ANNVILLE, Pa. – This week the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) is announcing their Academic All-MAC teams for the Fall of 2022. The Fall Academic All-MAC teams recognize the top student-athletes both in the classroom and in athletic competition during the 2022 fall semester. Among the honorees from seven different MAC-sponsored sports were 13 Messiah student-athletes. The Falcons earned three honors in field hockey, men's cross country, and men's soccer, while women's soccer topped the fall honors for Messiah with four accolades.

The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote on the Academic All-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success. A student-athlete must have a fall semester grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher to be eligible for the award.

See below for a complete listing of Messiah student-athletes to earn Academic All-MAC honors for the fall of 2022.
 
Field Hockey
Mallory Kline – Fr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Education Cert Grades PreK-4 – MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year…Second Team All-MAC Commonwealth…Second Team NFHCA All-Region…11 goals, two assists, 24 points, five game-winning goals
 
Lauren Seubert – Sr. – 3.69 fall GPA, Biomedical Engineering – First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…Second Team NFHCA All-Region…MAC Commonwealth Tournament MVP…seven goals, two assists, 16 points…anchored defense that allowed 1.00 goals per game
 
Ashlyn Smith – Sr. – 3.60 fall GPA, Human Develop. & Family Sci. – MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year…First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team NFHCA All-Region…15 goals, nine assists, 39 points, two game-winning goals, five multi-goal games

Men's Cross Country
Logan Horst – Sr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Civil Engineering – MAC Runner of the Year…First place at the MAC Championships (24:54.3)…All-Region…Finished in 10th place at Regionals (25:31.4)…National Qualifier (95th place, 26.03.3)
 
Andrew Hutchinson – Sr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Music Education (K-12) – First Team All-MAC…Finished in second place at the MAC Championships (25:05.9)…All-Region…Finished sixth at Regionals (25:21.0)…National Qualifier (96th place, 26:03.5)
 
Louka Fetter – Fr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Politics & International Relations – MAC Rookie of the Year…First Team All-MAC…Finished seventh at the MAC Championship (25:43.2)…All-Region…Finished 21st at Regionals (25:55.7)

Men's Soccer
Jake Lent-Koop – Sr. – 3.78 fall GPA, Biology – MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year…First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team All-Region…First Team All-American… Scholar Player of the Year (United Soccer Coaches)…CSC First Team Academic All-American…CSC Academic All-District…First Team Scholar All-American (United Soccer Coaches)…6 goals, 1 assist, 13 points, 2 game-winning goals
 
Luke Groothoff – Sr. – 3.70 fall GPA, Biomedical Art & Design – First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team All-Region…First Team All-American… CSC First Team Academic All-American…CSC Academic All-District…First Team Scholar All-American (United Soccer Coaches)… 6 goals, 5 assists, 17 points
 
Jared Pavlovich – Sr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Mechanical Engineering – First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…Second Team All-Region… 20-0-2 record, 0.56 GAA, 22 saves, 0.688 save percentage, 4 shutouts

Women's Soccer
Kristina Akselsen – So. – 3.88 fall GPA, Education Cert Grades 4-8 - MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year…First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team All-Region (United Soccer Coaches)…First Team All-American (United Soccer Coaches)…3 goals, 6 points
 
Kayla Herr – Sr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Biology – First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team All-Region (United Soccer Coaches)…CSC Academic All-District…3 goals, 3 assists, 9 points, 2 game-winning goals
 
Jenna Skurcenski – Jr. – 3.42 fall GPA, Applied Health Science – First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team All-Region (United Soccer Coaches)…First Team All-American (United Soccer Coaches)…CSC Academic All-District…0.52 GAA as a team, 17 team shutouts
 
Rachael Tirjan – Sr. – 4.00 fall GPA, Biology – MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year…First Team All-MAC Commonwealth…First Team All-Region (United Soccer Coaches)…CSC Academic All-District…CSC Third Team Academic All-American…13 goals, 8 assists, 34 points, 7 game-winning goals
 

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