45 Mustang Student-Athletes Earn Daktronics NAIA Winter Scholar-Athlete

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA national office has announced the list of winter Daktronics Scholar-Athletes, and 45 Mustangs earned the academic honor.

To be named to the scholar-athlete list, students must maintain a miminum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended the institution for at least one full year.

Men's bowling led the way with 14 scholar-athlete award recipients, while their counterparts on the women's side were not far behind with 10.

Cheer: Mara Shannon, Maria Ferraro

Dance: Amelia Damewood, Caitlin Lee, Gianna Kittleson, Mariah Lake, Megan Minks

Men's Basketball: Aidan Yamilkoski, Cameron Williams, Iago Focinos, Julio Feria, Shyya Martinez

Men's Bowling: Alex Pike, Andru Blaney, Austin Boex, Blake Walsh, Jacob Bianchi, Jacob Lesifko, Jacob Schram, Keaton Ostrowski, Nathan Schram, Robert Vater, Shooter Garlisch, Teagan Merta, Tyler Galbreath, Zach Andresen

Men's Track: Oscar Nielsen

Women's Basketball: Alivia Sweeney, Halee Jackson, Isabel Wallschlaeger, Sadie Struchen, Sam Kiel, Sarah Allbaugh, Taylor Rose, Taylor Wells

Women's Bowling: Chloe Day, Emma Hindt, Emma Punter, Kloey Kielich, Liljana Mihalovich, McKenzie Mattice, Nada Abdul Jalil, Natalia Gallegos, Resa Lacqua, Savannah Dickson