Marengo athlete Finn Schirmer watches the big screen projection with his mother, Allison Schirmer, as his name is announced as the winner of the award and scholarship for male athlete of the year during the Shaw Media regional Most Valuable Athlete (MVA) awards inside the Convocation Center at NIU on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in DeKalb.
Marcellus Moore of Plainfield gets a hug during the Shaw Media regional Most Valuable Athlete (MVA) awards inside the Convocation Center at NIU on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in DeKalb.
Kathleen Nelson, left, and Chris Jahn steady themselves against the folded seating inside the NIU Convocation Center as they try to take photos of the overhead projection screen during the Shaw Media regional Most Valuable Athlete (MVA) awards on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in DeKalb.
