13 'Birds Land on MVC Scholar Athlete Team

ST LOUIS – Illinois State landed a league-high 13 athletes on the MVC Scholar Athlete team, as announced by the league office following the 2024 MVC Championships.  

That group includes six athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA, and seven athletes who earned MVC Scholar Athlete Team honors for the first time.  

Highlighting the honorees were both of Illinois State's MVC championship-winning athletes from the 2024 MVC Championships. Emma Feltzer earned Scholar Athlete team honors after winning her second career MVC gold medal, going a school-record 49.33 for first in the 100y Freestyle. On the boards, Eva Reyes took home a third consecutive 1M Dive title, becoming the first diver in league history to win 1M Dive titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior. She is a first-time Scholar Athlete team selection following the historic performance.  

Joining Reyes as a first-time Scholar Athlete team honorees were Chloe Tyler, Mia Snow, Ella Glaspie, Ella Turken, Delaney Boulden and Lauren Wisdom.  

To be selected to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team, student-athletes must be a sophomore academically and athletically and meet one of the following criteria: 

• 3.3 cumulative GPA and all-conference, or 

• 3.5 cumulative GPA and top sixteen finish in individual event at championship, or 

• 3.8 cumulative GPA and participation in MVC Championship, including non-scorers 

2024 MVC Scholar Athlete Team honorees: 

• Chloe Tyler – 4.00 

• Madyson Morse - 3.8 

• Mia Snow - 3.74 

• Emma Feltzer - 3.92 

• Diana Walker - 3.87 

• Eva Reyes - 3.61 

• Olivia Gonder - 3.7 

• Ella Glaspie – 4.00 

• Ella Turken - 4.00

• Delaney Boulden – 4.00 

• Cassidy Carey – 4.00 

• Lauren Wisdom - 3.85 

• Gabriella Russell – 4.00 

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