CLEVELAND – The Western Michigan softball team landed nine student-athletes on the 2023 Academic Mid-American Conference Team, announced Wednesday afternoon by the conference office.
 
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. 
 
Of the 96 student-athletes that earned the honors, just six posted 4.0 GPA's, including WMU's Taylor Wolfe (Criminal Justice).
 
Western Michigan 2023 Academic All-MAC Selections 
1. Taylor Wolfe, Sophomore, Criminal Justice, 4.00
2. Cassidy Brendtke, Junior, Healthcare Services and Sciences, 3.85
3. Alyssa Kramer, Senior, Biomedical Sciences, 3.68
4. Taylor Garey, Junior, Psychology, 3.82
5. Rissa Bajusz, Junior, Pre-Early Childhood Professional Education, 3.98
6. Natalie Shuey, Senior, Exercise Science, 3.80
7. Autumn Godwin, Senior, Exercise Science, 3.81
8. Courtney Farrish, Senior, Business Administration, 3.50
9. Maddie Duell, Senior, Biomedical Sciences, 3.66