ST. LOUIS – Illinois State led the conference with an impressive 246 student-athletes earning a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll for the 2021-22 academic year as announced by the league office on Thursday.
To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2021/Spring 2022), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have been enrolled full time during the term they earned the honor.
The league's highest academic achievement – the Presidents' Council Academic Excellence Award – requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation (by the end of the Spring 2021 semester).
Also, 120 Redbird student-athletes earned the Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for each of the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and participation in athletics a minimum of two years.
Listed below are the individuals who earned the Presidents' Council Academic Excellence Award from Illinois State. A full list of academic award winners and honor roll members can be found in the MVC's official release (PDF).
Diego Moura Herrera (Men's Tennis)
Aleska Lazarevic (Men's Tennis)
Cole Maguire (Men's T&F)
Kayel Newland (W. Basketball)
Maddie Exline (Women's CC)
Natalie Sparreo (Women's CC)
Sofia Iribarren (Gymnastics)
Mia Quigg (Gymnastics)
Shaina Dudas (Women's Soccer)
Sarah Ochitwa (Women's Soccer)
Natalie Vaughn-Low (Women's Soccer)
Logan Ziegler (Women's Soccer)
Michele Calabrese (Softball)
Makenzie Pence (Softball)
Julie Kolar (Swimming/Diving)
Haley Rivera (Swimming/Diving)
Ali Cranston (Women's T&F)
Hannah Johnson (Women's T&F)
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