ST. LOUIS - Trent Brown of Southern Illinois and Madyson Morse of Illinois State are this week’s featured athletes in the MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight, presented by State Farm.  

To qualify for the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Spotlight, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30, completed at least one academic year at a Valley institution and must be at least a sophomore in academic standing.

Redshirt freshmen and first-year junior college transfers are not eligible. In addition to the academic qualifications, student-athletes are evaluated on their campus involvement and community service.

TRENT BROWN, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
SR., MEN'S BASKETBALL, FINANCE, 3.91 GPA

MADYSON MORSE, ILLINOIS STATE
SR., WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING, EXERCISE SCIENCE, 3.84 GPA