Missouri Valley Conference Reveals 2023-24 Academic Honors

ST. LOUIS – Illinois State placed 262 student-athletes on the Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll for the 2023-24 academic year as announced by the league office on Wednesday.

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 2023/Spring 2024), 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 Board of Directors 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 2024 semester).  

Also, 130 Redbird student-athletes earned the league's 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 MVC Board of Directors 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).

Luke Cheng (Baseball)    
Nick Strong (Baseball)    
Charlie Wetzel (Men's XC, T&F)  
Arvid Hjalte (Men's Tennis)
Kate Bullman (Women's Basketball)
Hannah Kelle (Women's Basketball)
Macy Byer (Women's XC, T&F)
Mattie Lieb (Women's XC, T&F)
Brittney Oakley (Women's XC, T&F)
Kiley Sanders (Women's XC, T&F)
Morgan Wrublik (Women's XC, T&F) 
Emma Rouger (Women's Golf)
Avalon Woodward (Women's Golf)
Carly Hawksworth (Women's Gymnastics)
Jaz Neely (Women's Gymnastics)
Dani Grgas (Women's Soccer)
Sydney Smith (Women's Soccer)
Madi Bylak (Softball)
Brandi LaFountaine (Softball)
Cassidy Carey (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Mikayla Jasek (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Madyson Morse (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Diana Walker (Women's Swimming & Diving)
Othilia Brodin (Women's Tennis)
Tijana Zlatanovic (Women's Tennis)
Allie Trame (Women's Volleyball)

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