ST LOUIS – Thirteen Illinois State student-athletes earned the Missouri Valley Conference President's Council Academic Award, the highest academic award bestowed by the Valley, the league announced Tuesday.
Illinois State led the league in President's Council Academic Awards. Earning the honor were: Sami King (gymnastics), Katy Winge (women's basketball), Allie Newsom (soccer), Aryn Newsom (soccer), Erica Halley (swimming and diving), Valerie Jones (swimming and diving), Maggie Kopp (swimming and diving), Samantha Schuckles (swimming and diving), Ashton Nisbet (women's tennis), Heather Nisbet (women's tennis), Phyllis Tigges (women's tennis), Shannon Nemetz (women's track and field) and Eliza Smith (volleyball).
President's Council Academic Award winners maintained a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.80 or higher through the Spring 2015 semester, have participated in athletics for at least two years, and are within 18 credit hours of graduation.
Illinois State also had 86 student-athletes earn the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, honoring student-athletes who maintained a GPA of 3.5 or higher over the previous two semesters and a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Illinois State placed 219 student-athletes on the MVC Honor Roll, which recognizes student-athletes who recorded a GPA of 3.2 or higher in either semester during the 2014-15 academic year, while completing at least 12 credit hours during that semester.
Student-athletes from every Illinois State athletic team were represented in the MVC's announcement of academic awards. The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its academic awards June 24.
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