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Athletics Places Seven on Ball State's Top 100 List for Third Straight Year
February 12, 2024 | General, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Golf, Women's Volleyball, Gymnastics, Soccer, Cardinal Varsity Club
MUNCIE, Ind. - - For the third straight academic year, seven student-athletes have been named to Ball State's Top 100 Students list, as announced by the Ball State University Foundation.
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In its third year, the award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State who represent beneficence both in and out of the classroom. All applications were scored by a group of Ball State alumni from around the country.
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Garnering recognition were Payton Bennett (women's golf), Lexi Fraley (soccer), Ali Khan (men's golf), Aislinn Morris (softball), McKenna Mulholland (softball), Grace Sumner (gymnastics) and Megan Wielonski (women's volleyball). Athletic communications student assistant Claire Witte also made the Top 100 list.
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Four of Ball State's seven student-athletes on the list -- Bennett, Khan, Sumner and Wielonski -- received Top 50 scores and have been invited to attend an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 23, where the Foundation will announce its Top 25 students for 2024.
The Foundation will recognize all Top 100 Student Award recipients during One Ball State Day on Wednesday, April 3.
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In its third year, the award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State who represent beneficence both in and out of the classroom. All applications were scored by a group of Ball State alumni from around the country.
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Garnering recognition were Payton Bennett (women's golf), Lexi Fraley (soccer), Ali Khan (men's golf), Aislinn Morris (softball), McKenna Mulholland (softball), Grace Sumner (gymnastics) and Megan Wielonski (women's volleyball). Athletic communications student assistant Claire Witte also made the Top 100 list.
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Four of Ball State's seven student-athletes on the list -- Bennett, Khan, Sumner and Wielonski -- received Top 50 scores and have been invited to attend an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 23, where the Foundation will announce its Top 25 students for 2024.
The Foundation will recognize all Top 100 Student Award recipients during One Ball State Day on Wednesday, April 3.
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