CLEVELAND, OH -- Central Michigan's Jacob Sanborn (baseball) and Miami's
Sharon Poisson (track & field) were named the MAC Scholar Athletes of
the Week on April 25, 2000.
Sanborn (Sr., 3.52, marketing/logistics, Grand Ledge, Mich.) was
6-for-14 (.429) last week with 10 RBIs. He scored seven runs that
included four homers and was 5-for-5 in stolen-base attempts. CMU
finished the week 5-1. With his totals on the week, Sanborn has now
moved into second place in CMU history for career hits (220), at-bats
(613) and total bases (357). He ranks fourth in CMU history in RBIs
(132) and extra base hits (70).
Poisson (Sr., 3.88, zoology, Louisville, Ky.) shattered Miami's women's
pole vault record for the second time in the last two weeks and the
third time this season. In just her second year competing in the event,
Poisson cleared 11'3.75" last Saturday to take first place at the
Indiana State Invitational. In doing so, she became the first Miami
woman to clear 11 feet in the event.
The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented to a MAC male and
female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0
or better and performs well during that week's competition. The winners
are selected by one of the conference's faculty athletic
representatives.
Female Nominees:
Akron: Mary Varga (track & field, So., 3.80, education, Tallmadge,
Ohio) set a school record with a mark of 150'1" to place third in the
javelin in a dual meet at Kent. Varga has improved her javelin mark by
6'2" since the beginning of the outdoor season. She also finished
fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (16.74), second in the high jump
(5'4.25") and third in the long jump (17'4.75").
Bowling Green: Meghan Rhodes (tennis, Jr., 3.64, international
business, Arlington Hts., Ill.) went undefeated at No. 3 singles. She
beat Toledo's Sarah Rothenberg and EMU's Manuela Todrove by identical
6-0, 6-0 scores as the Falcons recorded dual-match victories over the
Rockets and Eagles. BGSU, picked sixth in the preseason Coaches' Poll,
finished in a tie for third place and enter the conference tournament as
the No. 3 seed. Rhodes teamed with senior Deidee Bissinger for a pair
of wins at No. 2 doubles with scores of 8-4 and 8-2.
Central Michigan: Jen Skuta (softball, So., 3.52, sociology/criminal
justice, Pinconning, Mich.) was
12-for-18 (.667) at the plate for CMU last week. She helped the
Chippewas to a 5-1 record. Skuta had a multiple-hit game in all six
games on the week and currently has a seven-game hitting streak. She
had four runs scored, two RBIs, a triple, a walk and a sacrifice. Skuta
was 2-for-3 (.667) in RBI opportunities. She is hitting a team-best
.452 in MAC action and last week alone, she improved her season batting
average 103 points from .213 to .316.
Kent: Jan Dowling (golf, So., 3.93, leisure studies, Bradford, Ontario)
recorded her third straight top-10 finish at the Buckeye Invitational,
tying for eighth place. She was the top MAC finisher and helped Kent to
a fifth-place team finish.
Ohio: Tiffany Bolton (softball, So., 3.58, exercise physiology,
Fairfax, Va.) was 7-of-11 (.583) on the week with a hit in each of the
week's five games. She had three doubles, four RBIs and five walks (one
intentional) and zero stikeouts. Against Miami, Bolton was 4-for-7
(.571) with three doubles and four RBIs. She drove in all three of
Ohio's runs in the second game. In the field, she was error free in 28
attempts (15 putouts, 13 assists).
Male Nominees:
Akron: Jim Gemler (baseball, So., 3.15, business, Erie, Pa.) went
8-for-16 (.500) in five games last week, with five runs scored, two
RBIs, five doubles and one home run. He currently leads the team in
home runs (five) and doubles (nine).
Bowling Green: Matt Best (baseball, Sr., 3.18, integrated social
studies, Lima, Ohio) batted .538 (7-13) as BG went 4-2 on the week. He
had a hit in all four games in which he played to extend his hitting
streak to six games. Best played left field, first base and third base
during the week. He scored three runs and drove in two more.
Kent: Jason Biniker (baseball, So., 3.60, business management,
Perrysburg, Ohio) pitched a complete-game three-hitter in a 4-0 victory
over Akron to improve his record to 4-1. He struck out four batters,
while walking only one. The win gave Kent a one-game lead in the East
Division race.
Ohio: Ryan Kyes (baseball, Jr., 3.30, business, White Lake, Mich.) went
9-for-15 (.600) in four games against Marshall with six runs scored,
seven RBIs, three home runs and a double. He also had one stolen base.
Two of the home runs were back-to-back at bats (on Sunday, April 23).
