Murray State University Athletics
MVC Announces Academic Awards for 2022-23 School Year
9/27/2023 10:13:00 AM | General
Murray State represented by several student-athletes in the first year of MVC competition
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -Â Over 3,000 student-athletes were honored by the Missouri Valley Conference as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.Â
133 student-athletes earned the league's highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley Conference Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award. Seven of these honorees represent Murray State athletics.Â
The Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation (by the end of the Spring 2023 semester). Also, 1014 student-athletes received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for each of the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and participation in athletics a minimum of two years.
In addition, the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its 2022-23 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2022/Spring 2023), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have been enrolled full time during the term they earned the honor.
Missouri Valley Conference Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award Murray State Recipients:
Ryan Fender, Baseball
Benjamin Hall, Men's CC
Alma Garcia Sandoval Women's Golf
Audrey Henry, Women's Soccer
Marit Kreugel, Women's Tennis
Lauren Payne, Women's Soccer Â
Natalie Slezakova Women's Tennis
Full MVC Honor Roll
133 student-athletes earned the league's highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley Conference Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award. Seven of these honorees represent Murray State athletics.Â
The Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation (by the end of the Spring 2023 semester). Also, 1014 student-athletes received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for each of the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average, and participation in athletics a minimum of two years.
In addition, the Missouri Valley Conference has announced its 2022-23 Honor Roll, which recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term (Fall 2022/Spring 2023), must have been a member of an athletics team, and must have been enrolled full time during the term they earned the honor.
Missouri Valley Conference Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award Murray State Recipients:
Ryan Fender, Baseball
Benjamin Hall, Men's CC
Alma Garcia Sandoval Women's Golf
Audrey Henry, Women's Soccer
Marit Kreugel, Women's Tennis
Lauren Payne, Women's Soccer Â
Natalie Slezakova Women's Tennis
Full MVC Honor Roll
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