KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As the regular season concludes across the various Spring sports, the NAIA has announced the annual Scholar Athlete Teams for Baseball, Softball, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse and Track & Field.
Benedictine's Spring sports earned 47 total NAIA Scholar Athlete honors this season.
"We are thrilled for the student-athletes on this list," said Benedictine Athletic Director Charlie Gartenmayer. "Those who have been recognized this Spring continue to display the characteristics of a Raven that allow them to succeed both in the classroom while competing at a high level in their sport."
This year's list of Spring sports NAIA Scholar Athletes are:
Abby Reynolds, Senior Softball
Anna Campbell, Senior Women's Track & Field
Anthony Todd, Junior Men's Track & Field
Antonia Smith, Senior Women's Track & Field
Ava Wolf, Junior Women's Track & Field
Ben Bowman, Senior Baseball
Brody Joachims, Senior Men's Track & Field
Brylan Haas, Senior Baseball
Brynna Gormley, Senior Women's Track & Field
Catherine Starrs, Senior Women's Track & Field
Catherine Doyle, Senior Women's Track & Field
Cecilia Campos, Sophomore Women's Track & Field
Chanterra Allen, Senior Women's Lacrosse
Christopher Coyne, Senior Men's Track & Field
Emilie Nelson, Senior Women's Track & Field
Jacob Meyer, Junior Men's Lacrosse
Jac Couri, Senior Men's Lacrosse
John Joyce, Sophomore Men's Track & Field
Joseph Accurso, Senior Men's Track & Field
Joseph Feldkamp, Senior Men's Track & Field
Josephine Jansen, Junior Women's Track & Field
Julia Mertz, Junior Women's Track & Field
Juliana Gibson, Sophomore Women's Track & Field
Kaelyn Conrad, Senior Softball
Lance Bolles, Senior Baseball
Leah Kuhn, Senior Women's Track & Field
Luke Reger, Junior Men's Lacrosse
Mackenna Hill, Junior Women's Lacrosse
Madison Helten, Junior Women's Track & Field
Malcolm Castronova, Sophomore Men's Lacrosse
Maria Connealy, Junior Women's Track & Field
Mary Whiteside, Senior Women's Track & Field
Marykathryn Smith, Junior Women's Track & Field
Megan White, Senior Softball
Micah Munoz, Senior Men's Track & Field
Michelle Zarybnicky, Senior Women's Track & Field
Mitchell Mages, Senior Men's Track & Field
Oliver Ferris, Junior Baseball
Owen Nolte, Junior Men's Track & Field
Patrick Philbin, Senior Men's Track & Field
Paul Dorr, Senior Baseball
Paulina Sroka, Junior Women's Track & Field
Rhiannon Martin, Senior Softball
Robert Klasinski, Sophomore Men's Track & Field
Samuel Buerschen, Senior Men's Track & Field
Samuel Bartoszek, Senior Men's Track & Field
Siena Michael, Senior Women's Track & Field
To qualify as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended their institution for at least one full year. This year, the list features an impressive number of student-athletes who have met these rigorous standards.
The Heart of America Athletic Conference led all conferences this spring with 711 total NAIA Scholar Athletes.
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