The Missouri Valley Conference has announced the 2017 Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team. Seventeen student-athletes have earned a spot on the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women’s soccer scholar-athlete team.
This season, 38 student-athletes were nominated for the Valley’s scholar-athlete team. The criteria for the honor parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or the MVC Championship. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution. Sports Information Directors at MVC institutions voted for the team.
The team includes 11 student-athletes that have a 3.90 cumulative GPA or better. Ali Smith of Drake and Grace Rogers of Valparaiso who represented the MVC on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team this year were selected on the first team.
2017 Scholar-Athlete First Team
| Name |
School |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
| Haley Morris |
Drake |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Advertising & Marketing |
| Ali Smith# |
Drake |
Sr. |
4.00 |
International Business & Finance |
| Kate Del Fava |
Illinois State |
So. |
4.00 |
Agriculture & Pre-Veterinary Medicine |
| Katie Wells# |
Indiana State |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Athletic Training |
| Mary Disidore% |
Missouri State |
Sr. |
3.91 |
General Studies |
| Brooke Prondzinski |
Missouri State |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Brooke Zimmerman |
Missouri State |
Sr. |
3.48 |
Administrative Management |
| Sydney Hayden |
UNI |
So. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| Hannah McDevitt# |
UNI |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Economics: Business & Spanish |
| Cory Griffith |
Valparaiso |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Marketing |
| Grace Rogers |
Valparaiso |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Actuarial Science & Business Analytics |
#First Team in 2016; * Honorable Mention in 2016; ^ First Team in 2015; % Honorable Mention in 2015
2017 Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention Team
| Name |
School |
Year |
GPA |
Major |
| Alyssa Brand |
Drake |
Jr. |
3.69 |
Finance & Marketing |
| Linda Fiorito# |
Drake |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Marketing |
| Haley Smith |
Illinois State |
So. |
3.92 |
Exercise Science |
| Maddie Ford*% |
Loyola |
Sr. |
3.59 |
Biology |
| Ashley Coonfield |
Missouri State |
So. |
3.88 |
Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Kelsey Yarrow |
UNI |
Jr. |
3.72 |
Business |
#First Team in 2016; * Honorable Mention in 2016; ^ First Team in 2015; % Honorable Mention in 2015