ST LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference has awarded Illinois State women's gymnast Alyssa Wiggle with the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award. Wiggle was one of 10 student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Doug Elgin as a State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award honoree for the 2018-19 Winter season.
Wiggle was given the honor for her outstanding academic achievements, as well her strong community involvement. Wiggle has earned a 3.81 cumulative grade point average in her major of middle level teacher education, along with being awarded Scholastic All-American honors from the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches for Women. She was also selected as a Midwest Independent Conference Academic All-Conference honoree and is a multiple-time member of the ISU Athletics AFNI Student-Athlete Honor Roll.
Her community service engagement includes being involved with:
· Circus Room Talk
· Recycling Initiative
· Sheridan Elementary Parade and Oakdale Elementary Mentor
· St. Jude Walk for a Cure
· Reading with Redbirds
· Midwest Food Bank
· American Red Cross Evening with the Stars
· Susan G. Komen Walk
· Earth Day Clean-Up
· Trick or Treat for Change
Thoughts from Coach Conkling:
"It does not surprise me that Alyssa won the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award. All you have to do is watch her in workouts to see how she is always cheering on her teammates or being that athlete that is consoling, encouraging and building up a teammate who is struggling. Alyssa does, and always will, represent the spirt of this award."
The Illinois State women's gymnastics team will compete against the Northern Illinois on Friday, March 1, beginning at 6 p.m. in DeKalb, Illinois.
