ST. LOUIS – Junior high jumper Grace Daun was featured in this week's Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Spotlight for her excellence in classroom and in the field, as well as her involvement on campus and in the Bloomington-Normal community.
As a nutrition and dietetics major, Daun currently holds a cumulative GPA of 3.74 in her three years at Illinois State. For her success in the classroom and in competition, Daun has received numerous honors in her Redbird career, including being named to the 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic team and the 2021 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team. In addition, Daun earned the 2021 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and was named to the 2020 MVC Honor Roll.