By Staff
HOLLAND – Five area athletes have received Academic Honor Roll recognition from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Buchanan's Robyn Bahr and Josh Wahlstrom, Brandywine's Andy Low, Niles' Matthew Tingley and Edwardsburg's Kristin Toney were all named to the Honor Roll
Bahr is a freshman at Adrian College, while Wahlstrom just completed his sophomore year at Kalamazoo College.
Low will be a junior at Albion College this fall, while Tingley just completed his senior year. Toney just completed her freshman season at Adrian.
Bahr played tennis at Adrian, Low played soccer, Tingley played football, Toney softball and Wahlstrom played both baseball and soccer.
In order to be named to the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must achieve a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale for the entire 2007-08 academic year.
A student needed to have won a varsity letter in a sport to be eligible.
The Academic Honor Roll program was initiated in 1990 to recognize students at MIAA member college who excel both in athletics and in the classroom.
This year's Honor Roll included 54 seniors, who achieved the distinction four consecutive years.