NORMAL, Ill. – Three Illinois State track & field and cross country student-athletes have been honored with yearly awards and scholarships from the ISU School of Kinesiology and Recreation. The group of student-athletes selected include senior Jack Anstey, senior Jake Gillum and recent ISU graduate Kennidi Knoblock.
Anstey, a 2019 First Team All-American on the track, was recognized with the Howard Hancock Athletic Achievement Award for his athletic accomplishments in track & field and cross country. The Howard Hancock Athletic Achievement Award recipient must be a senior student-athlete majoring in Kinesiology and Recreation, have a distinguished athletic achievement and a recommendation from the head coach of his/her sport.
Gillum, who has maintained a 4.0 grade point average throughout his first three years, earned the Clifford E. Horton Scholarship Award, which is awarded to a junior student-athlete in good standing that has demonstrated leadership qualities and promotes professional aspects of Kinesiology, including all aspects of athletics.
Finishing her athletic eligibility this past fall, Knoblock was honored with a KNR award for her efforts in the classroom for the third time in her Illinois State career. The Betty Keough Honorary Teacher Education Scholarship Award is awarded to a Physical Education Teacher Education major who has a 3.0 minimum ISU cumulative grade point average and a strong background in leadership, service history and professional participation.
For more information about the KNR awards, please visit kinrec.illinoisstate.edu.
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