ST. LOUIS -  Hailey Cowing of UIC and Chase Knoche of Northern Iowa are this week's featured student-athletes for 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.

Hailey is studying Integrated Health Studies 



Chase is studying Kinesiology with an Emphasis and Pre-Physical Therapy