John Wingels Named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team

2017 Feb 17

Miami University hockey player John Wingels has been named to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference's (NCHC) Academic All-Conference team. He is one of eleven RedHawks to receive the honor, which sets a program-high.

The NCHC Academic All-Conference honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and have completed a full academic year.

Wingels, from Wilmette, is majoring in Finance.

Miami University student-athletes finished the spring 2016 semester with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.21, the highest GPA ever for a single semester. Overall, nearly 40 percent (189 of 490) of the RedHawks finished with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and 38 of those student-athletes recorded a 4.0 GPA.