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Twenty Football Cardinals Earn Academic All-MAC Distinction
December 22, 2023 | Football
MUNCIE, Ind. – Ball State University placed twenty student-athletes on the Mid-American Conference Football Academic All-MAC Team that was announced on Friday. A total of 184 student-athletes were named to this year's squad, with the Cardinals (20) and Northern Illinois (24) the top two producers of student-athletes to boast at least a 3.20 GPA and participate in at least six games.
Seven of Ball State's twenty Academic All-MAC honorees are repeat recipients of the honor. The Cardinals have had at least 15 Academic All-MAC selections in each of the past six seasons and have had 150 total honorees in eight years under head coach Mike Neu.
The cast of Ball State performers on the 2023 Academic All-MAC Football Team:
1. Brandon Malkow, Grad, Business Administration, 4.00 GPA
2. Maximus Webster, So., Finance, 4.00 GPA
3. Cole Pearce, Grad, Business Administration, 3.90 GPA
4. Jack Beebe, Jr., Business Analytics, 3.86 GPA
5. Jack Sape, Grad, Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
6. Jordan Coleman, So., Business Analytics, 3.82 GPA
7. Nathan Reichert, Sr., Construction Management, 3.81 GPA
8. Loren Strickland, Grad, Info Communications Services, 3.79 GPA
9. Austin Hill, Sr., Business Administration, 3.74 GPA
10. Taran Tyo, Jr., Biology, 3.65 GPA
11. Dalton Elrod, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.55 GPA
12. Jackson Wiegold, Jr., Business Administration, 3.50 GPA
13. Lucas Borrow, Sr., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.44 GPA
14. Caden Johnson, So., Sport Administration, 3.42 GPA
15. Kyle King, Sr., Public Health, 3.42 GPA
16. Dahya Patel, So., Business Administration, 3.36 GPA
17. Cole Mosier, So., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.33 GPA
18. Nick Munson, So., Exercise Science, 3.31 GPA
19. Brandon Berger, Sr., Business Administration, 3.24 GPA
20. Tanner Koziol, So., Communication Studies, 3.20 GPA
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Seven of Ball State's twenty Academic All-MAC honorees are repeat recipients of the honor. The Cardinals have had at least 15 Academic All-MAC selections in each of the past six seasons and have had 150 total honorees in eight years under head coach Mike Neu.
The cast of Ball State performers on the 2023 Academic All-MAC Football Team:
1. Brandon Malkow, Grad, Business Administration, 4.00 GPA
2. Maximus Webster, So., Finance, 4.00 GPA
3. Cole Pearce, Grad, Business Administration, 3.90 GPA
4. Jack Beebe, Jr., Business Analytics, 3.86 GPA
5. Jack Sape, Grad, Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
6. Jordan Coleman, So., Business Analytics, 3.82 GPA
7. Nathan Reichert, Sr., Construction Management, 3.81 GPA
8. Loren Strickland, Grad, Info Communications Services, 3.79 GPA
9. Austin Hill, Sr., Business Administration, 3.74 GPA
10. Taran Tyo, Jr., Biology, 3.65 GPA
11. Dalton Elrod, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.55 GPA
12. Jackson Wiegold, Jr., Business Administration, 3.50 GPA
13. Lucas Borrow, Sr., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.44 GPA
14. Caden Johnson, So., Sport Administration, 3.42 GPA
15. Kyle King, Sr., Public Health, 3.42 GPA
16. Dahya Patel, So., Business Administration, 3.36 GPA
17. Cole Mosier, So., Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.33 GPA
18. Nick Munson, So., Exercise Science, 3.31 GPA
19. Brandon Berger, Sr., Business Administration, 3.24 GPA
20. Tanner Koziol, So., Communication Studies, 3.20 GPA
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