ST. LOUIS – Jocelyn Quiles highlighted a group of 18 Indiana State track and field athletes named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, earning MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in the inaugural year for the award.
 
In total, the Valley recognized 136 athletes named to the 2021 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete team for their performance in the classroom and in the sport of Track & Field. The Sycamores' 18 awards were tied with Northern Iowa for the third-most in the MVC, trailing only Illinois State (30) and Loyola Chicago (19).

50 student-athletes hold at least a 3.80 cumulative grade-point average and 17 on the list maintain a perfect 4.0. Logan Calvin of Illinois State was highlighted as the Men's Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Student-athletes were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team by meeting the following criteria and procedures:

• 3.3 cumulative grade-point average
• At least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing
• Placed in the top eight of an individual event or top three in a relay event at the Indoor or Outdoor Championships

 
Indiana State Men:
Nathan Kiger, Sr., 3.32, Engineering; Cale Kilian, Sr., 3.34, Exercise Science; Matthew Lewis-Banks, Jr., 3.44, Finance; Emmanuel Odubanjo, So., 3.56, Professional Aviation Flight Technology; Nick Schultz, Sr., 3.65, Elementary Education; Ben Shepard, So., 3.8, Aviation Management; Will Smith, So., 3.64, Construction Management; Wyatt Wyman, Jr., 3.59, Aviation Management

Indiana State Women:
Kelsey Bowlds, So., 3.85, Applied Medicine; Jayla Bynum, So., 3.86, Psychology; Kaitlyn Davis, Sr., 3.96, Applied Medicine; Alexis Grider, Jr., 3.79, Geography & Sustainability; Sierra Long, Jr., 3.71, Nursing; Mia Mackenzie, Jr., 3.83, Nursing; Taylor Pierce, Sr., 3.97, Intelligence Analysis; Claire Pittman, So., 3.66, Exercise Science; Jocelyn Quiles, Sr., 3.78, Communication; Riley Tuerff, So., 3.53, Applied Medicine
 
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