ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference announced the 2009 Scholar-Athlete men's and women's cross country teams on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with two Wichita State University athletes featured on the list.
Seniors Olivia Martinez and Rachel York represented the Shocker women following a fifth straight conference title on Saturday, Oct. 31, in Peoria, Ill. Martinez came in 17th overall out of 77 runners in a time of 19:39 while York clocked in at 19:27 to finish 13th. Martinez has only one finish outside the top 20 this year while York had a season-best showing of fifth at the JK Gold Classic and two top 15 finishes.
According to the conference, "scholar-athlete honors require athletes to meet performance standards,
as the top-10 finishers at the conference championship earn
all-conference honors and are included on the Scholar-Athlete team,
provided they meet the set criteria, while other athletes must finish
among the first 20 runners at the conference championship and hold a
cumulative 3.2 GPA and be a sophomore in athletic and academic standing
to earn a spot on the MVC Scholar-Athlete team."
The full list of MVC men's and women's scholar-athlete teams can be found below.
| MEN'S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM* |
Yr., Major, GPA, Hometown |
| 1. Scott Krapf, Illinois State |
Gr., 4.000 Recreation & Park Administration, Danville, Ill. |
| 4. Eric Schulz, Indiana State |
Sr., 3.228 Communication, New Albany, Ind. |
| 5. Scott Keeney, Indiana State |
Sr., 3.966 Mathematics, Frankfort, Ind. |
| 6. Jeremiah Vaughan, Indiana State |
So., 3.643 Athletic Training, Brookville, Ind. |
| 7. Michael Disher, Indiana State |
Jr., 3.417 Physical Therapy, Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 9. Dan Dunbar, Southern Illinois |
Jr., 3.864 Radio-Television, O'Fallon, Ill. |
| 10. Craig Padgett, Indiana State |
So., 3.500 Pre-Veterinary, Mishawaka, Ind. |
| 11. Jason Ordway, Southern Illinois |
Sr., 3.868 Physiology, Holgate, Ohio |
| 17. Alex Mark, Northern Iowa |
So., 3.82 Biology, Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| 22. Brad Wrage, Southern Illinois |
Jr., 3.719 Mechanical Engineering, Yates City, Ill. |
| WOMEN'S SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM* |
Yr., Major, GPA, Hometown |
| 1. Terry Phillips, Missouri State |
So., 4.00 Biochemistry, Kansas City, Mo. |
| 7. Allison Malone, Indiana State |
Jr., 3.900 History, Rensselaer, Ind. |
| 8. Sarah Glowacki, Illinois State |
Jr., 3.42 Exercise Science, Wauwatosa, Wis. |
| 9. Casey McDermott, Drake |
Jr., 3.32 Psychology, Newton, Iowa |
| 10. Kirsten Lang, Illinois State |
Jr., 3.60 Middle Level Teacher Education, St. Charles, Ill. |
| 13. Rachel York, Wichita State |
Sr., 3.61 Anthropology & Criminal Justice, St. Clair, Mo. |
| 15. Julia Costello, Indiana State |
Sr., 3.750 Social Science Education, Clinton, Ind. |
| 16. Megan Hoelscher, Southern Illinois |
Jr., 3.783 Civil Engineering, Effingham, Ill. |
| 17. Olivia Martinez, Wichita State |
Sr., 3.21 Undecided, Amarillo, Texas |
| 18. Aisha Praught, Illinois State |
So., 3.48 Geology, Moline, Ill. |
| 19. Kayla Alexander, Indiana State |
Sr., 3.612 Special Education, Terre Haute, Ind. |
| 20. Kacie Klem, Indiana State |
So., 3.983 Open Preference, Huntingburg, Ind. |
*number indicates individual place at the State Farm MVC Championship.
