Valparaiso University women’s golf sophomore Anna Fay (Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills) was recognized for her academic and athletic prowess on Friday as she was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team.

Fay, who owns a 4.00 cumulative grade point average in bioengineering, golfed in eight tournaments and was second on the team with a scoring average of 81.55. She had a season-low 72 in the first round of Ball State’s Cardinal Classic in September, tying for the sixth-best 18-hole score in program history with the program’s best round since 2015.

Fay finished in the top 20 at the MVC Championship with a 54-hole score of 241. She was a member of MVC Academic Honor Roll and earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic honors. Fay finished her sophomore season with a career scoring average of 81.23 that currently ranks second in program history.

First Team

Payton Carter, Murray State

Abby Cavaiani, Missouri State

Anna Fay, Valparaiso

Delia Gibbs, Belmont

Kristen Giles, Drake

Maria Perakis, Bradley

Ali Schrock, Illinois State

Dasa Urbankova. UIC

Avalon Woodward, Illinois State

Honorable Mention

Ryan Bender, Belmont

Rylie Driskell, UNI

Mara Flaherty, Bradley

Secilia Ho, Southern Illinois

Kayla Pfitzner, Missouri State

Megan Tang, UIC

Megan Welch, Bradley

Scholar-Athlete of the Year:  Delia Gibbs, Belmont