The Purple Aces sophomore was recognized for his work away from the track
ST. LOUIS — In an effort to honor the achievements of exceptional student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference has created the State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award. Twelve student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Jeff Jackson as the honorees for the 2025 Spring season.
This year’s Spring honorees include Brenna Blume, Belmont, Softball; Timmy O’Brien, Bradley, Baseball; Ana Kirillov, Drake, Women’s Cross Country and Track; Alejandro Navarette, Evansville, Men’s Track & Field; Luke Malone, UIC, Men’s Track; Delainey Bryant, Illinois State, Softball; Yang Tai, Indiana State, Women’s Golf; Amy Henning, Missouri State, Tennis; Preston Chaudoin, Murray State, Baseball; MaKenna Kuper, Northern Iowa, Softball; Joshua Delgado, Southern Illinois, Men’s Track & Field; Kade Reinertson, Valparaiso, Baseball.
In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport during the season of recognition. The Valley will recognize 12 student-athletes three times annually (Fall, Winter, Spring), for a total of 36 honorees. Institutions select their State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award honorees.
Navarette was the Purple Aces’ recipient of the award as a sophomore computer science major with a 4.00 GPA. Navarette has been named to the Dean’s List all three semesters he has been at UE and will likely make the Dean’s List for the Spring 2025 semester.
Navarette is also heavily involved in community service projects around the Evansville area and his hometown of Mogadore, Ohio. This year the sophomore helped Dynamics Community Theatre in Tallmadge, Ohio with their production of “Fiddler on the Roof”. Navarette helped build sets for the production while also assisting on the special effects for the musical number “Tevye’s Dream”.
