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Eight Redbirds Named to MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference named eight Illinois State cross country student-athletes to the 2020 MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team for their performance both in the classroom and at the Valley Cross Country Championships.

To meet this honor, student-athletes must finish among the first 20 runners at the conference championship, hold at least a cumulative 3.3 grade point average (GPA) and be a sophomore in athletic and academic standing.

Illinois State combined for the most student-athletes on the MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team with eight total student-athletes (six men/two women) meeting the qualifying standards.