ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Drake University student-athletes received tremendous recognition for their efforts in the classroom as the Bulldogs were honored a total of 240 times by the Missouri Valley Conference as part of its 2015-16 Academic Awards, the league office announced Friday, Aug. 5.
Of those 240 honors, 10 student-athletes received the prestigious Missouri Valley Conference President's Council Academic Excellence Award. Those 10 were Alex Troester (men's soccer), Ali Jandal (men's track & field), Robert McCann (men's track & field), James Saxton (men's track & field), Brianna Varela (rowing), Katie Clausen (women's golf), Maddie Johnson (women's tennis), Kayla Bell (women's track & field), Cassie Aerts (women's track & field) and Emma Huston (women's track & field).