University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Hoins, Hill and Shumaker receive 2024 MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete honors
11/5/2024 10:22:00 AM | Cross Country
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) on Tuesday morning announced the 2024 Scholar-Athlete Team for cross country following last Friday's conference championship meet in Cedar Falls.
Three Panthers were selected to this year's Scholar-Athlete Team in seniors Emma Hoins and Caleb Shumaker, and junior Amelia Hill. To receive this honor, athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50, be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing to parallel College Sports Communicators (CSC) eligibility standards, and finish among the top-20 finishers at the MVC Championships.
Hoins, an athletic training and rehab sciences major with a 3.79 GPA, placed 12th in the women's six-kilometer race as UNI hosted the MVC Championships at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course last Friday morning, setting a new school record of 20:44 and MVC Honorable Mention recognition. Hill, a chemistry and biomedical major with a 3.79 GPA, finished in 16th place with a career-best time of 20:50. Shumaker, meanwhile, an accounting and finance major with a 3.85 GPA, broke his own school record in the men's eight-kilometer race of 24:02, finishing in 18th place.
The Panthers return to action on Nov. 15 at the NCAA Regional Championships at the Newman Golf Course in Peoria, Illinois, hosted by Bradley University.
2024 MVC CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR-ATHLETE LIST
- Emma Gresham (Indiana State)**
- Tyla Lumley (Drake)
- Mathis Chavand (Illinois State)^^
- Jayde Rosslee (Bradley)
- Grace Litzinger (Belmont)
- Erica Baker (Indiana State)
- Michael Rebello (Bradley)
- Nadie Potgieter (Bradley
- Brooke Garter (Belmont)
- Abi Hancock (Bradley)
- Anna Perry (Bradley)
- Ethan Hammer (Belmont)
- Emma Hoins (UNI)
- Rachel Soukup (Belmont)
- Brooke Stromsland (Belmont)
- Amelia Hill (UNI)
- Caleb Shumaker (UNI)
- Emilie Meyer (Drake)
** MVC Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
^^ MVC Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
UNI cross country action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Track and Field), X (@UNITrackFieldXC) and on Instagram (@uni_tf_xc). The full 2024 schedule and roster, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
