UNI Lands 17 Spots On MVC T&F Scholar-Athlete Team
5/24/2017 4:34:00 PM | Track and Field
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -Â The UNI track and field program landed 17 student-athletes on the 2017 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team for the 2017 track and field season, it was announced today.Â
Student-athletes had to hold a 3.2 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing, and place in the top-eight of an individual event or top three in a relay event at the indoor out outdoor championships to qualify.Â
On the men's side, Brett McCalla, Isaac Holtz and Brad Walski headline the group, earning honors from both the indoor and outdoor season. McCalla has been named to the Scholar-Athlete team for the third straight season while Holtz and Walski are receiving their second. Bo Hjelle and Jordan Pingel also were named to the list, both notching their first Valley academic honor of their careers.Â
For the women, Kassidy Sharp and Kelsey Kirchoff joins McCalla as a three-time honoree with Anna Bentley, Maddie Irmen, Lindsey Kite, Ashley Norem and Sarah Pate all earning their second consecutive selection to the scholar-athlete team. Maddie Bell, Theresa Connelly, Lauren Frederick, Hope Koerperich and Lyndsie Schinkel wrapping up UNI's Scholar-Athletes.Â
UNI Scholar-Athletes (Men)
Bo Hjelle, 3.79 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Isaac Holtz, 3.84 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Brett McCalla, 3.45 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Jordan Pingel, 3.21 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Brad Walski, 3.35, Manufacturing TechnologyÂ
UNI Scholar-Athletes (Women)
Maddie Bell, 3.88 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Anna Bentley, 3.78 GPA, Elementary Education
Theresa Connelly, 3.66 GPA, Marketing: Advertising Digital Media
Lauren Frederick, 3.58 GPA, Social Work
Kelsey Kirchoff, 3.46 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Lindsey Kite, 3.28 GPA, Health PromotionÂ
Hope Koerperich, 3.69 GPA, Physical Education
Maddie Irmen, 3.57 GPA, Elementary Education
Ashley Norem, 3.91 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Sarah Pate, 3.49 GPA, Interactive Digital Studies and Graphic Technologies
Lyndsie Schinkel, 3.88 GPA, BiologyÂ
Kassidy Sharp, 3.61 GPA, Elementary Education
Student-athletes had to hold a 3.2 cumulative GPA, be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing, and place in the top-eight of an individual event or top three in a relay event at the indoor out outdoor championships to qualify.Â
On the men's side, Brett McCalla, Isaac Holtz and Brad Walski headline the group, earning honors from both the indoor and outdoor season. McCalla has been named to the Scholar-Athlete team for the third straight season while Holtz and Walski are receiving their second. Bo Hjelle and Jordan Pingel also were named to the list, both notching their first Valley academic honor of their careers.Â
For the women, Kassidy Sharp and Kelsey Kirchoff joins McCalla as a three-time honoree with Anna Bentley, Maddie Irmen, Lindsey Kite, Ashley Norem and Sarah Pate all earning their second consecutive selection to the scholar-athlete team. Maddie Bell, Theresa Connelly, Lauren Frederick, Hope Koerperich and Lyndsie Schinkel wrapping up UNI's Scholar-Athletes.Â
UNI Scholar-Athletes (Men)
Bo Hjelle, 3.79 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Isaac Holtz, 3.84 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Brett McCalla, 3.45 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Jordan Pingel, 3.21 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Brad Walski, 3.35, Manufacturing TechnologyÂ
UNI Scholar-Athletes (Women)
Maddie Bell, 3.88 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Anna Bentley, 3.78 GPA, Elementary Education
Theresa Connelly, 3.66 GPA, Marketing: Advertising Digital Media
Lauren Frederick, 3.58 GPA, Social Work
Kelsey Kirchoff, 3.46 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Lindsey Kite, 3.28 GPA, Health PromotionÂ
Hope Koerperich, 3.69 GPA, Physical Education
Maddie Irmen, 3.57 GPA, Elementary Education
Ashley Norem, 3.91 GPA, Movement & Exercise Science
Sarah Pate, 3.49 GPA, Interactive Digital Studies and Graphic Technologies
Lyndsie Schinkel, 3.88 GPA, BiologyÂ
Kassidy Sharp, 3.61 GPA, Elementary Education
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