ST. LOUIS – Indiana State senior Shomari Rogers-Walton was named the MVC Men's Track and Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year Friday by the conference office, while 22 Indiana State track and field student-athletes were selected to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team.
 
Rogers-Walton, who has a 3.71 cumulative GPA as a sport management major,  was the 2024 MVC Indoor Track and Field Most Valuable Athlete after sweeping the long jump and triple jump titles at the conference championships. He also added a runner-up finish in the long jump at the MVC Outdoor Championships, while qualifying for the NCAA East First Round in both the long jump and triple jump. Rogers-Walton scored double-digit points for the Blue and White at every conference championship he competed in.
 
Indiana State's 22 MVC Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Team honorees marked the third straight year that the Sycamores had over 20 student-athletes on the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team. The Sycamores have also had either the men's or women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year in each of the last three seasons.
 
In addition to the success in the classroom, Indiana State has also been the gold standard in competition, winning nine conference titles over the last three years (2022-24 men's indoor, 2022-24 men's outdoor, 2022 women's indoor, 2024 women's indoor, 2024 women's outdoor). The Sycamores swept all four MVC Track and Field Championships this season, marking the first time in program history that the Sycamores accomplished the feat. Indiana State's men's track and field team set program records for points scored at both the MVC Indoor Championships (183.5) and MVC Outdoor Championships (221.5).
 
To qualify for the MVC Scholar-Athlete team, nominees must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale) and placed in either the top eight of an individual event or the top three of a relay event at the indoor or outdoor championships. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore status in both athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were not eligible).
 
Alysha Bradford (business) had the top GPA among the Sycamores' women's honorees at 3.99, while Xavier Wills (art education) had the top GPA on the men's side at 4.0.
 
Indiana State 2024 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team Honorees
Abby Ballengee – 3.73 GPA, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Erica Barker – 3.77 GPA, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Noah Bolt – 3.52 GPA, Master of Business Administration
Alysha Bradford – 3.99 GPA, Business
Landis Brandon – 3.72 GPA, Applied Medicine
Rachel Conhoff – 3.95 GPA, Kinesiology/Exercise Science
Jason Dworak – 3.74 GPA, Construction Management
Kamille Gaskin-Griffith – 3.80 GPA, Economics
Brooklyn Giertz-Pfaff – 3.65 GPA, Physical Education
Tahj Johnson – 3.95 GPA, Applied Medicine
Jackson Krieg – 3.79 GPA, Master of Business Administration
Kevin Krutsch – 3.90 GPA, Sport Management
Daunte Majors – 3.52 PGPA, Physical Education/Exercise Science
Dan O'Laughlin – 3.83 GPA, Professional Aviation Flight Technology
Claire Pittman – 3.77 GPA, Exercise Science
Wyatt Puff – 3.94 GPA, Computer Science
Parker Speth – 3.77 GPA, Mechanical Engineering
Will Staggs – 3.97 GPA, Applied Medicine
Riley Tuerff – 3.71 GPA, Applied Medicine
Shomari Rogers-Walton – 3.71 GPA, Sport Management
Selene Weaver – 3.71 GPPA, Physical Education
Xavier Wills – 4.00 GPA, Art Education
 
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