Now in its 78th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation's eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. Over those previous 77 years the League has inspired student-athletes to realize their academic aspirations, maximize their athletics potential, and cultivate their leadership skills to prepare them for life beyond their collegiate experience.
As part of a partnership with
Jostens, each week through the academic year, we will honor an OVC student-athlete who has excelled in the classroom, in addition to earning accolades on the playing surface.
This week's honoree is Morehead State senior rifle student-athlete
Adrianna Beard. Last year she was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll for her work in the classroom. An All-OVC Air Rifle selection in 2024-25, this year she has posted season-highs of 582 in smallbore and 595 in air rifle.
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OVC Student-Athletes of the Week presented by Jostens
August 15 -
Peyton Urban, Little Rock
August 22 -
David Davila, Southern Indiana
August 29 -
Kyndia Smith, SIUE
September 5 -
Mark Shenouda, Tennessee State
September 12 -
Michael Atikins, Eastern Illinois
September 19 -
Lucia Cuadra, Tennessee Tech
September 26 -
Diego Porras, Western Illinois
October 3 -
M.E. Hargan, Morehead State
October 10 -
Payton Brown, Southeast Missouri
October 17 -
Shayla Addington, UT Martin
October 24 -
Wes Gibson, SIUE
October 30 -
Lydia Bennett, Western Illinois
November 6 -
Maygan Miller-Garcia, Tennessee State
November 13 -
Nate Glantz, Lindenwood
November 20 -
Ashley Lester, Little Rock
November 27 -
Kooper Jacobi, Eastern Illinois
December 5 -
Reghan Grimes, Tennessee Tech
December 12 -
Lamine Niang, UT Martin
December 19 -
Adrianna Beard, Morehead State