ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Illinois State Redbirds – the runner-up at the 2021 MVC Championship – put three golfers on the MVC Scholar-Athlete team, as David Perkins and Andrew O'Brien each earned First Team honors, while Dan Anfield was named to the Honorable Mention squad.
Nominees must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale), while the student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institutions and must have participated in at least 50 percent of his team's rounds. Golf sports information directors in the conference voted on the team, comprised of 14 total golfers.