Wheeling, W. Va. - With the spring semester officially wrapped up, the Mountain East Conference (MEC) announced their annual year-end Academic honors on Friday. After a record-breaking performance in the classroom during the fall semester, the Wheeling University Athletic Department continued that success into the spring. 66 Cardinal student-athletes received the highest academic honor from the conference, earning a spot on the Academic All-Conference team.
In order to earn the title of Academic All-MEC, a student-athlete must be a member of the active roster of a winter/spring sport in their championship season. They must also hold a GPA of between 3.70 and 4.0 during that championship season to be considered. In total, 691 student-athletes from the conference's 10 member institutions earned the distinction, with Wheeling having the seventh most athletes on the list. Frostburg State would lead the way with 102 award winners, followed by the University of Charleston (89), and Fairmont State (85) to round out the top three.
For the Cardinals, Wheeling Softball led the list with 15 of their student-athletes earning the Academic All-Conference distinction. It was a big academic year for the Cardinal softball team, who also brought home the Wheeling University Valedictorian (Natalie Stoner) and Salutatorian (Anna Florczak). Wheeling Baseball finished just behind them with 13 players earning honors while the Women's Track & Field team had 12 honorees. Rounding out the list were Women's Basketball (8), Men's Swimming (5), Women's Swimming (5), Men's Track & Field (4), Men's Basketball (2), and Wrestling (2).
A complete list of the Wheeling Student-Athletes who earned Academic All-Conference honors is listed below:
The 2024-2025 Wheeling University Athletic schedule kicks off on Thursday, August 29th, when the Wheeling University Football team takes on Mercyhurst with kick-off at 7 PM.
