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Ivan Roe Named Murray State's 18th 'Academic All-American'

Ivan Roe, via goracers.com

A Murray State Rifling Student is the university’s 18th Academic All-American. The College Sports Information Directors of America selected Ivan Roe for the honor. 

Roe was named to the Division One men’s at-large team and is the first rifle student-athlete since 1990 to earn the award.

Roe is a native of Manhattan, Montana, and capped the 2016 rifle season by helping lead his team to a third place finish at the NCAA Championships.

In addition to his accomplishments on the range, the sophomore currently boasts a 3.9 GPA in his major of aquatic biology.

Nicole Erwin is a Murray native and started working at WKMS during her time at Murray State University as a Psychology undergraduate student. Nicole left her job as a PTL dispatcher to join the newsroom after she was hired by former News Director Bryan Bartlett. Since, Nicole has completed a Masters in Sustainable Development from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia where she lived for 2 1/2 years.
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