ST. LOUIS, Mo. –Nearly 3,900 student-athletes were named to the 2023-24 Missouri Valley Conference Honor Roll, the league announced yesterday. Of those 3,900, 212 received the highest academic honor with the Missouri Valley Conference Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award, including 17 Bulldogs.
17 athletes from 10 teams represented Drake with the Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award last year. That list is included below, and the full MVC Honor Roll can be found at the link provided.
Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award
J.P. Pascarella, Men's Soccer
Kevin Qi, Men's Soccer
Markus Bolin, Men's Tennis
Jeremy Schifris, Men's Tennis
Dyer Jarabeck, Men's Track & Field
Austin Jentz, Men's Track & Field
McColm Pursell, Men's Track & Field
Emily Peck, Rowing
Delaney Taylor, Softball
Macy DeLeye, Volleyball
Kara Peter, Volleyball
Kacie Rewerts, Volleyball
Carmen Krawczynski Gonzalez, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Brooke Mullins, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Barbara Vrhovac, Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
Lily Overstreet, Women's Soccer
Darinka Stepan, Women's Tennis
The Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.