Martinez, York Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Cross Country Team
Courtesy: Wichita State
Release: 11/04/2009
Courtesy: Wichita State http://www.goshockers.com Seniors Rachel York (pictured) and Olivia Martinez were named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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.
Courtesy: Wichita State
