DES MOINES, Iowa – A total of 40 Drake University student-athletes from 10 different sports will receive their diploma at Drake University's 142nd commencement ceremonies this weekend at the Knapp Center.
This group of distinct and successful student-athletes include two Missouri Valley Conference Elite 18 Award winners, six who earned first team all-conference academic honors this past season and multiple MVC Scholar of the Week winners. Seven 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.