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EXCELLING ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Julia Kline Karly Aguirre Ray McDermott

ACADEMIC + ATHLETIC SUCCESS

Stevenson had a league-high seven MAC Senior Scholar- Athlete Award winners for the 2019-20 academic year .

Patrick Watson was also the recipient of the MAC ’ s Senior Scholar-Athlete Award in men ’ s indoor and outdoor track and field . Three other senior student-athletes also won the award : Ray McDermott ( men ’ s tennis ), Julia Kline ( women ’ s golf ), and Evan Williams ( men ’ s ice hockey ). Stevenson had a league-high seven MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award winners for the 2019-20 academic year .
A total of 304 winter and spring student-athletes were named to the MAC Academic Honor Roll . Studentathletes need to earn a 3.20 GPA in their primary season of competition to be eligible . The 304 is an increase from 242 that earned the honor in 2019 and marks the third straight year Stevenson ’ s number of honorees has increased . Included in the total are 47 student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA in the spring .
In October , the Stevenson Athletic Department announced that it was establishing a chapter in Chi Alpha Sigma , the national college athlete honor society . In order to be inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma , a student-athlete must attend a four-year accredited college or university that is a member of the NCAA , NAIA , NCCAA , or USCAA . The honoree also must achieve at least junior academic standing by the fifth semester and must have achieved a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.4 ( on a 4.0 scale ). Athletics Academic Coach Chip Rouse will serve as advisor for Stevenson ’ s chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma , and the first induction ceremony will be held during the spring semester of 2021 .
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