Maunu named Wildcats' scholar athelete of the year

From the NMU Sports Information Department:

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - Matt Maunu has been designated as Northern
Michigan University's CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The CCHA
Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be chosen from among the group of 12 nominees
with the winner announced at the 2007 CCHA Awards on Thursday, March
15.

Maunu, a senior from Esko, Minn., is an accounting/financial planning
major. On the ice the defenseman has 16 points on five goals and 11 assists for
the 2006-07 season. The faculty athletic representative at each school, in
consultation with the head coach, selected the institution's Scholar-Athlete of
the Year. Each school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year serves as the school's
nominee for CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Nominees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 through the fall term of the
selection year to receive the school's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. The
CCHA Scholar-Athlete of the Year is selected by the 12 faculty representatives.
Voting is based on a system that awards five points for a first-place vote,
three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote.