Bowling Green State University Athletics
Five Falcons Honored with Academic All-MAC Awards
May 04, 2017 | Women's Golf
Original Release
CLEVELAND, Ohio – After a successful 2016-17 campaign, the Bowling Green women's golf program had five student-athletes named to Academic All-MAC honors. The Falcons five awards was the most of any team in the Mid-American Conference.
Among the honorees are sophomores Julia Durkin, Erin Fahey and Sarah Kern, junior Madelynn Swank and senior Fran Rodriguez.
A native of Miramar, Fla., Durkin holds a 3.418 GPA in Construction Management and Technology, while Austin, Texas native Fahey marks a 3.928 GPA majoring in Finance. Springboro, Ohio native Kern holds a 3.894 GPA with a major in Intervention Specialist, and Clarendon Hills, Ill. native Swank marks a GPA of 3.616 in Supply Chain Management. Leading the Falcons with a 3.934 GPA in Sports Management is Rodriguez, earning her third consecutive Academic All-MAC honor.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
2017 Women's Golf Academic All-MAC Team
Akron
Alejandra Velesco-Villanueva, Senior, 3.594, Corporate Finance
Mallory Etcheberry, Junior, 3.739, Accounting
Danielle Nicholson, Sophomore, 3.328, Education
Ball State
Sydeny Anderson, Sophomore, 3.341, Pre-Psychology
Kelsey Sear, Junior, 3.364, Finance
Bowling Green
Julia Durkin, Sophomore, 3.418, Construction Management & Technology
Erin Fahey, Sophomore, 3.928, Finance
Sarah Kern, Sophomore, 3.894, Intervention Specialist
Madelynn Swank, Junior, 3.616, Supply Chain Management
Fran Rodriguez, Senior, 3.934, Sports Management
Central Michigan
Bria Colosky, Sophomore, 3.41, Exercise Science/Kinesiology
Natalie Johnson, Junior, 3.95, Biology
Kristen Wolfe, Junior, 3.81, Information Systems
Eastern Michigan
Thelma Beck, Junior, 3.62, Psychology
Penelope Guilleux, Sophomore, 3.37, Finance
Kelsey Murphy, Senior, 3.94, Nursing
Kent State
Micahela Finn, Sophomore, 3.41, Fashion Merchandising
Kelly Neilson, Sophomore, 3.98, Sport Administration
Wad Phaewchimplee, Senior, 3.72, Environmental Geography
Northern Illinois
Kelly Anderson, Sophomore, 3.978, Communicative Disorders
Lena Gautier, Senior, 3.655, Organizational & Corporate Communication
Brielle Ward, Sophomore, 3.790, Philosophy
Ohio
Hailey Hrynewich, Junior, 3.248, Journalism News and Information
Emily Hughes, Sophomore, 3.377, Sport Management
Lily Pendy, Junior, 3.521, Communications
Nicole Smiley, Sophomore, 3.219, Undecided
Toledo
Napaphan Phongpaiboon, Junior, 3.757, International Business
Natcha Daengpiem, Sophomore, 3.823, Communications
Pimchanok Kawil, Sophomore, 3.689, Business
Hannah Kochendoerfer, Sophomore, 3.898, Computer Engineering
Western Michigan
Julie Champion, Junior, 3.88, Criminal Justice
Claire Hernandez, Sophomore, 3.57, Communications
Kaitlyn Watkins, Senior, 3.87, Accountancy
Anna Wilcoxson, Senior, 3.54, Exercise Science
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