ST LOUIS, Mo. ? Indiana State forward Lauren Podolski picked up another accolade in her record-breaking 2006 campaign, being named to the 2006 MVC Scholar-Athlete First team.

Podolski broke every offensive statistic on the books at Indiana State in 2006, setting new career standards in points (61), goals (22) and assists (17). Her success has also carried over into the classroom where the junior maintains a 3.23 grade point average in Business Administration.

A total of 52 student-athletes were nominated for the Valley's scholar-athlete team. The criterion for the honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.