Murray State University Athletics
Slezakova Named State Farm Good Neighbor Award Recipient
5/1/2024 1:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Natalie Slezakova was named as one of 12 honorees by the MVC
Murray State women's tennis student-athlete Natalie Slezakova was named a Missouri Valley Conference State Farm Good Neighbor award recipient for the spring 2024 season.
Slezakova graduated with her Bachelors degree from Murray State in the spring of 2023. She held a 3.96 grade point average, and is currently working towards her Masters in Business Administration where she will graduate with a 4.0 gpa. Slezakova is an ITA Division 1 Scholar Athlete (2020, 2022, 2023), earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor (2021-22), the MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award (2022-23), and the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2022-23).
During her time at Murray State, Slezakova was the Vice President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, a member of the International Student Organization, and has dedicated her free time to community service. She has volunteered for Murray Calloway Need Line, Season's Reading, Inc., Racers Read Program, and Murray Parks and Recreation Community Tennis Clinics.
In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition. The Valley will recognize 12 student-athletes three times annually (Fall, Winter, Spring), for a total of 36 honorees. Institutions select their State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award honorees.
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