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Sixteen Broncos were named to the 2017 Football Academic All-MAC team.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—ɫɫÀ² Michigan University had the second-most number of players, or 16 out of a total of 144, named to the 2017 Football Academic All-Mid-American Conference team. Eastern Michigan University had the most players with 18 honorees, and Ohio University was third with 14 recognitions.

All 16 Broncos will now be eligible to be voted as Distinguished Scholar-Athletes by the league's Faculty Athletic Representatives, an award which began in 2015. Distinguished Scholar-Athletes will be announced later this year.

The Academic All-MAC honor is for student-athletes who have excelled in athletics and academics. To earn Academic All-MAC honors, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. Freshmen and first-year transfer students are not eligible.

2017 Academic All-MAC Football Broncos

• , a senior from Troy, studying biomedical sciences, 3.73 GPA.
• , a redshirt freshman from Portland, studying pre-integrated supply management, 3.66 GPA.
• , a redshirt freshman from Brookfield, Wisconsin, majoring in biomedical sciences, 3.85 GPA.
• , a sophomore from Clinton Township, studying pre-business, 3.64 GPA.
• , a redshirt freshman from Green Bay, Wisconsin, majoring in political science, 4.00 GPA.
• , a redshirt freshman from Indianapolis, Indiana, majoring in pre-entrepreneurship, 3.23 GPA.
• , a redshirt freshman from Romeo, studying pre-business, 3.29 GPA.
• , a sophomore from Aurora, Illinois, studying pre-manufacturing engineering tech, 3.48 GPA.
• , a redshirt freshman from Luxemburg, Wisconsin, studying pre-finance, 3.89 GPA.
• , a junior from Kentwood, majoring in finance, 3.77 GPA.
• , a junior from Clarkson, majoring in sales and business marketing, 3.21 GPA.
• , a junior from Kalamazoo, majoring in exercise science, 3.58 GPA.
• , a junior from Paw Paw, majoring in finance, 3.41 GPA.
• , a junior from Lincolnshire, Illinois, studying management, 3.62 GPA.
• , a sophomore from Loveland, Ohio, studying pre-business, 3.42 GPA.
• , a sophomore from Grand Rapids, studying accountancy, 4.00 GPA.

É«É«À²'s Bezerra, Mitchell and Novoselsky were part of a group of 16 student-athletes from the conference that are earning Academic All-MAC status for the third time in their career. Juriga, Keenoy, Miller and Ricci are second-time selections.

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