Seven Ferris State Hockey Standouts Chosen As WCHA Scholar-Athletes

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Big Rapids, Mich. - Seven members of the Ferris State University men's ice hockey squad have been honored for their athletic and academic accomplishments as the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) today announced the 2018-19 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients.

The Bulldog honorees include:

Oskar Andren (Sr., F, Stockholm, Sweden); Cameron Clarke (Jr., D, Tecumseh, Mich.); Dominic Lutz (Jr., F, Livonia, Mich.); Liam MacDougall (So., F, Windsor, Ontario); Joe Rutkowski (Jr., D, Crystal Lake, Ill.); Zac Tierney (Sr., D, London, Ontario); Zach Yoder (Jr., D, Woodstock, Ga.)

Tierney garnered WCHA Scholar-Athlete recognition for the third-straight year while Lutz, Rutkowski and Yoder are all repeat honorees.

"On behalf of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, I want to extend our sincere congratulations to all of our WCHA Scholar-Athletes for 2018-19," said Northern Michigan University President and Men's League Chairman Dr. Fritz Erickson. "We are truly fortunate to have an exceptional group of young men attending our institutions and competing in our conference."

"I'm thrilled to publicly recognize the academic accomplishments of our 84 student-athletes who have maintained a high level of excellence in the classroom while competing at the top level of NCAA hockey," added WCHA Men's League Commissioner Bill Robertson. "I also want to salute the successful commitment of our member institutions to the WCHA mission of providing the very best experience, both off and on the ice. Each WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipient is a tremendous representative of the Association and its schools; we commend and applaud them all."

The WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award was developed through member institution Faculty Representatives and approved by the conference membership for the 2005-06 season. To earn recognition as a WCHA Scholar-Athlete, conference-member student-athletes must have completed at least one year of residency at their present institution prior to the current academic year and must also have a grade-point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale for the previous two semesters or three quarters, or may qualify if his overall GPA is at least 3.50 for all terms at his present institution.

Over the 14 years of the award, there have now been more than 1,200 WCHA Scholar-Athlete honorees representing every men's and women's member institution. Forty-two of this season's 84 men's recipients are repeat honorees, with 19 of those now being three-time honorees. This year's 84 honorees are also an increase from the 81 men's student-athletes who were honored a season ago.

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association, among the most historic, tradition-rich and successful conferences in all of collegiate athletics, proudly marks its 67th season of men's competition in 2018-19. The 10-team Division 1 conference consists of the University of Alabama in Huntsville (Chargers), the University of Alaska Anchorage (Seawolves), the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Nanooks), Bemidji State University (Beavers), Bowling Green State University (Falcons), Ferris State University (Bulldogs), Lake Superior State University (Lakers), Michigan Technological University (Huskies), Minnesota State University (Mavericks) and Northern Michigan University (Wildcats).

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