Kristen Giles of Drake women's golf has been named a 2023 Missouri Valley Conference postgraduate scholarship winner. The Missouri Valley Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives Committee voted to award postgraduate scholarships to the four student-athletes, due to their exemplary academic and athletic performances. Each will receive a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship from the Conference.
Giles maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA in Drake's Doctor of Pharmacy program while earning Medalist honors at the MVC Golf Championships in 2022 and was runner-up after a two-hole playoff in 2023. In 2021-2022, she earned the Howlett Award which recognizes the top athlete at Drake.