SAINT LOUIS, Mo. – Following the conclusion of the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, for the second year in a row, 13 Sycamore student-athletes have earned MVC Scholar-Athlete honors, the Valley announced Thursday.
In order the be eligible for the honor student-athletes must have a 3.2 cumulative GPA and be all-conference, a 3.5 cumulative GPA and earn top-sixteen finish in an individual event at the championship, or a 3.8 cumulative GPA and participate in the MVC Championship, including non-scorers.
The Missouri Valley Conference had an outstanding 81 student-athletes on the scholar-athlete tam this season for swimming and diving. In the 2019-20 season, ten of these scholar-athletes had a perfect 4.00 GPA.
The Sycamores had the third-most honors in the conference with 13, in front of Missouri State (10), Little Rock (9), Evansville (8), Illinois State (7), and Valparaiso (2). Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa tied for the most with 15.
Of the 13 honorees,
Mykenzie Kostka,
Kendall Hansen,
Alex Malmborg,
Cierra Campbell,
Kerry Tepe,
Marlene Pavlu Lewin,
Elisabeth Peskin, and
Megan Schade are returning honorees while
Allie Engstrom,
Ashleigh Sinks,
Keara Shelton, and
Emily Webb are first-time honorees.
MVC Scholar-Athletes Honorees:
Mykenzie Kostka
Kendall Hansen
Kerry Tepe
Allie Engstrom
Megan Schade
Ashleigh Sinks
Elisabeth Peskin
Anna Maria Nasiou
Alex Malmborg
Keara Shelton
Emily Webb
Marlene Pavlu Lewin
Cierra Campbell
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