Volleyball News: The All-MAC team 2011 roster announced
The Mid-American Conference declared the roster of All-MAC team on Monday, 3rd January, 2011 in Ohio State, USA. At the end of year 2010, the Academic all-MAC honoured the students who proved their endeavours in athletics and studies as well.
Only the brilliant students, who earned a GPA of 3.20, were considered to be included in the squad. Besides better GPA, at-least 50 % participation in the contests was also conditional. The students failing the mentioned criteria were not eligible to apply
for a position in the team.
After careful analysis of players’ capabilities and academics, the Mid-American Conference named the following 18 athletes for All-MAC Volleyball Team:
Ball State’s Brittany McGinnis and Alyssa Rio
Eastern Michigan’s Haley Stein and Rachel Iaquaniello
Western Michigan’s Sam Viox , Allyson Doyle and Jessica Brown
Kristin Bignell and Marisa Hornbaker, Buffalo
Kristin Hoffman and Allison McGlaughlin, Northern Illinois
Sue Jacobi, Katie Post and Michelle Jantsch, Ohio
Ashley Herzberg, Bowling Green
Lauren Krupsky, Central Michigan
Michele Metzler, Miami
Lauren Jones, Kent State
There are few new editions in the team but most of the players have played under the tag of All-MAC during the previous years. Seven of the team members have been allotted membership of the team for the second season in a row.
Leading this year's team was Marisa Hornbaker of Buffalo and Michelle Jantsch who were named to the Academic All-MAC team for the third time in their careers. This is the most a student-athlete can be named to the team because freshmen do not qualify for
this honour. Allison McGlaughlin of Northern Illinois, Michele Metzler of Miami, Haley Stein of Eastern Michigan, Allyson Doyle of Western Michigan, Kristin Hoffman, Lauren Krupsky of Central Michigan and Ohio’s Sue Jacobi were included in last year’s All-MAC
squad. All these players exhibited a great performance during the 2010 season, which benefitted them and the Committee selected them for another season.
Buffalo’s Marisa Hornbaker and Michelle Jantsch have had membership of All-MAC team for third consecutive year, which is obviously a big honour for a student athlete.
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