NORMAL, Ill. – Illinois State soccer's fifth-year senior Ashley Santos was named the Illinois State's MVC State Farm Good Neighbor Award, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
To be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport during the season of recognition. The MVC recognizes 30 student-athletes annually. Fifth-year senior Natalie Vaughn-Low earned the honor in the spring 2021 season.
Santos recently earned MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors for the second-straight season, in addition to MVC-Scholar-Athlete First Team accolades for the third-straight season.
Santos, a native of Falls Church, Va., has earned All-MVC First Team honors twice (2021, spring 2021), after being tabbed Honorable Mention twice (2019, 2018) and All-MVC Freshman Team in 2017. Santos broke program records for minutes played (7,421), matches played (90), and matches started (89), anchoring the Redbird backline and defensive midfield in the 2021 season.
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