DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University athletic department honored its student-athletes Sunday, May 7, with the annual year end banquet presented by Daktronics. A wide array of awards and honors were handed out as the Bulldogs put the finishing touches on a successful 2016-17 season in competition and in the classroom.
Eight student-athletes were presented the MVC Presidents Council Award, for seniors or those within 18 hours of graduation, who have achieved a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.80 or higher and participated in athletics for a minimum of two years. Honored were AJ Rutter (men's basketball), (women's basketball), (men's cross country and track & field), (women's cross country and track & field), (men's soccer), (men's soccer), Kaitlyn Finneran (softball) and (volleyball).