Previous Winners Female
Week 1 (Sept. 7) Ashlie Case, Akron (volleyball)
Week 2 (Sept. 13) Jennifer Mitchell, CMU (volleyball)
Kerri Schoultz, BSU (field hockey)
Week 3 (Sept. 20) Kim Branam, Akron (volleyball)
Week 4 (Sept. 27) Jocelyn Teall, BSU (field hockey)
Week 5 (Oct. 5) Alissia Thompson, Miami (volleyball)
Week 6 (Oct. 11) Sally Northcroft, BSU (field hockey)
Week 7 (Oct. 19) Heather Fueger, Ohio (women's golf)
Week 8 (Oct. 25) Courtney Seyferth, Miami (field hockey)
Week 9 (Nov. 2) Sally Northcroft, BSU (field hockey)
Week 10 (Nov. 9) Carrie Patterson, Kent (volleyball)
Week 11 (Nov. 15) Katie Mullen, Ohio (volleyball)
Week 12 (Nov. 23) Tennille Hileski, CMU (volleyball)
Week 13 (Nov. 29) Emily Sallee, BSU (volleyball)
Week 14 (Dec. 6) Emily Bresser, Ohio (swimming)
Week 15 (Dec. 13) Erinn Hitch, BSU (swimming)
Week 16 (Jan. 10) Tara Perrier, Buffalo (basketball)
Week 17 (Jan. 19) Laura Szczepanski, BSU (gymnastics)
Week 18 (Jan. 24) Jamie Stewart, Miami (basketball)
Week 19 (Jan. 31) Angie Farmer, BGSU (basketball)
Week 20 (Feb. 8) Laura Szczepanksi, BSU (gymnastics)
Week 21 (Feb. 15) Erica Glover, Akron (basketball)
Week 22 (Feb. 21) Tara Overaitis, Toledo (basketball)
Week 23 (Feb. 29) Kim van Selm, Ohio (swimming & diving)
Week 24 (Mar. 7) Julie Studer, Kent (basketball)
Week 25 (Mar. 14) Nikki Liphardt, CMU (gymnastics)
Week 26 (Mar. 21) Marny Oestreng, BGSU (gymnastics)
Week 27 (Mar. 28) Katie Geib, Ohio (track & field)
Week 28 (Apr. 5) Nikki Liphardt, CMU (gymnastics)
Week 29 (Apr. 11) Christy Smith, Akron (track & field)
Week 30 (Apr. 18) Wendy Stephens, CMU (softball)
Week 31 (Apr. 25) Sharon Poisson, Miami (track & field)
Previous Winners Male
Week 1 (Sept. 7) Chad Pennington, Marshall (football)
Week 2 (Sept. 13) Blake McDowell, EMU (cross country)
Week 3 (Sept. 20) Jason Strasser, BGSU (football)
Week 4 (Sept. 27) Tim Lester, WMU (football)
Week 5 (Oct. 5) Tim Rice, Toledo (men's golf)
Week 6 (Oct. 11) Ty Fowler, BGSU (men's soccer)
Week 7 (Oct. 19) Scott Niles, WMU (football)
Week 8 (Oct. 25) Zac Derr, Akron (football)
Week 9 (Nov. 2) Jon Eaton, Akron (football)
Week 10 (Nov. 9) Brian Billips, Ohio (swimming & diving)
Week 11 (Nov. 15) Karoly Bozan, Kent (cross country)
Week 12 (Nov. 23) Andy Brumbergs, Miami (football)
Week 13 (Nov. 29) Mike Ensminger, Miami (basketball)
Week 14 (Dec. 6) Demetric Shaw, Kent (basketball)
Week 15 (Dec. 13) Dan Hickey, Buffalo (swimming)
Week 16 (Jan. 10) Brian Baughman, Kent (wrestling)
Week 17 (Jan. 19) Jason Grunkemeyer, Miami (basketball)
Week 18 (Jan. 24) T.J. Lux, NIU (basketball)
Week 19 (Jan. 31) Dale Cowper, WMU (track & field)
Week 20 (Feb. 8) Brian Billips, Ohio (swimming & diving)
Week 21 (Feb. 15) David Webber, CMU (basketball)
Week 22 (Feb. 21) Chad Kamstra, Toledo (basketball)
Week 23 (Feb. 29) David Webber, CMU (basketball)
Week 24 (Mar. 7) Dan Bednar, Ohio (wrestling)
Week 25 (Mar. 14) Jason Stewart, Miami (basketball)
Week 26 (Mar. 21) Nate Tekavec, Miami (baseball)
Week 27 (Mar. 28) Demetric Shaw, Kent (basketball)
Week 28 (Apr. 5) Sam O'Dell, Marshall (golf)
Week 29 (Apr. 11) Andrew Seni, BSU (tennis)
Week 30 (Apr. 18) Nick Iagulli, Miami (track & field)
Week 31 (Apr. 25) Jacob Sanborn, CMU (baseball)