ST. LOUIS – Blake Kramer, Ryan Cash and Megan Doty have been named to the 2017 MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team, the Valley announced Tuesday afternoon.
 
Scholar-Athlete honors require athletes to meet performance standards, as they must finish among the first 20 runners at the conference championship and hold at least a cumulative 3.2 GPA and be a sophomore in athletic and academic standing to earn a spot on the MVC Scholar-Athlete team.
 
Redshirt junior Blake Kramer finished ninth at the MVC Championships, earning All-MVC honors for the first time in his career. Kramer currently holds a 3.23 GPA in exercise science. Also earning a spot on the Men's Scholar-Athlete team is redshirt sophomore Ryan Cash. Cash crossed the line in 16th last weekend for the Sycamores and currently holds a 3.29 GPA in marketing.
 
Doty, a junior from Fort Wayne, Ind., finished 20th last weekend at the MVC Championships for the fourth-place Sycamore women in Springfield, Mo. She holds a 3.90 GPA in nursing - the fifth highest GPA among all honorees this season.
 
The Sycamore men and women will be back in action on Nov. 10 at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, as they host the NCAA Great Lakes Regional beginning at 11:15 a.m. ET.
 
MVC Men's Scholar-Athlete Team:
 
1. Jake Hoffert, Bradley - 3.67, Manufacturing Engineering
2. Alex Baker, Loyola - 3.43, Sociology
4. Josh Maier, Southern Ill. - 3.95, Computer Science
9. Blake Kramer, Indiana State - 3.23, Exercise Science
11. Peter Schaible, Loyola - 3.21, Biology
13. Kevin White, Loyola - 3.84, Environmental Science
16. Ryan Cash, Indiana State - 3.29, Marketing
18. Kyle Brandt, Drake - 3.85, Biochamistry, Cell & Molecular Biology
19. Matt Cozine, Drake - 3.85, Actuarial Science
 
MVC Women's Scholar-Athlete Team:
 
1. Lindsey Brewis, Loyola - 3.53 Information Systems
3. Jessica Allen, Missouri State - 3.97, Biology
4. Sara Piller, Bradley - 3.80, Nursing
5. Natale Burant, Bradley - 3.95, Accounting
7. Abby Jockish, Bradley - 3.60, Accounting
8. Hannah Witczak, Bradley - 3.21, Nursing
11. Ashley Norem, UNI - 3.92, Exercise Science
12. Hannah Truniger, UNI - 3.88, Physics & Bio-med Engineering
14. Brette Correy, UNI - 3.89, Elementary Education
15. Bailee Cofer, Drake - 3.81, English/Public Relations
17. Rita Maurais, Loyola - 3.97, Nursing
18. Grace Beattie, Illinois State - 3.34, Social Work
19. Claire Darnell, Southern Ill. - 3.62, Exercise Science
20. Megan Doty, Indiana State - 3.90, Nursing
 
For the latest information on the Sycamore Cross Country team, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter.