ST. LOUIS – Thirty-five student-athletes highlight the 2016-17 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll, as announced by the league office today. The University of Northern Iowa football squad is represented by six student-athletes on the President's Council Academic Award list - the highest academic achievement in the MVFC.
The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2016 semester) and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation. Also, 149 student-athletes received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.