ST. LOUIS - Ariel Atias of Illinois State and Paige Rocca of Missouri 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.

ARIEL ATIAS, ILLINOIS STATE
SR, MEN'S TRACK & FIELD, EXERCISE SCIENCE - HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE, 3.75 GPA
PAIGE ROCCA, MISSOURI STATE
SR, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, GENERAL BUSINESS, 3.36 GPA