Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Five Salukis named MVC Scholar-Athletes
05/20/2013 | 12:00:00 | Softball
May 20, 2013
By Bill Ford
SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill.-- Five members of the Southern Illinois softball team were named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Teams the league announced Monday.
Senior outfielder Morgan Barchan, sophomore outfielder Kalyn Harker, senior pitcher Brittney Lang and junior second baseman Jayna Spivey were all named First-Team MVC Scholar-Athletes while sophomore pitcher Alyssa Wunderlich earned Honorable Mention laurels.
Harker and Wunderlich both earn the first MVC Scholar-Athlete honors of their careers while Barchan, Lang and Spivey are all repeat selections. Barchan earned Honorable Mention honors in 2011 while Lang and Spivey were both First-Teamers in 2012.
SIU led the MVC with four First-Team selections for the second consecutive season. Southern has had at least two players named First-Team MVC Scholar-Athletes for 16 consecutive seasons.
2013 MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team
Morgan Barchan, Southern Illinois • 3.69 GPA, Exercise Science
Bailgeigh Basham, Bradley • 4.00 GPA, Advertising
Becca Changstrom, Criehgton • 3.85 GPA, Chemistry
Mariah Cole, Bradley • 4.0 GPA, Health Science
Jamie Fisher, Northern Iowa • 3.67 GPA, Leisure & Human Youth Services
Kalyn Harker, Southern Illinois • 4.00 GPA, Biological Sciences
Nichelle Harrison, Illinois State • 3.91 GPA, Athletic Training
Elizabeth Kay, Illinois State • 3.48 GPA, Pysical Education
Brittney Lang, Southern Illinois • 3.97 GPA, Exercise Science
Halee Myers, Indiana State • 3.88 GPA, Elementary Education
Amy Pierce, Drake • 3.41 GPA, Pharmacy
Rebekah Schmidt, Drake • 3.74 GPA, Marketing
Jayna Spivey, Southern Illinois • 3.80 GPA, Biological Sciences
Honorable Mention: Taylor Baxter, Illinois State; Brianne Bond, Wichita State; Laura Canopy, Illinois State; Erin Carney, Wichita State; Kayla Fortner, Evansville; Melanie Jaegers, Wichita State; Chelsea Jones, Missouri State; Brianne Joseph, Bradley; Blair Lowe, Creighton; Halie Malone, Evansville; Megan McCracken, Wichita State; Stevie Pierce, Missouri State; Macie Silliman, Drake; Sammy Snygg, Creighton; Lindsey Vande Wall, Drake; Alyssa Wunderlich, Southern Illinois (4.00 GPA, Communications Disorders and Sciences).
