River States Conference Women's XC Scholar-Athlete Team includes 39 honorees

11/23/2016 12:00:00 AM

FLORENCE, Ky. -- The 2016 River States Conference Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team includes 39 honorees who earned the academic honor. This is the second year of the RSC Scholar-Athlete Team program, which recognizes excellence in the classroom while competing as an RSC student-athlete.

To earn a spot on the team, student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, compete in an RSC championship sport and be nominated by their athletic department. Tying for the conference lead with six members of the team each were Asbury (Ky.) University, Point Park (Pa.) University and University of Rio Grande (Ohio)

The NAIA has a similar awards program, the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, which is for juniors and seniors who have a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.

2016 RIVER STATES CONFERENCE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM (3.25+ GPA)

First Name	Last Name	School	Sport
Brittany	Buttrey	Alice Lloyd College	Women's Cross Country
Ellen	Fulks	Alice Lloyd College	Women's Cross Country
Cheyenne	Boggs	Alice Lloyd College	Women's Cross Country
Kathryn	Falkenberg	Asbury University	Women's Cross Country
Allison	Lyon	Asbury University	Women's Cross Country
McKenna	Phipps	Asbury University	Women's Cross Country
Kayla	Sheeran	Asbury University	Women's Cross Country
Karly	Taylor	Asbury University	Women's Cross Country
Rachel	Terry	Asbury University	Women's Cross Country
Makenzie	Jackson	Brescia University	Women's Cross Country
Leanne	Glaub	Carlow University	Women's Cross Country
Sierra	Viecchio	Carlow University	Women's Cross Country
Leanne	Chwilka	Carlow University	Women's Cross Country
Rebecca	Deacon	Cincinnati Christian University	Women's Cross Country
Callie	Wheeler	Cincinnati Christian University	Women's Cross Country
Haley	Day	IU East	Women's Cross Country
Sarah	Hornak	IU East	Women's Cross Country
Morgan	Stanley	IU East	Women's Cross Country
Bre	Robertson	IU Kokomo	Women's Cross Country
Hannah	High	IU Kokomo	Women's Cross Country
Karly	Sprouse	IU Kokomo	Women's Cross Country
Brooke	Runyon	IU Kokomo	Women's Cross Country
Meliah	Carrel	Midway University	Women's Cross Country
Kara	Bandy	Ohio Christian University	Women's Cross Country
Kara	Rohlf	Point Park University	Women's Cross Country
McKenzie	Wilson	Point Park University	Women's Cross Country
Chereese	Langley	Point Park University	Women's Cross Country
Alexis	Sherman	Point Park University	Women's Cross Country
Olukemi	Olugbakinro	Point Park University	Women's Cross Country
Brittany	Maniet	Point Park University	Women's Cross Country
Rachel	Ball	University of Rio Grande	Women's Cross Country
Margaret	Dellinger	University of Rio Grande	Women's Cross Country
Katie	Glover	University of Rio Grande	Women's Cross Country
Andrea	Hunt	University of Rio Grande	Women's Cross Country
Keri	Lawrence	University of Rio Grande	Women's Cross Country
Lucy	Williams	University of Rio Grande	Women's Cross Country
Ivy	Aleshire	WVU Tech	Women's Cross Country
Allison	Morris	WVU Tech	Women's Cross Country
Seirra	Seay	WVU Tech	Women's Cross Country