EVANSVILLE, Ind.—The University of Evansville women’s swimming and diving team had two members named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team on Wednesday, as junior Sveva Brugnoli (Rome, Italy) and sophomore Mia Pesavento (Enola, Pa./Cumberland Valley) earned the honors for their work in the classroom and at the 2024 MVC Swimming & Diving Championships.
The MVC Scholar-Athlete teams are selected based off performance at the MVC Championships, with individuals carrying a 3.5 GPA or above earning Scholar-Athlete Team honors by being a member of the MVC All-Conference Team. Individuals with a 3.7 GPA who place in the top 16 in an individual event also earn MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors. Those individuals who owns GPAs of 3.9 or above and participate in the championships (even non-scorers) also earn MVC Scholar-Athlete team status. Brugnoli carries a 3.77 GPA in Exercise Science at UE, while Pesavento owns a 3.88 GPA in Actuarial Science at Evansville.
In all, 66 competitors from the 2024 MVC Swimming & Diving Championships were named to the MVC’s Scholar-Athlete Team.
