DES MOINES, Iowa – A total of47 Drake University student-athletes from 11 different sports will receive their diploma at Drake University's 140th commencement ceremonies this weekend at the Knapp Center.
This group of distinct and successful student-athletes include four Missouri Valley Conference Elite 18 Award winners, two who earned first team all-conference academic honors this past season and multiple MVC Scholar of the Week winners. Nine of the graduates are MVC Presidents Council Award honorees that have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or better and nine will graduate either summa cum laude or magna cum laude.