Special to the Times Vedette
Kate Crawford of Guthrie Center, a redshirt senior distance runner at the University of Northern Iowa, was selected to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete Team for the third year in a row. Crawford was one of a conference-high 24 members of the UNI track and field team who were selected.
A total of 108 student-athletes from the conference’s 12 institutions were recognized for their performance in the classroom and in competition. To be eligible for selection for this honor, MVC student athletes must maintain a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher, be at least a sophomore of both academic and athletic standing and place in the top eight of an individual event or top three in a relay at either the MVC Indoor and/or Outdoor Championships.
Crawford, who competed for ACGC in high school, placed seventh in the 5,000 Meters at the Indoor Conference Championship in March. Due to an injury at the end of this season, she was unable to compete at the Outdoor Conference Championship.
Crawford graduated this spring with a Bachelor of Arts double major in business economics and kinesiology and exercise science. She is the daughter of Blake and Angie Crawford.