Garretson and Gatrall Earn MAC Medal of Excellence Honors

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Twenty-four Mid-American Conference (MAC) student-athletes will be presented with the Medal of Excellence Award during the 2024 Honors Dinner Ceremony at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Tower as part of MAC Spring Meetings on Thursday, May 30.

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.

"The recipients of the Medal of Excellence have excelled in academics, athletics, and have shown remarkable service and leadership," said MAC Commissioner, Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher. "These individuals have achieved this honor through their commitment, resilience, and diligent effort. I applaud those chosen and express gratitude for their contributions to their institutions and the Conference."

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. Selection of the recipients was made by each MAC institution.

2024 Medal of Excellence Award Winners
Akron:
Hunter Garretson, Men's Track & Field, AYA Integrated Match, 4.0 GPA
Madelyn Gatrall, Women's Swimming and Diving, Speech-Language & Pathology, 3.72 GPA

Ball State:
Decker Scheffler, Baseball, Teaching & Physical Education, 3.98 GPA
Avery Fenchel, Women's Soccer, Pre-Dental Preparation, 3.97 GPA

Bowling Green:
Logan Bell, Baseball, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 3.89 GPA
Petra Indrova, Volleyball, Master in Business Administration, 3.82 GPA

Buffalo:
Scilla Benussi, Women's Track & Field, Computer Engineering and Mathematics, 3.959 GPA
Finn Macnamara, Men's Tennis, Biomedical Engineering, 3.968 GPA

Central Michigan:
Nicholas Dardas, Baseball, General Management, Personal Finance & Finance, 3.76 GPA
Abbey Tolmie, Softball, Exercise Science, 4.0 GPA

Eastern Michigan:
Kyle Martin, Men's Track & Field, BS in Environmental Science, Minor in Biology & Zoology, 3.67 GPA
Anna Grace McCullough, Gymnastics, BS in Exercise Science, 3.87 GPA

Kent State:
Josh Johnson, Baseball, Masters in Sports Administration, 4.0 GPA
Grace Luther, Women's Track & Field, Masters in Sport Admin. and MBA, 3.75 GPA

Miami:
Cam Kirk, Football, BA in Biology Pre-Med Studies, 3.84 GPA
Kate Kobayashi, Softball, BS in Marketing with Sports Management Minor, 3.72 GPA

NIU:
Colin Summerhill, Baseball, Business Administration, 3.59 GPA
Emily Romancew, Women's Golf, Mechanical Engineering, 3.76 GPA

Ohio:
Xander Karagosian, Football, Finance/Minor Sports Management, 3.40 GPA
Katelyn Whittle, Field Hockey, MBA Sports Administration, 3.934 GPA

Toledo:
Pawit Sornlaksup, Men's Tennis, BA of Business Administration in Information Systems, 3.756 GPA
Sophia Wiard, Women's Basketball, BA of Business Admin. in Finance/MBA Finance, 3.918 GPA

Western Michigan:
Ben George, Men's Tennis, Business Analytics/General Business, 3.96 GPA
Payton Murphy, Gymnastics, Nursing, 3.98 GPA

The University of Akron Athletics

Garretson and Gatrall Earn MAC Medal of Excellence Honors

Players Mentioned

Hunter Garretson

Madelyn Gatrall

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