Special to the Times Vedette
Fourteen members of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) track and field team have been selected to the Missouri Valley Conference’s (MVC) 2023-24 Scholar-Athlete Team, as announced by the league office on Friday. The list includes Kate Crawford, a 2020 ACGC graduate and now a junior at UNI majoring in business economics and kinesiology and exercise science.
A total of 101 student-athletes from 11 different conference 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’s accomplishments in the 2024 outdoor season include:
- MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
- Placed 10th in the 1500-meter in a time of 4:54.91 at the Good Friday Challenge
- Took second place in the 3000-meter in a time of 10:13.22 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational
- Placed first in the 5000-meter in a personal-best time of 17:05.21 at the Jim Duncan Invitational
- Placed 10th in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays (35:32.73)
- Placed fifth in the 10,000 meters (35:47.35) and ninth in the 5,000 meters (17:25.04) at the MVC Outdoor Championships
Her accomplishments in the 2024 indoor season include:
- Finished 12th in the mile in a time of 5:13.85 at the Hawkeye Invitational
- Placed 10th in the 3000-meter with a time of 10:13.50 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational
- Finished eighth in the mile in a time of 5:05.70 at the Iowa State Classic
- Took 14th in the 5000-meter in a time of 17:49.72 and 13th in the 3000-meter in a personal-best time of 9:56.58 at the MVC Indoor Championships