Eight University of Illinois Springfield athletes are among 285 students who have earned the Great Lakes Valley Conference Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence Award.
The baseball team’s Barry Arnett and Trevor Johnson appear on the list along with Ben Main, who is on the tennis team. On the women’s side, basketball player Elizabeth Kelly, golfer Casara Marsaglia, tennis player Megan Zumbahlen and soccer player’s Hannah Fyfe and Katlin Petersen received the honor.
To be eligible for the award, honorees must have completed their eligibility in his or her sport and maintained a 3.5 grade point average. They also must have a two-year minimum in the GLVC and fulfill 96 credit hours.
Six UIS sports programs received the Team Academic All-Great Lakes Conference Award.
The conference recognizes teams from member schools that have a 3.30 grade point average for the academic year. A record 109 GLVC teams made the list, including UIS women’s golf (3.50), women’s tennis (3.45), women’s soccer (3.42), men’s tennis (3.39), men’s golf (3.36) and softball (3.31).
The awards were featured by The State Journal-Register on June 21, 2014.
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