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Hickey Named State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award Recipient

ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Track & Field's Rachel Hickey has been named a recipient of the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award, the Missouri Valley Conference office announced Friday morning. Hickey was one of 10 student-athletes in the Valley to receive this honor from Commissioner Jeff Jackson.

Hickey, who has maintained a 4.00 cumulative grade point average as a Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communication double-major with a minor in Athletic Coaching, has been actively involved in both the Illinois State and Bloomington-Normal communities.

A Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) member since 2019, Hickey was recently selected as the 2022-23 SAAC Vice President.