Field and Adney both earned honorable mention honors last season.

Field, a junior from Windsor, Calif., has a 3.80 GPA in chemistry, Church, a senior from Fairway, Kan., has a 3.50 GPA in exercise science, Adney, a senior from Golden, Colo., has a 3.39 GPA in communication and Feekin, a junior from Papillion, Neb., has a 3.25 GPA in elementary education.

The criteria for the Valley's Scholar-Athlete Team parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting.  Nominees must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average.  Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular season, reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institution and completed at least one full academic year at their institution.

First Team

Andrea Beaty, Missouri State

Megan Bober, Creighton

Brooke Boggs, Creighton

Amy Braun, UNI

Rachael Brown, Southern Illinois

Elizabeth Field, Wichita State

Shelby Kintzel, UNI

Ashley Mason, Missouri State

Alysia Mayes, Southern Illinois

Ashley Ring, Evansville

Macy Ubben, UNI

Bailey Yeager, Southern Illinois

Honorable Mention

Emily Adney, Wichita State

Olivia Brand, Missouri State

Jackie Church, Wichita State

Shea Doran, Indiana State

Madelyn Ervin, Bradley

Chelsey Feekin, Wichita State

Brooklyn Hlafka, Illinois State

Kaitlin Jaeger, Missouri State

Megan Lehman, UNI

Sarah Madden, Drake

Molly Murphy, Indiana State

Amanda Platte, Drake

Jenny Willms, UNI

-Wichita State-