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MVC Announces 2020 Track and Field Scholar-Athlete Team
04/07/2020 | 11:00:00 | Track and Field
ST. LOUIS – This year the Missouri Valley Conference recognized 131 athletes named to the 2020 Track & Field Scholar-Athlete team for their performance in the classroom and in the sport of Track & Field. 43 student-athletes hold at least a 3.80 cumulative grade-point average and 12 on the list maintain a perfect 4.0.
The Missouri Valley Conference modified their awards criteria to be considered for the 2020 T&F Scholar-Athlete Team due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the MVC Outdoor T&F Championship. To be considered each student-athlete had to meet the following
criteria and procedures:
MEN
Trevor Thompson, So., 3.318, Sport Administration; Theo Phipps, Jr., 3.763, Finance; Kyle Zeinemann, Jr., 3.968, Information Technology; Sam Sikon, Jr., 4.000, Biological Sciences; Peyton Taylor, So., 4.000, Mathematics
WOMEN
Tyjuana Eason, G-Sr., 4.000, Social Work; Megan Krolak, G-Sr., 4.000, Kinesiology; Savannah Long, Sr., 3.919, Criminology & Criminal Justice; Marissa Holmes, So., 3.884, Exercise Science; Erin Diemer, Jr., 3.760, Biological Sciences; Kayleigh Conlon, Jr., 3.480, Exercise Science; Alexis Roberson, Senior, 3.738, Exercise Science; Emily Kern, So., 3.565, Sport Administration; Emma Sexton, Jr., 3.384, Animal Science
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The Missouri Valley Conference modified their awards criteria to be considered for the 2020 T&F Scholar-Athlete Team due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of the MVC Outdoor T&F Championship. To be considered each student-athlete had to meet the following
criteria and procedures:
- 3.3 Cumulative GPA
- At least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing
- Placed in the top eight of an individual event or top three in a relay event at the Indoor T&F Championship
- Any student-athlete who was scheduled to participate in the outdoor meet this spring (regardless of whether they participated in the indoor event this past February) who also meets the academic criteria and has met the athletic criteria in any previous MVC championship during their career.
MEN
Trevor Thompson, So., 3.318, Sport Administration; Theo Phipps, Jr., 3.763, Finance; Kyle Zeinemann, Jr., 3.968, Information Technology; Sam Sikon, Jr., 4.000, Biological Sciences; Peyton Taylor, So., 4.000, Mathematics
WOMEN
Tyjuana Eason, G-Sr., 4.000, Social Work; Megan Krolak, G-Sr., 4.000, Kinesiology; Savannah Long, Sr., 3.919, Criminology & Criminal Justice; Marissa Holmes, So., 3.884, Exercise Science; Erin Diemer, Jr., 3.760, Biological Sciences; Kayleigh Conlon, Jr., 3.480, Exercise Science; Alexis Roberson, Senior, 3.738, Exercise Science; Emily Kern, So., 3.565, Sport Administration; Emma Sexton, Jr., 3.384, Animal Science
Click here to view the full list.
FOLLOW THE SALUKIS
For the latest updates on the Salukis, be sure to follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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