November 2, 2004
Cross Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THREE SYCAMORES EARN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONORS

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Three Indiana State cross country runners earned Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete honors, as announced by the league on Tuesday (Nov. 2). Jordan Fife (Seymour, Ind.), and Aaron Harding (Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS), were named to the men’s scholar-athlete cross country team, while Laura Engle (Terre Haute, Ind./South HS) was named to the women’s scholar-athlete team.
   Fife carries a 3.59 grade point average in Social Studies Education, while Harding, a finance major, holds a 3.04 GPA. Both runners, along with teammate Sean Bowman (Nashville, Ind./Brown County HS) were named to the 2004 MVC Men’s All-Conference Cross Country Team as a result of their performances at the conference championships on Saturday (Oct. 30).
   Harding finished the meet in third place with a time of 25:29.16. Fife came across the finish line with a time of 25:58.14 to claim seventh place, while Bowman was eighth, at 25:59.33.
   Engle, a sophomore majoring in Art, carries a 4.0 GPA. Those student-athletes eligible for the scholar-athlete team must have at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale). Students-athletes must have reached at least sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institutions, and they must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.