Central Michigan University Athletics
13 Chippewas Named To MAC Honor Squad
12/13/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Thirteen Central Michigan football players have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team.
Two Chippewas, seniors Mark Chapman and Jeff Perry, were named to the squad for the fourth time. Fellow seniors Joe Ostman and Austin Doan each earned a nod to the team for the third time.
Chapman, who carries a 3.37 grade point average and hails from Port Huron, is a communications major; Perry, a linebacker from Morris, Ill., has a 3.51 GPA and is a mechanical engineering major.
Ostman, a Mackinaw City native, is a general management major who carries a 3.68 GPA; and Doan is a senior psychology major from Romeo who boasts a 3.64 GPA.
The other Chippewas named to the squad with their year, hometown, GPA and major:
Zach Crouch, senior, Lowell, 3.21, entrepreneurship; Derek Edwards, senior, Novi, 3.34, marketing; Luke Idoni, junior, Fenton, 3.74, biology/biomedical sciences; Kaden Keon, sophomore, St. Louis, 3.55, undecided; Oakley Lavallii, redshirt freshman, Boca Raton, Fla., 3.36, undecided; Zach Oakley, junior, Osceola, Ind., 3.20, marketing; Derek Smith, redshirt freshman, Grand Rapids, 3.35, undecided; Mitch Stanitzek, junior, Grand Rapids, 3.77, marketing; Clayton Walderzak, junior, Standish, 3.20, construction management.
Idoni was named to the honor squad for the second consecutive season. Stanitzek earned the honor in 2015.
To qualify for Academic All-MAC honors, a student-athlete must have a 3.20 or better cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of his team's games. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible.
