INDIANAPOLIS – University of Missouri-St. Louis freshman Benjamin VandenBrink and junior Corinne Daley have been recognized by the Great Lakes Valley Conference in the sport of cross country as honorees of the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award. VandenBrink is one of 15 males, while Daley is one of 15 females honored, with one coming from each league institution.
 
The representatives were chosen by their respective coaches to have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior this season.
 
These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting.
 
VandenBrink was the top male finisher for UMSL in each of the two races the Tritons competed in this year. He finished 48^th in 27:49.59 in the GLVC East Divisional and was 11^th in the GLVC Championships "B" race in 28:40.22.
 
Daley, who also stars in the outfield for the softball team, was UMSL's second female finisher at the GLVC Championships last weekend, finishing 30^th in the "B" race in a personal best time of 27:26.59, which was nearly three and a half minutes better than her time in the GLVC East Divisional.
 
The duo and their fellow honorees are now eligible to become one of their school's two overall James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award winners, which will be announced at the end of the academic year.


The complete list of GLVC James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award honorees follows.
 
2020 GLVC JAMES. R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Men: Illinois Springfield
Women: Southwest Baptist

Men's Honorees
Jake Decker, Drury
Tyler Pasley, Illinois Springfield
Danny Rockley, Indianapolis
Dustin Macuiba, Lewis
William Wallis, Lindenwood
Nick Warman, Maryville
Devin Caswell, McKendree
Nathan Gillespie, Missouri S&T
Benjamin VandenBrink, Missouri-St. Louis
Josiah Prenger, Quincy
Peyton Hottovy, Rockhurst
Gavin Prior, Southern Indiana
Jay Grainger, Southwest Baptist
Carson Rohan, Truman State
Christian Santiago, William Jewell

Women's Honorees
Ryleigh Glenn, Drury
Savannah Brannan, Illinois Springfield
Savannah Huben, Indianapolis
Arianna Amill Ramos, Lewis
Nadia Pulliam, Lindenwood
Keely Smith, Maryville
Riley Bishop, McKendree
Julia McIntyre, Missouri S&T
Corinne Daley, Missouri-St. Louis
Athena Lesiotis, Quincy
Hannah Schaefer, Rockhurst
Megan Wagler, Southern Indiana
Tabitha Weber, Southwest Baptist
Madeline Bostick, Truman State
Jenna Schwager, William Jewell