ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Illinois State senior runner Paul Steeno was one of four Missouri Valley Conference student-athletes named a 2017 Missouri Valley Conference postgraduate scholarship winner, as announced by Commissioner Doug Elgin Friday.
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. Elena Danielson of Bradley (women's cross country), Kimberly Nebo of Southern Illinois (women's basketball), and Alex Jefferson of Missouri State (baseball) were the other recipients.
Steeno carries a perfect 4.