Missouri Valley Conference Announces 2005-06 Academic Awards

Thirty-six student-athletes highlight more than 1,000 who earned selection to the 2005-06 Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll, as announced by the league office. Those 36 student-athletes earned the league's highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley Conference President's Council Academic Excellence Award.

The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through fall 2005 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.

Also, 346 student-athletes received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award. That requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 grade point average for the current term (Fall 2005), and participation in athletics. Freshmen are not eligible.

In addition, the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its 2005-06 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2005), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have a minimum of 12 hours of enrollment during the fall.

PRESIDENTS COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS

BRADLEY: Gillian Falknor (Volleyball); Marko Marevic (Men's Tennis)

CREIGHTON: Brandy Bush (Women's Basketball); Chelsea MacKenzie (Women's Soccer)

DRAKE: Chris Glick (Men's Track and Field); Mollie Daniels (Softball); Evelinline Rusdianto (Women's Tennis) Kristin Underwood (Women's Soccer); Bailey Wilberts (Women's Soccer)

EVANSVILLE: Kelly D'Amico (Women's Soccer); Lindsay Ince (Women's Soccer); Gabriel Bauer (Baseball); Zachariah Grage (Baseball)

ILLINOIS STATE: Ryan Brown (Men's Golf); Katie Finan (Women's Swimming and Diving); Neil Plank (Men's Basketball)

INDIANA STATE: Melanie Boeglin (Women's Basketball); Ashley Clark (Women's Basketball); Katie Freeman (Volleyball); Megan Morris (Women's Soccer); John Nay (Men's Track); Sarah Smith (Volleyball); Lisa Verhoff (Women's Basketball); Kristen Weddle (Women's Basketball)

MISSOURI STATE: Michael Breshears (Men's Cross Country); Jennifer Burchard (Women's Swimming and Diving); Sarah Klaassen (Women's Basketball); Erin McLaughlin (Women's Golf); Mike Wahlig (Men's Track and Field); Ashley Warren (Volleyball); Katie Werges (Volleyball)

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA: Stephanie Germann (Volleyball); Dana Moening (Women's Golf); Kaitlin Stimpson (Women's Soccer)

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Brendan Lutz (Baseball); Erin Pauk (Women's Basketball)

WICHITA STATE: Cameron Ledford (Men's Basketball)