EVANSVILLE, Ind. – With the cross country season officially wrapped up, post-season awards are being bestowed on student-athletes now for their work both on the course and in the classroom.   For the fourth time in her University of Evansville career, graduate student Anna Lowry (Taylorville, Ill./Taylorville) has been named to the Missouri Valley Conference's Scholar-Athlete Team.

Runners named to the MVC's Scholar-Athlete team must meet both academic and performance standards.  The individuals must finish in the top 20 runners at the conference championships, while also maintaining at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average in the classroom as a sophomore or above.  Lowry easily accomplished both again this season, as she placed 18^th individually in the women's 6-K event at the Valley Championships athletically, while maintaining a 3.76 GPA while pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

"From a coach's perspective, I could not ask any more of a student-athlete than what Anna Lowry has accomplished over her time at Evansville," said UE cross country head coach Don Walters.  "She has been the complete package, both on the course and in the classroom.  And, then you throw in the type of person that she is overall, and you simply cannot ask any more out of someone.  She is outstanding all the way around!"

Lowry and Loyola's Mimi Reimers both made history by earning MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors this fall, as they joined UNI's Kari Thilges (1997-2000) as the only women in league history to earn four MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors during their cross country careers.