21 Winter Athletes Earn NAIA Scholar Athlete Honors
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday the individuals that received NAIA Scholar Athlete honors. The honor is defined as a student-athlete that has been enrolled at his or her school for a minimum of one year, that is a member of a varsity team, completed at least 30 semester hours, and boasts no less than a 3.50 cumulative GPA. This award is reserved for outstanding student-athletes in the classroom.
Winter athletes at Viterbo University that compete in the NAIA include men's basketball, women's basketball, and competitive dance. Between those three teams, twenty-one athletes were selected as NAIA Scholar Athlete honorees.
Men's basketball had the most honorees with nine of their athletes receiving this honor. Women's basketball and competitive dance each had six honorees this year.
List of Honorees:
|
Jillian Arthur |
So. |
Music Theatre |
Competitive Dance |
|
Sydney Ellis |
Jr. |
Music Theatre |
Competitive Dance |
|
Megan Motz |
Sr. |
Elementary Education |
Competitive Dance |
|
Trey'lon Salley |
Jr. |
Music Theatre |
Competitive Dance |
|
Megan Sobotta |
Sr. |
Nursing |
Competitive Dance |
|
Erin Walters |
Sr. |
Communication Disorders/Sciences |
Competitive Dance |
|
Colin Adams |
Sr. |
Applied Mathematics and Analytics |
Men's Basketball |
|
Braden Crubel |
Jr. |
Accounting |
Men's Basketball |
|
Treyton Fletcher |
So. |
Business Administration |
Men's Basketball |
|
Lukas Hoffman |
So. |
Business Administration |
Men's Basketball |
|
Kole Johnson |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Men's Basketball |
|
Carson Koepnick |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
Men's Basketball |
|
Jonathan Loomans |
So. |
Finance |
Men's Basketball |
|
Preston Schaffner |
So. |
Marketing |
Men's Basketball |
|
Landon Thousand |
So. |
Finance |
Men's Basketball |
|
Aubrey Dorn |
So. |
Biochemistry |
Women's Basketball |
|
Marley Hughes |
Jr. |
Mathematics Education |
Women's Basketball |
|
Kira John |
So. |
Nursing |
Women's Basketball |
|
Ashlee Nicolai |
Sr. |
Sport Management and Leadership |
Women's Basketball |
|
Zuzanna Pacak |
Sr. |
Nursing |
Women's Basketball |
|
Pearla Teko-Folly |
Jr. |
Sport Management and Leadership |
Women's Basketball |
To see a list of all honorees, visit the NAIA website, located here.