Eight members of the Northern Illinois University women’s track and field team earned Academic All-MAC honors for the outdoor season, as announced by the Mid-American Conference office on Friday (June 27).

Joy Jackson (North Aurora, Ill./Benet Academy) and Emma Vorpagel (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) claimed Academic All-MAC honors for the third consecutive outdoor season. Jackson is a sociology major with a 4.0 grade point average while Vorpagel holds a 3.926 GPA in finance.

A quartet of Huskies, Carly Leonard (Hawthorn Woods, Ill./Indiana University HS), Emily Rublein (Madison, Wis./Madison West), Talayssia Sanders (Waco, Texas/Waco Connally) and Olivia Southby (New South Wales, Australia/Therry Catholic), earned the honor for the second straight outdoor season. Leonard is a sport and exercise psychology major with a 3.85 grade point average, Rublein has a 3.816 GPA in art and design education, Sanders has a 3.389 GPA in health sciences while Southby is a sport management major with a 3.603 grade point average.

Two Huskies, Giorgia Fino (Francavila Fontana, Italy/Istituto Tecnko Commerciale Giovanni Calo) and Samira Rosenfeld (Schaumburg, Ill./Schuamburg), collected their first outdoor Academic All-MAC awards. Fino, a world language and cultures major, has a 4.0 grade point average while Rosenfeld holds a 3.408 GPA in psychology.

The Academic All-MAC distinction honors student-athletes who demonstrate outstanding dedication to both their academic and athletic pursuits. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 and participate in at least 50% of their team’s competitions during the season.

NIU Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Honorees

Giorgia Fino, Grad Student, World Language and Cultures, 4.0

Joy Jackson, Senior, Sociology, 4.0

Carly Leonard, Grad Student, Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.85

Samira Rosenfeld, Senior, Psychology, 3.408

Emily Rublein, Junior, Art and Design Education, 3.816

Talayssia Sanders, Senior, Health Sciences, 3.389

Olivia Southby, Senior, Sport Management, 3.603

Emma Vorpagel, Senior, Finance, 3.926