ST. LOUIS – Sophomore All-MVC finisher Akis Medrano has earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete team, the Valley announced Tuesday morning.
Medrano, who led the Sycamore men to a third-place finish at this past weekend’s MVC Championships at UNI, finished seventh overall for his first-career all-conference honor, running 24:58.9 in the championship 8K race.
To be named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing and finish within the top-20 at the conference meet while also maintaining a cumulative 3.2 GPA.