm Norton, Toledo, Senior, 3.394 GPA, Communication (Toledo, Ohio)
^#Brad Spelman, Toledo, Junior, 3.748 GPA, Accounting (Hilliard, Ohio)
^John Stepec, Toledo, Senior, 3.337 GPA, Criminal Justice (Willoughby Hills, Ohio)
Tyler Taafe, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.648 GPA, Business (Hubbard, Ohio)
Josh Teachey, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.308 GPA, Business (Pomfret, Md.)
^Cody Thompson, Toledo, Junior, 3.572 GPA, Marketing (Huron, Ohio)
Brant Weiss, Toledo, Junior, 3.476 GPA, Management (Sunbury, Ohio)
Logan Woodside, Toledo, Junior, 3.408 GPA, Marketing (Frankfort, Ky.)
Western Michigan (16):
^Lucas Bezerra, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.71 GPA, Biomedical Sciences (Troy, Mich.)
^Kasey Carson, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.58 GPA, Integrated Supply Management (Battle Creek, Mich.)
^#Lucas Cherocci, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.26 GPA, Criminal Justice (Rochester Hills, Mich.)
^David Curle, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.38 GPA, Mechanical Engineering (Shelby Township, Mich.)
Alexander Grace, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.26 GPA, Pre-Nursing (Saginaw, Mich.)
Austin Guido, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.27 GPA, Pre-Early Childhood Education (Naperville, Ill.)
Luke Juriga, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.49 GPA, Pre-Manufacturing (Aurora, Ill.)
John Keenoy, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.70 GPA, Pre-Business (Kentwood, Mich.)
Odell Miller, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, Exercise Science (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
^Derek Mitchell, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.55 GPA, Pre-Business (Paw Paw, Mich.)
^#Taylor Moton, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.28 GPA, Accountancy (Okemos, Mich.)
^Zachary Novoselsky, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.56 GPA, Pre-Business (Lincolnshire, Ill.)
Giovanni Ricci, Western Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.47 GPA, Pre-Business (Loveland, Ohio)
^#Trevor Sweeney, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.77 GPA, Integrated Supply Management (Mattawan, Mich.)
^#Zach Terrell, Western Michigan, Senior, 4.00 GPA, Business Administration (MBA) (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Justin Tranquill, Western Michigan, R-Freshman, 3.85 GPA, Pre-Finance (Huntertown, Ind.)
^2015 Academic All-MAC selection
#2014 Academic All-MAC selection
*2013 Academic All-MAC selection