WICHITA, Kan. - Two Wichita State softball student-athletes have earned All-Missouri Valley Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2017. Sophomore Laurie Derrico was named to the first team, while senior Katie Malone was named honorable mention.

Derrico, a sophomore from Sterling, Okla., has a 3.86 GPA in exercise science, and Malone, a senior from Crete, Neb., has a GPA of 3.29 in biological sciences.

The criteria for the Valley's Scholar-Athlete Team, parallels the CoSIDA standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average. Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular season or competed in the conference tournament, reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institution and completed at leas one full academic year at their institution.

First Team
Kaitlin Beason, Missouri State
Laurie Derrico, Wichita State
Shannon Felde, Illinois State
Kaitlyn Finneran, Drake
Shaye Harre, Southern Illinois
Annie Heineman, Illinois State
Rylee Holland, Indiana State
Jaelen Hull, Bradley
Caitlyn McCarron, Bradley
Merri Anne Patterson, Southern Illinois
Maria Schroeder, Bradley
Anna Varriano, Northern Iowa
Erika Velasquez Zimmer, Missouri State

Honorable Mention
Keenan Dolezal, Loyola
Riley Hale, Illinois State
Morgan Lambert, Evansville
Katie Malone, Wichita State
Riley Strandgard, Illinois State
Bethany Sullinger, Missouri State