EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Five University of Evansville student-athletes were recently honored at the senior banquet as recipients of the Missouri Valley Conference Presidents Council Academic Excellence Award.
 
Included in the honorees were Sam Cobb (men’s golf), Chelsea Falkenstein (women’s basketball), Jill Enge (women’s swimming and diving), Jordan Van Wyk (women’s swimming and diving) and Kepra McBrayer (women’s cross country).  The group received their awards at the UE senior banquet, which was held on Saturday, May 4.
 
The purpose of the award is to recognize the elite academic achievements of graduating senior student-athletes.  In order to be recognized, the student-athlete must meet three requirements including: a minimum GPA of 3.8, participation in athletics for at least two years (not necessarily a letterwinner) and must be within 18 hours of graduation at the time the award is received.