PDF Release - Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week (May 17, 2012)

ST. LOUIS -- Ty Blach of Creighton University and Malaikah Love of Southern Illinois University have been selected Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin announced today. Blach and Love were honored for their performance during the period of May 7-13.

Now in its 13th year of existence, The Valley’s Scholar-Athlete program is sponsored by Prairie Farms, Roberts and Hiland Dairies. On a weekly basis, the Conference honors its student-athletes for their athletic performance for a one-week period and academic success in the classroom.

A pitcher for the Creighton baseball team, Blach, a junior from Centennial, Colorado, went 2-0 with a 0.00 earned-run average in 10 innings, as the Bluejays defeated Nebraska, 8-1, on May 8 and Dallas Baptist, 4-1, on May 11.

Blach, who has a 3.865 cumulative grade-point average in business, recorded his first nine-inning complete game as a Bluejay by giving up an unearned run against Dallas Baptist. The southpaw struck out five batters and allowed just one free pass in his team-leading fifth win of the season.

A member of the Southern Illinois track and field team, Love, a senior from Carbondale, Illinois, repeated as league champion in the triple jump at the State Farm MVC Championship on May 13 at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.

Love, who has a 3.477 cumulative grade-point average in dental hygiene, established an SIU record with a jump of 43 feet, 3.25 inches -- becoming the first Saluki ever to clear 43 feet in the event. She also garnered All-MVC honors with a second-place finish in the long jump. She completed her SIU career having won four MVC outdoor titles and five indoor league crowns.

To qualify for Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing. Redshirt freshmen and first-year junior college transfers are not eligible. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes will be evaluated on their athletic performance for a one-week period.


PDF Release - Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Week (May 17, 2012)

 

Previous Scholar-Athletes of the Week:

August 24, 2011 August 31, 2011 September 7, 2011
September 14, 2011 September 21, 2011 September 28, 2011
October 5, 2011 October 12, 2011 October 19, 2011
October 26, 2011 November 2, 2011 November 9, 2011
November 16, 2011 November 25, 2011 December 2, 2011
December 7, 2011 December 16, 2011 December 22, 2011
December 28, 2011 January 4, 2012 January 12, 2012
January 19, 2012 January 24, 2012 February 2, 2012
February 10, 2012 February 22, 2012 February 29, 2012
March 7, 2012 March 14, 2012 March 23, 2012
March 28, 2012 April 4, 2012 April 11, 2012
April 25, 2012 May 2, 2012 May 9, 2012
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January 27, 2011 February 3, 2011 February 9, 2011
February 16, 2011 February 23, 2011 March 9, 2011
March 16, 2011 March 23, 2011 March 30, 2011
April 6, 2011 April 13, 2011 April 20, 2011
April 27, 2011 May 4, 2011 May 12, 2011
May 18, 2011 May 26, 2011