ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- For the second straight year Maddie Hawkins and Megan Welch both earned Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete honors with the pair both receiving honorable mention recognition in 2020-21 according to an announcement by the league office Thursday.
Hawkins was a First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete pick last year, while Welch repeats as an honorable mention Valley Scholar-Athlete recipient this season.
A civil engineering major with a 3.88 cumulative grade point average, Hawkins played in all five events posted an 80.36 stroke average this season. Her seven rounds in the 70's was tied for third on the team with her season-low round of 73 coming in the second round of the dual at Southern Illinois.