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Cross Country Places Eight on Academic All-MAC Squad
December 21, 2022 | Cross Country
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - Eight members of the Ball State cross country program were named to the 2022 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced Wednesday (Dec. 21) by the league office.
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Representing the Cardinals on the list are Ashley Craycraft, Grace Dean, Ella Fullmer, Sarah Greer, Sarah Mahnensmith, Jenna Schifferer, Vivian Van Eck, and Jessica Velez.
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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 players and transfer students in their first year at their current institution are not eligible.
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Of the Cardinals' eight award winners, three are earning the honor for the second time in their cross country careers: Craycraft, Dean and Van Eck.
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Fullmer, Greer, Mahnensmith, Schifferer, and Velez are all first-time Academic All-MAC selections for Ball State.
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Ball State Cross Country 2022 Academic All-MAC Honorees
Ashley Craycraft, Junior, Â Criminal Justice & Criminology, 4.00
Grace Dean, Senior, Elementary Education, 3.85
Ella Fullmer, Sophomore, Architecture, Â 3.77
Sarah Greer, Senior, Â Financa, 4.00
Sarah Mahnensmith, Sophomore, Teaching: Extra Needs Instruction, 3.93
Jenna Schifferer, Sophomore, Â Pre-Dietetics, 4.00
Vivian Van Eck, Senior, Â Exercise Science, 3.79?
Jessica Velez, Sophomore, Journalism, 3.96
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Representing the Cardinals on the list are Ashley Craycraft, Grace Dean, Ella Fullmer, Sarah Greer, Sarah Mahnensmith, Jenna Schifferer, Vivian Van Eck, and Jessica Velez.
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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 players and transfer students in their first year at their current institution are not eligible.
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Of the Cardinals' eight award winners, three are earning the honor for the second time in their cross country careers: Craycraft, Dean and Van Eck.
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Fullmer, Greer, Mahnensmith, Schifferer, and Velez are all first-time Academic All-MAC selections for Ball State.
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Ball State Cross Country 2022 Academic All-MAC Honorees
Ashley Craycraft, Junior, Â Criminal Justice & Criminology, 4.00
Grace Dean, Senior, Elementary Education, 3.85
Ella Fullmer, Sophomore, Architecture, Â 3.77
Sarah Greer, Senior, Â Financa, 4.00
Sarah Mahnensmith, Sophomore, Teaching: Extra Needs Instruction, 3.93
Jenna Schifferer, Sophomore, Â Pre-Dietetics, 4.00
Vivian Van Eck, Senior, Â Exercise Science, 3.79?
Jessica Velez, Sophomore, Journalism, 3.96
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