Caitlyn Claussen earns MVC Good Neighbor Award
02/28/2020 | 2:05:00 | Women's Basketball
ST. LOUIS – Southern Illinois senior guard Caitlyn Claussen has been named as one of 10 State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Winter Award winners, the Missouri Valley Conference announced Wednesday.
In an effort to honor the achievements of exceptional student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference created the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award. In order to be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be in good academic standing, demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service and must participate in a sport during the season of recognition. The Valley recognizes 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring) for a total of 30 honorees. Institutions select their State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award honorees.
Caitlyn Claussen received her bachelor's degree in management while maintaining a 3.785 grade point average. She is currently working towards her MBA and has a 4.0 graduate school GPA. Claussen has completed nearly 100 hours of total community service during her time at SIU and has severed a variety of organizations including Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, Carterville Elementary Pen Pals and partnered with The United Way to launch a department wide initiative called Holiday Helping Hands. Saluki staff and student-athletes donated, purchased and delivered gifts to less fortunate families.
Claussen, the vice president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), has played in 31 games in her career as a Saluki.
This year's winter honorees include Gabrielle Haack, Bradley, Women's Basketball; Mikaela Cole, Drake, Women's Indoor Track & Field; Sarah Poltrack, Evansville, Women's Indoor Track & Field; Matt Chastain, Illinois State, Men's Basketball; Bronson Kessinger, Indiana State, Men's Basketball; Molly Reighard, Loyola, Women's Indoor Track & Field; Taylor Beadle, Missouri State, Women's Swimming & Diving; Justin Dahl, UNI, Men's Basketball; Claussen, Southern Illinois, Women's Basketball; Maddie Wilson, Valparaiso, Women's Swimming & Diving.
