MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Seventeen Morehead State athletes earned a 4.0 grade-point average in 2014-15 and have been awarded an Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor, presented by Army ROTC.
The medals of honor are given to the athletes who achieve the highest GPA in their conference-sponsored sport. A total of 199 OVC athletes earned medals of honor this year, marking the second highest output in conference history.
Here are the the MSU athletes who earned the accolade.
Baseball: Aaron Goe
Women's Basketball: Brooke Todd
Men's Cross Country: Mason Blevins
Women's Cross Country: Karina Manz
Women's Golf: Jeanette Petersen
Rifle: Taylor Johnson
Soccer: Kim Borys, Caity Fox, Elizabeth McSparin, Lindsey Oettle and McKenzie Ward
Men's Tennis: Ritchie Kruunenberg
Women's Track and Field: Courtney Smith*
Volleyball: Colbey Cameron, Allie Evans, Laura McDermott, Stacy Silver and Jessie Wachtman
* Primary sport is volleyball