Seven Huskies named WCHA Scholar-Athletes
BLOOMINGTON Minn. – Michigan Tech hockey players Thomas Beretta, Robbie Beydoun, Seamus Donohue, Devin Kero, Mitch Meek, Greyson Reitmeier, and Dylan Steman were among the 84 recipients of the 14th annual WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award the league announced on Monday (March 18).
Seniors Devin Kero (Hancock, Mich.) and Dylan Steman (Hanover, Minn.) became the 17th and 18th (men's and women's leagues combined) four-time WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award honorees in the 14-year history of the award. Both Kero and Steman graduated with their bachelor's degree last spring and are pursuing an MBA with a 4.0 grade-point average.
Junior forward Thomas Beretta (King City, Ontario) received the honor for the second straight season. He holds a 3.60 GPA in business management.
Sophomore goaltender Robbie Beydoun (Plymouth, Mich.) has a 3.76 GPA in engineering management. Second-year defenseman Seamus Donohue (North Oaks, Minn.) has a 3.5 GPA in accounting. Sophomore defenseman Mitch Meek (Victoria, BC) has a 3.79 GPA in business administration. Sophomore forward Greyson Reitmeier (Nakusp, BC) is a finance major with a 3.55 GPA.
The WCHA, through Northern Michigan University President and Chairman, Dr. Fritz Erickson and Commissioner Bill Robertson, today announced the 84 student-athletes who are the 2018-19 WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipients.
"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," Dr. Erickson said. "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," Robertson added. "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.