University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Three Panthers Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
11/14/2017 2:26:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Official Release
St. Louis--Three University of Northern Iowa women's soccer student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer scholar-athlete team.
Sydney Hayden and Hannah McDevitt each earned spots on the first team. Hayden, who received the MVC's Elite 17 award, is a sophomore forward for the Panthers, majoring in biology. Hayden started in all 20 games for the Panthers, scoring four goals. McDevitt, who was on the first team last season, is a junior midfielder, double majoring in economics and Spanish. McDevitt started in all 20 games for UNI this season, was named to the all-MVC second team.
Junior Kelsey Yarrow, a midfielder for the Panthers, earned a spot on the MVC honorable mention list. Yarrow saw action in all 20 games for UNI and was named to the MVC all-tournament team.
The criteria for the honor parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or the MVC Championship. Thirty-eight student-athletes were nominated.
St. Louis--Three University of Northern Iowa women's soccer student-athletes have been named to the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer scholar-athlete team.
Sydney Hayden and Hannah McDevitt each earned spots on the first team. Hayden, who received the MVC's Elite 17 award, is a sophomore forward for the Panthers, majoring in biology. Hayden started in all 20 games for the Panthers, scoring four goals. McDevitt, who was on the first team last season, is a junior midfielder, double majoring in economics and Spanish. McDevitt started in all 20 games for UNI this season, was named to the all-MVC second team.
Junior Kelsey Yarrow, a midfielder for the Panthers, earned a spot on the MVC honorable mention list. Yarrow saw action in all 20 games for UNI and was named to the MVC all-tournament team.
The criteria for the honor parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or the MVC Championship. Thirty-eight student-athletes were nominated.
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