ST LOUIS – For the first time in his career, midfielder Ola Arntsen has been named to a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Scholar-Athlete Team.
On Wednesday morning the conference office announced its Valley Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete teams. The Aces had one representative honored for his academics and play on the pitch in sophomore Ola Arntsen. Arntsen was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team for his work in the 2023 season. Western Michigan forward Dylan Sing was named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year after being named the 2023 MVC Player of the Year last week.
Over the past season, Arntsen was recognized for his academics as an MVC Scholar-Athlete Spotlight earlier in the fall of 2023. Arntsen is currently a sophomore at UE majoring in business management with a GPA of 3.68.
On the pitch, Arntsen led the Aces in playing time with 1255 minutes across 14 games while starting in all 14. The sophomore midfielder had 13 games where he played a full 90 to anchor Evansville’s back line while also contributing on offense. Arntsen scored his lone goal of the season against Southern Indiana and added two assists against Missouri State and Bradley in his final two games of the season.
Valley scholar-athlete teams are decided by league men’s soccer sports information directors based on the College Sports Communications Academic All-American criteria. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the season matches. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.
