ST. LOUIS - Rod Thomas of Murray State and Veronika Roberts of Bradley 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.

ROD THOMAS, MURRAY STATE
SR., MEN'S BASKETBALL, HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 3.86 GPA
VERONIKA ROBERTS, BRADLEY
SR., WOMEN'S BASKETBALL, PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION, 3.65 GPA