NORMAL — Paris Lee and Jordan de los Reyes were named Illinois State’s Athletes of the Year, while Wes Ward and Rachel Root were named Scholar-Athletes of the Year on Sunday night at The Reggies, as Illinois State celebrated the success of its student-athletes during the 2016-17 academic year.
Lee, a star on ISU's 2016-17 Missouri Valley Conference regular season co-champion men’s basketball team, was named the Milt Weisbecker Male Athlete of the Year. The Jill Hutchison Female Athlete of the Year honor went to de los Reyes, who helped the Redbird softball team earn a share of the MVC regular-season title.