Women's S&D Places 17 On Academic All-MAC Team

April 03, 2023 | Women's Swimming and Diving

CLEVELAND - - The Ball State women's swimming & diving program placed 17 student-athletes on the 2022-23 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced by the league office.

Of Ball State's 17 honorees, five finished their Ball State careers as three-time award winners: Shelby Crist, Jessie Fraley, Jenn Gillen, Phoebe Rensink, and Apsara Sakbun.

The five Cardinals picking up the award for the second time in their careers are Elizabeth King, Sophia Kuehn, Mary Kate Phillips, Marcella Ribeiro, and Laura Wright.

Ball State also had seven first-time honorees: Neely Agnew, Alexa Arkenberg, Eliza Bader, Emma Horton, Hannah Jones, Lilia Newkirk, and Ashleigh Provan.

A total of 133 student-athletes earned the Academic All-MAC distinction in women's swimming & diving by maintaining at least a 3.2 GPA and participating in at least half of the team's contests for the season. First-year students and any college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.

2022-23 Women's Academic All-MAC Team
Neely Agnew, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.873
Alexa Arkenberg, Sophomore, Political Science, 3.826
Eliza Bader, Sophomore, Pre-Nursing, 4.000
Shelby Crist, Senior, Teaching Major Elementary Education, 3.595
Jessie Fraley, Senior, Advertising, 3.970
Jenn Gillen, Senior, Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.880
Emma Horton, Sophomore, Biology, 4.000
Hannah Jones, Sophomore, Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.933
Elizabeth King, Junior, General Studies, 3.910
Sophia Kuehn, Junior, Nursing, 3.553
Lilia Newkirk, Sophomore, Family and Child, 4.000
Mary Kate Phillips, Junior, Biology, 3.752
Ashleigh Provan, Sophomore, Telecommunications, 3.384
Phoebe Rensink, Senior, Telecommunications, 3.997
Marcella Ribeiro, Junior, Economics, 3.797
Apsara Sakbun, Senior, Business Analytics, 3.645
Laura Wright, Junior, Speech Language Pathology, 3.766