Central Michigan University Athletics
18 Cross Country Student-Athletes Named Academic All-MAC
12/5/2023 12:40:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country
Nine Chippewa student-athletes from each team lead conference in Academic All-MAC numbers
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — The Mid-American Conference announced the 2023 Men's and Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC teams on Tuesday, which includes a league-high 18 Chippewa student-athletes across both teams.
To qualify for the honor, a cross country student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50% of their team's completed contests that season.
The eighteen CMU student-athletes, nine from each team, including their year, major and grade-point average:
Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC
Blake Chipman - Sophomore - Mechanical Engineering – 3.4 GPA
Jason Fredricks – Sophomore – Undeclared – 3.56 GPA
Gabe Goosen – Redshirt Senior – Master of Business Administration – 3.85 GPA
Clay Kuiper – Sophomore – Public Relations – 3.68 GPA
Ethan Leitner – Sophomore – Undeclared – 3.84 GPA
Steven Porter – Junior – Statistics – 3.98 GPA
Hong Bing Tang – Sophomore – Computer Engineering – 4.0 GPA
Joey Taverna – Sophomore – Computer Engineering – 3.53 GPA
Carson White – Junior – Environmental Engineering – 3.93 GPA
Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC
Annie Bennett – Redshirt Sophomore – Sport Management – 3.95 GPA
Jessie Gibbins – Sophomore – Biology – 4.0 GPA
Alexis Gourrier – Redshirt Senior - Master of Arts (Counseling) – 3.98 GPA
Kate Jenkins – Sophomore – Marketing – 3.71 GPA
Natalie Newcombe – Redshirt Junior – Public Relations – 3.69 GPA
Emily Paupore – Redshirt Junior – Elementary Education – 3.94 GPA
Jelena Prescott – Redshirt Junior – Finance – 3.8 GPA
Maija Rettelle – Redshirt Senior – Master of Science (Applied Stats and Analytics) – 3.83 GPA
Anya Turner – Redshirt Senior – Kinesiology – 3.7 GPA
To qualify for the honor, a cross country student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50% of their team's completed contests that season.
The eighteen CMU student-athletes, nine from each team, including their year, major and grade-point average:
Men's Cross Country Academic All-MAC
Blake Chipman - Sophomore - Mechanical Engineering – 3.4 GPA
Jason Fredricks – Sophomore – Undeclared – 3.56 GPA
Gabe Goosen – Redshirt Senior – Master of Business Administration – 3.85 GPA
Clay Kuiper – Sophomore – Public Relations – 3.68 GPA
Ethan Leitner – Sophomore – Undeclared – 3.84 GPA
Steven Porter – Junior – Statistics – 3.98 GPA
Hong Bing Tang – Sophomore – Computer Engineering – 4.0 GPA
Joey Taverna – Sophomore – Computer Engineering – 3.53 GPA
Carson White – Junior – Environmental Engineering – 3.93 GPA
Women's Cross Country Academic All-MAC
Annie Bennett – Redshirt Sophomore – Sport Management – 3.95 GPA
Jessie Gibbins – Sophomore – Biology – 4.0 GPA
Alexis Gourrier – Redshirt Senior - Master of Arts (Counseling) – 3.98 GPA
Kate Jenkins – Sophomore – Marketing – 3.71 GPA
Natalie Newcombe – Redshirt Junior – Public Relations – 3.69 GPA
Emily Paupore – Redshirt Junior – Elementary Education – 3.94 GPA
Jelena Prescott – Redshirt Junior – Finance – 3.8 GPA
Maija Rettelle – Redshirt Senior – Master of Science (Applied Stats and Analytics) – 3.83 GPA
Anya Turner – Redshirt Senior – Kinesiology – 3.7 GPA
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Cross Country
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