Football Places 18 On Academic All-MAC Team
December 19, 2022 | Football
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - Eighteen members of the Ball State football program were named to the 2022 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced by the league office on Monday (Dec. 19).
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Of the 18 honorees, seven have claimed the award multiple times over their careers, led by five-time selection running back Will Jones.
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Inside linebackers Clayton Coll and Cole Pearce, along with defensive lineman Jack Sape are three-time winners. Safety Ben Egenolf, tight end Ryan Lezon, and long snapper Dylan Seiler are all two-time selections.
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Ball State's first-time honorees include outside linebacker Jack Beebe, punter Lucas Borrow, tight end Casey Coll, inside linebacker Dalton Elrod, safety Trenton Hatfield, wide receiver Austin Hill, tight end Brady Hunt, offensive lineman Tommy Lorincz, quarterback John Paddock, defensive lineman Nathan Reichert, and offensive lineman Seth Schmidt.
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The Cardinals have had 15-or-more Academic All-MAC selections in each of the last five seasons and have had 130 total honorees under head coach Mike Neu.
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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. First-year students and any transfer in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Listed below are Ball State's 2022 Academic All-MAC honorees:
1. Jack Beebe, R-Fr., Business Analytics, 3.700 GPA
2. Lucas Borrow, So., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.46 GPA
3. Casey Coll, Gr., Sport Administration, 3.50 GPA
4. Clayton Coll, Sr., Biology, 3.77 GPA
5. Ben Egenolf, Sr., Construction Management, 3.95 GPA
6. Dalton Elrod, So., Exercise Science, 3.59 GPA
7. Trenton Hatfield, Gr., Business Administration, 3.61 GPA
8. Austin Hill, So., Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
9. Brady Hunt, So., Finance, 4.00 GPA
10. Will Jones, Gr., Business Administration, 3.48 GPA
11. Ryan Lezon, Jr., Professional Selling, 3.32 GPA
12. Tommy Lorincz, So., Finance, 3.60 GPA
13. John Paddock, Sr., Professional Selling, 3.40 GPA
14. Cole Pearce, Sr., Geography, 3.50 GPA
15. Nathan Reichert, So., Construction Management, 3.78 GPA
16. Jack Sape, Sr., Business Administration, 3.57 GPA
17. Seth Schmidt, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.43 GPA
18. Dylan Seiler, Jr., Biology, 3.91 GPA
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Of the 18 honorees, seven have claimed the award multiple times over their careers, led by five-time selection running back Will Jones.
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Inside linebackers Clayton Coll and Cole Pearce, along with defensive lineman Jack Sape are three-time winners. Safety Ben Egenolf, tight end Ryan Lezon, and long snapper Dylan Seiler are all two-time selections.
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Ball State's first-time honorees include outside linebacker Jack Beebe, punter Lucas Borrow, tight end Casey Coll, inside linebacker Dalton Elrod, safety Trenton Hatfield, wide receiver Austin Hill, tight end Brady Hunt, offensive lineman Tommy Lorincz, quarterback John Paddock, defensive lineman Nathan Reichert, and offensive lineman Seth Schmidt.
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The Cardinals have had 15-or-more Academic All-MAC selections in each of the last five seasons and have had 130 total honorees under head coach Mike Neu.
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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. First-year students and any transfer in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Listed below are Ball State's 2022 Academic All-MAC honorees:
1. Jack Beebe, R-Fr., Business Analytics, 3.700 GPA
2. Lucas Borrow, So., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.46 GPA
3. Casey Coll, Gr., Sport Administration, 3.50 GPA
4. Clayton Coll, Sr., Biology, 3.77 GPA
5. Ben Egenolf, Sr., Construction Management, 3.95 GPA
6. Dalton Elrod, So., Exercise Science, 3.59 GPA
7. Trenton Hatfield, Gr., Business Administration, 3.61 GPA
8. Austin Hill, So., Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
9. Brady Hunt, So., Finance, 4.00 GPA
10. Will Jones, Gr., Business Administration, 3.48 GPA
11. Ryan Lezon, Jr., Professional Selling, 3.32 GPA
12. Tommy Lorincz, So., Finance, 3.60 GPA
13. John Paddock, Sr., Professional Selling, 3.40 GPA
14. Cole Pearce, Sr., Geography, 3.50 GPA
15. Nathan Reichert, So., Construction Management, 3.78 GPA
16. Jack Sape, Sr., Business Administration, 3.57 GPA
17. Seth Schmidt, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.43 GPA
18. Dylan Seiler, Jr., Biology, 3.91 GPA
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