ST.
LOUIS -- Terry Phillips of Missouri State University has been selected the Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley
Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week, Commissioner Doug Elgin
announced today. Phillips was honored for her
performance during the period of October 26-November 1. Phillips is the fifth MSU student-athlete to earn the award this season.
Now
in its 11th year of existence, The Valley’s Scholar-Athlete program is
sponsored
by Prairie Farms, Roberts and Hiland Dairies. On a weekly basis, the
Conference honors its student-athletes for their athletic performance
for a one-week period and academic success in the classroom.
“Prairie
Farms and its family of dairies have been the only sponsors of this
worthwhile
endeavor by the Missouri Valley Conference,” said Commissioner Elgin,
who is in his 22nd year with The Valley. “We are grateful for Prairie
Farms continued recognition of our student-athletes for their athletic
performance and their academic success.”
A
member of the Missouri State women’s cross country team, Phillips, a
sophomore
from Kansas City, Mo., captured the individual title at the 2009 State
Farm MVC Women’s Cross Country Championship on Newman Golf Course in
Peoria, Ill., on Oct. 31.
The
2009 MVC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year, Phillips, who has a
4.00
cumulative grade-point average in biochemistry, posted a winning time
of 18:32, taking the 5K race by eight seconds and claiming Missouri
State’s fourth individual title overall and second in as many years.
To
qualify for Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of
the Week
laurels, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average
of 3.20, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution
and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing. Redshirt
freshmen and first-year junior college transfers are
not eligible. In addition to the academic qualifications,
student-athletes will be evaluated on their athletic performance for a
one-week period.
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