Women's Track & Field | May 31, 2019

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Western Michigan track and field team placed 18 student-athletes on the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team, announced by the MAC on Friday morning.
 
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 for that particular sport.
 
The Broncos' 18 selections were the second-most in the MAC.
 
Sophomores Courtney Allen, Taylor Eaton, Clare Lycan, Rebecca McNamee, Audrey Pickering, Tiere Richardson, Wynn Stitt and Olivia VandePol all earned the honors for the outdoor season for the first time in their careers. WMU's repeat honors consisted of Sarah Anderson, Erika DePierre, Taylor Fender, Kaydon Fosler, Allison Hufnagel, Haley Ritsema, Erica Sheahan and Riley Wilhhelm. Fender and Sheahan boast the top GPAs in the group. Fender has a 3.98 in criminal justice, while Sheahan also has a 3.98, but in accounting.
 
WMU's student-athletes with 3.50 GPAs or higher will now move on to voting for MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors.
 
Western Michigan Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-MAC Selections
Courtney Allen, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.28, Undeclared
Sarah Anderson, Western Michigan, R-Junior, 3.50, Exercise Science
Erika DePierre, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.55, Advertisement & Promotion
Erin Dowd, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.65, Chemical Engineering
Taylor Eaton, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.31, Nursing
Taylor Fender, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.98, Criminal Justice
Kaydon Fosler, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.44, Marketing
Allison Hufnagel, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.91, Film/Video & Media Studies
Clare Lycan, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.69, Nursing & Social Work
Rebecca McNamee, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.73, Social Work
Audrey Pickering, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.50, English
Tiere Richardson, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.54, Interdisciplinary Health Services
Haley Ritsema, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.90, Dietetics
Erica Sheahan, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.98, Accounting
Juliane Sormain, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.46, Economics
Wynn Stitt, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.84, Special Education
Olivia VandePol, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.62, Biology
Riley Wilhelm, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.67, Biology