ST. LOUIS - In an effort to honor the achievements of exceptional student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference, in partnership with State Farm, has created the MVC State Farm Good Neighbor Award. Ten student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Doug Elgin as the honorees for the 2011 fall season, with Indiana State's recipient being junior Taylor Hancock from the women's soccer team.

Hancock, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., and Lawrence North High School, has been named to the athletic department honor roll four times while at Indiana State, while making the MVC Honor Roll as a freshman. A midfielder on the soccer team, Hancock has played in 34 matches for her career.

Off the field, Hancock and the ISU soccer team are active with multiple charitable organizations around the Wabash Valley, including: the Terre Haute Humane Society, Terre Haute Catholic Charities Food Bank, Wabash Valley Race for the Cure, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Toys for Tots, Zorah Temple Shriners of Terre Haute, Ryves Hall Youth Center and Special Olympics.

In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition. The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring), for a total of 30 honorees.