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Smith recognized by Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Good Works Team
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – WKU receiver Dalvin Smith has been selected to represent the Hilltoppers for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy and as an AFCA Good Works Team nominee. The redshirt senior from Glasgow, Ky. was among a record 178 nominees recognized for outstanding service in their respective communities. Smith has...
Sports Connection 7-14-24: Franklin-Simpson and Allen County-Scottsville Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Kaden Gaylord-Day and Brian Webb start the countdown to the 2024 football season as they bring in the two coaches who were roommates in college. They sit down with Franklin-Simpson head coach Max Chaney, seniors Colin Anderson and Layne Alford, and junior Blake McPherson. Later they talk to Allen County-Scottsville head coach Brad Hood and seniors Chase Ross and Jackson Morris.
Drake Track and Field Team, Individuals Featured Among USTFCCCA All-Academic Honorees
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Four Drake men's athletes and three Bulldog women's competitors were named to the 2024 NCAA Division I Track & Field All-Academic list by USTFCCA while both teams were recognized for their overall academic success. Hammer throw All-American Anthony Barmes (business), back-to-back All-American Isaac Basten (business), distance runner Aziz Jdai (athletic training), and thrower Adam Phillips (music) represented the Bulldog men. On the women's side, hammer throwers Chinemerem Iwuagwu (undecided) and Centaine Noom-Duckworth (physics), were joined by MVC 800m medalist Emilie Meyer (biology). Both Drake men's and women's teams received proper recognition for their commitment to athletics...
Volleyball Collects 2024 AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Drake volleyball was included as one of over 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs to collect the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. The Bulldogs earned this honor after maintaining a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale. 10 other Missouri Valley Conference volleyball programs earned the same award. The list of MVC honorees is included below. Indiana State holds the longest current streak in Division I as a recipient of the award at 26 years. Southern Illinois has received the honor 19-straight years while Illinois State follows closely behind at...
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