Michl Earns Academic All-Conference Team Honors

DECATUR, Ill. -- Millikin University, in conjunction with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW), announces its Jack Swartz Award Recipients and the CCIW Academic All-Conference team for Spring season of 2016.

Millikin track and field athletes senior Michaela Ponstein (Oswego, H.S.) and junior Timothee McElroy (Mt. Zion, H.S.) were selected as the Jack Swartz winners for the Spring season.  To be considered as a Swartz Award winner, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.50 grade point average, earned a letter in their varsity sport and made a leadership contribution to their program.

Ponstein earned All-Conference honors in women’s track and field while excelling in the classroom as an Elementary Education major.
McElroy had a solid season on the track while maintaining a new perfect grade point average.

Each season the CCIW selects an Academic All-Conference Team.  To be recognized, the student-athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student; must have earned a letter during the 2016 Spring season; and must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average at the start of their season.  The list below is the team members from Millikin for the Spring 2016 season.
 
Jamie Michl, a senior, is a team member. She graduated from Newton High School, is majoring in elementary education and competed on the track and field team.