Batesville Herald Tribune, Batesville, Indiana

Sports

March 15, 2013

Ryan receives another honor

The Herald-Tribune

— Following his recognition as the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year, Evansville senior Colt Ryan was named to the Scholar Athlete First Team.

Ryan was one of six players named to the first team while six others earned a berth on the second team.  It marked the second year in a row that Ryan earned First Team honors and the Batesville product also earned MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in each of the last two seasons.

It is the 11th time an Evansville player has made the list and just the third time a player earned the honor on more than one occasion.

Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average (4.0 scale). Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution. He must have played in 75 percent of his team’s games, or played in the MVC Championship this past week.

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