ST. LOUIS – Four Illinois State student-athletes earned the highest academic award bestowed by the Missouri Valley Conference, the league announced with the release of its annual academic awards Friday.
Illinois State student-athletes Jacob Hendren (baseball), Ashley Rosch (volleyball), Kelly Sanks (swimming and diving) and Kadi Ilves (women's tennis) all earned the President's Council Academic Award, presented to student-athletes who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.8 or higher through the spring semester, participated in athletics for at least two years, and are within 18 credit hours of graduation.