Varriano Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

Varriano Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

5/15/2017 12:11:00 PM | Softball

2017 MVC Softball Scholar-Athlete Release (PDF)

University of Northern Iowa senior catcher Anna Varriano has been named to the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete first team.

Varriano (Overland Park, Kansas/Blue Valley HS) carries a 3.57 cumulative grade point average with a major in communication disorders. Varriano earned MVC Defensive Player of the Year honors and was a second-team all-MVC selection. Varriano was also a three-time honoree on the MVC all-defensive squad (2015, 2016, 2017). Varriano batted .308 as a senior with 40 hits, eight home runs and 29 RBI. Varriano threw out 16 would-be base stealers in 2017.

In order to be eligible, student-athletes must have at 3.2 GPA or higher, be at least a sophomore in athletic and academic standing and meet certain playing requirements.

The MVC Scholar-Athlete team is voted on by the league's softball sports information directors.