Six Cardinals earn Academic All-MAC honors

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January 11, 2022 | Cross Country

As a team, cross country led all Ball State programs with a 3.77 fall semester GPA and a 3.78 overall GPA

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced its 2021 Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC teams Tuesday. A total of 87 student-athletes were named to the women's team, including six representatives from Ball State.

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 grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.

(Name, Year, Major, GPA)
Maddie Aul, Sr., Economics, 4.00
Karleigh Conner, Sr., Psychological Science, 3.95
Ashley Craycraft, So., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 4.00
Elka Machan, So., Pre-Optometry, 3.96
Kylee Mastin, So., Pre-Dietetics, 3.96
Vivian Van Eck, Jr., Pre-Exercise Science, 3.75

As a team, cross country led all Ball State programs with a 3.77 fall semester GPA and a 3.78 overall GPA.