SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – The Missouri Valley Conference league office has announced its swim and dive Scholar-Athlete team for the 2025-26 season. Illinois State had six student-athletes selected to the team.
The six Redbirds named were Senior Mia Snow, Senior Ella Turken, Senior Chloe Tyler, Senior Delaney Boulden, Sophomore Hope Westphal, and Sophomore Avery Watson.
Snow, Turken, Tyler, and Boulden earned their third career scholar-athlete selections. Watson and Westphal were nominated to the scholar-athlete for the first time in their careers.
2026 MVC Scholar Athlete Team honorees and GPAs:
The criteria for the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team voting parallels the CSC (College Sports Communicators) standards for Academic All-America nominations. To be nominated, a student-athlete must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA, both as an undergraduate and graduate student, where applicable. If a GPA has not been established as a transfer student, the cumulative GPA from the nominee's previous institution must be used. Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing. Redshirt freshmen are not eligible. Eligible nominees must compete in at least four competitions OR finish in the top eight individually at the Conference championship, or be a member of a top-three relay team at the event.
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