Twelve Bulls Named Academic All-MAC
1/16/2025 2:04:00 PM | Football, Office of Student-Athlete Success
CLEVELAND, OH – Twelve members of the University at Buffalo football team were named to the 2024 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league announced on Thursday.
The honorees are highlighted by three players who have been multiple-year honorees. Dom Polizzi was named for the fifth time – most ever by a UB player. Shaun Dolac was named for the third time and Red Murdock was honored for the second straight year.
Here is the complete list of selections for Buffalo.
Messiah Burch, R-Fr., Exploratory, 3.447
Dion Crawford, So., Business Administration, 3.201
Ryan Daly, R-So., Business Administration, 3.605
Shaun Dolac, Gr., Communication, 3.378
Marcus Fuqua, Gr., Business Administration, 3.738
Jerrod Gentry, Jr., Business Administration, 3.851
Red Murdock, R-So., Psychology, 3.463
C.J. Ogbonna, Sr., Communication, 3.54
Dom Polizzi, Gr., History, 3.90
Junior Poyser, R-Fr., Exercise Science, 3.304
Andrew Schnackenberg, Sr., Business Administration, 3.454
Mark-Anthony Scott, Jr., R-So., Communication, 3.465
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
The honorees are highlighted by three players who have been multiple-year honorees. Dom Polizzi was named for the fifth time – most ever by a UB player. Shaun Dolac was named for the third time and Red Murdock was honored for the second straight year.
Here is the complete list of selections for Buffalo.
Messiah Burch, R-Fr., Exploratory, 3.447
Dion Crawford, So., Business Administration, 3.201
Ryan Daly, R-So., Business Administration, 3.605
Shaun Dolac, Gr., Communication, 3.378
Marcus Fuqua, Gr., Business Administration, 3.738
Jerrod Gentry, Jr., Business Administration, 3.851
Red Murdock, R-So., Psychology, 3.463
C.J. Ogbonna, Sr., Communication, 3.54
Dom Polizzi, Gr., History, 3.90
Junior Poyser, R-Fr., Exercise Science, 3.304
Andrew Schnackenberg, Sr., Business Administration, 3.454
Mark-Anthony Scott, Jr., R-So., Communication, 3.465
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
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