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Pair of Redbirds Earn Spots On Summit League Academic Team

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Illinois State landed a pair of Redbirds on the 2021 Summit League Academic All-League Team, as Melker Isaksson and Aleksa Lazarevic earned spots on the squad voted on by a panel of Faculty Athletic Representatives and Sports Information Directors from the league's member institutions.

Student-athletes were chosen for the honor based on their academic and athletic performances this past season. To be eligible for the Academic All-League team, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least one full academic year at the current institution and participated in 50 percent of their team's competitions.