March 6, 2008

St. Louis, Mo. -

University of Northern Iowa sophomore forward Adam Koch was named to the second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference scholar athlete team, the league office announced today.

 

Koch has started all 30 games at power forward for the Panthers this season, averaging 8.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.  He shot 48 percent from the field and 77 percent at the free throw line this season, scoring a career-high 20 points twice.  He holds a 3.53 cumulative grade point average in Biomedical.

 

The Panthers face Southern Illinois tomorrow night (Mar. 7) in the quarterfinals of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference tournament.  Tipoff from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., is 8:30 pm.

 

2008 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE FIRST TEAM

Jeremy Crouch, Bradley Sr. 3.12 Secondary Education Pekin (Ill.) High

+Adam Emmenecker, Drake Sr. 3.97 Finance, Business, Mgt., Entrepreneurial Mgt. Saginaw (Mich.) Arthur Hill High

^Jason Holsinger, Evansville Jr. 3.86 Social Studies/Economics Lapel (Ind.) High

#Bryan Mullins, S. Illinois Jr. 4.00 Finance Downers Grove (Ill.) High

Josh Young, Drake So. 3.05 Marketing/Management Lawton (Okla.) High

 

2008 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SECOND TEAM

Adam Arnold, Indiana State Jr. 3.66 Chemistry Decatur (Ill.) Belmont

Matt Braeuer, Wichita State Sr. 3.26 Sports Administration Belton (Texas) High

Brent Heemskerk, Drake Jr. 3.67 Business Grand Rapids (Mich.) Christian High

Pierce Hibma, Creighton Sr. 3.630 Theology/Pre-Med Pella (Iowa) High

Adam Koch, UNI So. 3.53 Biomedical Ashwaubenon (Wis.) High

Klayton Korver, Drake Sr. 3.11 Marketing/Management Pella (Iowa) High

Phillip Thomasson, WSU Sr. 3.25 Marketing/Real Estate Burlison (Texas) High

 

2008 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE HONORABLE MENTION TEAM

Jonathan Cox, Drake (3.05 Finance); Matt Shaw, Southern Illinois (3.05 History); Jay Tunnell, Indiana State (3.01 Finance); Mike Vandello, Illinois State (4.00 Biological Sciences).

 

# - denotes 2008 CoSIDA academic all-district selection

+ - denotes 2008 CoSIDA academic All-America (1st Team)

^ - denotes 2008 CoSIDA academic All-America (2nd Team)