Two Broncos gain Academic All-District honors
May 27, 2003
KALAMAZOO -- A pair of Western Michigan University student-athletes have been named to the Verizon Academic All-District IV Men's At-Large Team.
Ryan Maarschalk of Harare, Zimbabwe, a senior on the men's tennis team, earned first-team honors, while senior hockey player Dave Cousineau of Waterloo, Ontario, was placed on the third-team.
By earning first-team honors, Maarschalk's name will now appear
on the national ballot, giving him a chance to be named an Academic
All-American. This season, Maarschalk was named the team Most
Valuable Player for the second straight year. He was named to
the All-Mid-American Conference First Team and the Academic All-MAC
team for the second straight season as well. He posted a career-year
in his final campaign at WMU, earning career-highs in singles
wins (29) and
overall victories (50) playing mostly from the No. 1 doubles
and No. 2 singles position. He finished his career ranked No.
11 on the Western Michigan all-time wins list. Maarschalk is
also a two-time
recipient of the WMU Scholar Athlete of the Year Award, given
annually to the male and female student-athletes with the highest
overall GPA. Maarschalk graduated from Western Michigan in April
with a 3.72 grade-point average in biomedical studies.
Cousineau received All-Central Collegiate Hockey Association
Honorable Mention after leading Bronco defensemen in scoring,
with 24 points. He led the team with 102 shots on goal and shared
top honors with 17 assists. Cousineau concluded his career with
100 points (30 goals, 70 assists) and was a finalist for the
CCHA Offensive Defenseman Award. An integrated supply management
major with a 3.70 overall GPA, Cousineau was also named to the
CCHA All-Academic Team
for the second straight season and was named a WMU Winner's Circle
recipient.
Media contact: Travis McCurdy, 269 387-4138, travis.mccurdy@wmich.edu