Ball State University Athletics
Six From Men's Swim & Dive Earn Academic All-Conference
April 01, 2016 | Men's Swimming and Diving
  CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ball State men's swimming and diving team had six participants honored by the Mid-American Conference as it announced the 2016 Academic All-MAC team on Friday afternoon.
  The 2016 team is made up of 69 student-athletes from the seven men's programs in the conference. Ball State's Tanner Barton (Junior, Health Science) was one of three student-athletes to register a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Others included Missouri State's Brandon Weissman (Junior, Accounting) and Southern Illinois' Cody Bailey (Sophomore, Biological Sciences).
  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.Â
  For the complete list of 2016 Men's Swimming and Diving Academic All-MAC honorees, click HERE.
2016 Men's Swimming and Diving Academic All-MAC Team:Â
Ball State
Tanner Barton, Junior, 4.000, Health Science
JD Middleton, Junior, 3.589, Dietetics
Mitch Prather, Junior, 3.928, Exercise Science
Bradley Ridge, Junior, 3.333, Economics
Nate Slack, Sophomore, 3.733, Social Studies Education
Isaac Walling, Sophomore, 3.259, Computer Science
