ST. LOUIS - Becca Hittner of Drake University women's basketball has been selected as the female recipient of the Missouri Valley Conference's Dr. Charlotte West Scholar-Athlete Award, Valley Commissioner Doug Elgin announced Monday, June 8. She is joined by the male recipient, Dustin May of UNI men's track and field.
The MVC Faculty Athletics Representatives Committee selected Hittner and May from a field of league student-athletes who met the award criteria, including academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. Hittner is Drake's first-ever female recipient of the prestigious award joining former men's track and field and cross country standout Reed Fischer and men's tennis standout Alen Salibasic, who earned the honor in 2017 and 2015, respectively.