Horizon League Release
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (3/15/17) – The University of Detroit Mercy men's and women's track and field teams placed three on the Horizon League's Academic All-League Team, the conference office announced recently.
On the men's side, juniors
Ben Kendell and
Charlie Felton represented the Titans, while sophomore
Kye Dozier was the Titans' lone representative on the women's side.
Kendell had an indoor season to remember after finishing in the top four of all eight of his races. The junior earned the 3,000m crown at the HL Indoor Championships and added a fourth-place finish in the 5,000m. In total, Kendell recorded four wins and three runner-up efforts during the indoor season. He set PRs in the mile, 3k and 5k during the season and remains the Titans' all-time leader in the 3k, 5k and 10k. In the classroom, Kendell boasts a 3.99 cumulative GPA in Detroit Mercy's demanding electrical engineering program.
Felton has enjoyed a strong indoor season as well, with seven top-10s and two PRs. The junior set a PR in the 3,000m at the HL Indoor Championships and helped the Titans' DMR team to a sixth-place finish. Felton was on two first-place relay teams during the winter season. Felton owns a 3.77 cumulative GPA in accounting.
Dozier, the 2016 HL Freshman Runner of the Year, was named to the academic team with a 3.73 GPA in political science. The sophomore had another strong season after earning points for Detroit Mercy in the 400m and on the 4x4 relay team during the HL Indoor Championships. Dozier recorded ten top-10s during the 2016-17 indoor season, four of which came in individual competition events.
The Horizon League announced the Academic All-League Team for both men's and women's indoor track and field with a total of 30 student-athletes being recognized for their success both in competition and in the classroom. Faculty athletics representative and sports information directors from each institution casted their vote by ballot in deciding who would be awarded Academic All-League honors.
The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.
2016-2017 Men's Indoor Track and Field Horizon League Academic All-Horizon League Team
Connor Hickey, Valparaiso
Montel Hall, Valparaiso
Adam Bruno, Valparaiso
Nate Pozolinski, Milwaukee
Kyle Becker, Milwaukee
Terry McMillan, Milwaukee
Christian Saporiti, UIC
Alex Bashqawi, UIC
Charlie Felton, Detroit Mercy
Ben Kendell, Detroit Mercy
Tyler Sirut, Oakland
George O'Connor, Oakland
Carl Zallow, Youngstown State
Chad Zallow, Youngstown State
Trase Milburn, Northern Kentucky
2016-2017 Women's Indoor Track and Field Horizon League Academic All-Horizon League Team
Sarina Mauerman, Youngstown State
Savannah Osborne, Youngstown State
Abby Jones, Youngstown State
Jaynee Corbett, Youngstown State
Alexandra Brown, Wright State
Katie Abrahamowicz, Wright State
Maria Heckman, Wright State
Liz Owen, Valparaiso
Kim Heiny, Valparaiso
Kelly Burrows, Northern Kentucky
BriAuna Keys, Northern Kentucky
Leah Holmes, Milwaukee
Kye Dozier, Detroit Mercy
Miranda Haas, Oakland
Brittany Schwarz, UIC
