Multiple Trojans Named to MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

LITTLE ROCK- Fifteen members of the Little Rock swimming and diving team were named to the Missouri Valley Conference's 2019 Scholar-Athlete Team, announced Wednesday by league officials.
 
Scholar-Athlete honors require athletes to have completed at least one year and maintain either a 3.2 grade-point average and obtain all-conference honors, achieve a 3.5 grade-point average and finish top-16 in an individual event at the conference championships, or maintain a 3.8 grade-point average and participate in the MVC championship (including non-scorers).
 
Nine Trojans earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the semesters of competition. The student-athletes to achieve this feat include: Laura Ruiz Astorga, Jessie Baldwin, Amanda Dreyer, Vasiliki Falaina, Carolyn Ann Godwin, Palmer Ristroph, Katelyn White, Lea Zengerling and Avery McLean.
 
Ann Kharlamova earned a 3.83 GPA in her senior season, while Claire Bristow and Charis Won each recorded a 3.81 GPA during competition.
 
Rachel Maradyn and KateLin Carsrud finished with a GPA of 3.80 and Lindsey Butler earned a GPA of 3.56.
 
MVC 2019 Scholar-Athlete Team
 
Emma Hennessy         4.0       Evansville
Molly Hill                      4.0       Illinois State
Jensen Keck                4.0       Illinois State
Kari Balson                  4.0       Illinois State
Laura Ruiz Astorga      4.0       Little Rock
Jessie Baldwin            4.0       Little Rock
Amanda Dreyer           4.0       Little Rock
Vasiliki Falaina            4.0       Little Rock
Carolyn Godwin          4.0       Little Rock
Palmer Ristroph          4.0       Little Rock
Katie White                 4.0       Little Rock
Lea Zengerling             4.0       Little Rock
Allee Armitage             4.0       Missouri State
Anika Lillegard-Bouton4.0      Missouri State
Jacquelin Rose             4.0       Southern Illinois
Maggie Burke              3.99     Southern Illinois
Mykenzie Kostka         3.98     Southern Illinois
Katie Taylor                 3.97     Northern Iowa
Laura Carver                3.97     Southern Illinois
Jessica Peck                 3.96     Southern Illinois
Ashleigh Houlette       3.95     Northern Iowa
Martina Marks            3.94     Indiana State
Lauren Kacmarynski    3.94     Northern Iowa
Shayla Warrick            3.94     Northern Iowa
Rachel Hauer              3.94     Southern Illinois
Samantha Parsons      3.94     Southern Illinois
Vivian Kritikou             3.93     Indiana State
Jenna-Lynn Willer       3.93     Northern Iowa
Kendall Hansen           3.92     Indiana State
Alyssa Deuso               3.92     Northern Iowa
Megan Schade             3.89     Indiana State
Juliana Carvalho          3.89     Southern Illinois
Jordan Ries                 3.88     Southern Illinois
Casey Main                 3.88     Valparaiso
Abigail Meyer              3.87     Northern Iowa
Rita Naude                  3.87     Southern Illinois
Kerry Tepe                  3.86     Indiana State
Hena Hassan               3.86     Indiana State
Crystal Florman          3.85     Northern Iowa
Alyssa Vonder Haar    3.84     Evansville
Ann Kharlamova         3.83     Little Rock
Payton Parman           3.82     Southern Illinois
Claire Bristow             3.81     Little Rock
Charis Won                 3.81     Little Rock
Kylie Engstrom            3.81     Northern Iowa
Jessica Nichols             3.80     Illinois State
Katie Carsrud               3.80     Little Rock
Rachel Maradyn          3.80     Little Rock
Loretta Stelnicki          3.80     Missouri State
Beibei Ji                       3.79     Southern Illinois
Baobao Ji                    3.79     Southern Illinois
Brianna McCullough  3.76     Missouri State
Alaina Sylvester          3.75     Evansville
Morgan Rosser           3.75     Illinois State
Savannah Rubocki       3.75     Illinois State
Katie Tillotson             3.75     Illinois State
Joelle Borchers            3.75     Indiana State
Emma Brazeau           3.75     Southern Illinois
Olivia Crouse               3.73     Northern Iowa
Cierra Campbell          3.72     Indiana State
Sarah Allegri               3.70     Missouri State
Taylor Beadle              3.70     Missouri State
Jordan McCullough     3.70     Northern Iowa
Ashton Adams             3.69     Evansville
Alex Malmborg           3.68     Indiana State
Lily Van Biljon             3.68     Missouri State
Kaylee Gubricky          3.66     Evansville
Josie Pearson              3.66     Missouri State
Madison Brown          3.65     Missouri State
Haley Allen                  3.65     Missouri State
Abigail Young              3.64     Southern Illinois
Ashley Yarbrough        3.63     Missouri State
Elisabeth Peskin          3.62     Indiana State
Lindsey Butler             3.56     Little Rock
Jordan Peterson          3.50     Illinois State
Marlene Pavlu Lewin  3.47     Indiana State
Kristen Myers              3.42     Evansville
Anna Miller                 3.42     Missouri State
Moriah Ross                3.31     Northern Iowa
Abigail Kresal              3.24     Southern Illinois
 
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