Thirty-two fall athletes named NAIA Scholar Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its fall sport Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes, and included are 32 Huntington University student-athletes representing five different teams.

This honor recognizes athletes in each of the fall sports who have excelled academically. The Crossroads League had the most scholar athletes of any conference with 1,002.

In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have attended one full year at said institution.

STUDENT-ATHLETE	YEAR	SPORT	HOMETOWN
Isaac Combs	Sr	Men’s Cross Country	Fort Wayne, Ind.
Tyler Loucks	Jr	Men’s Cross Country	New Haven, Ind.
Brielle Fehlmann	Sr	Women’s Cross Country	Warsaw, Ind.
Abbey Gentz	Jr	Women’s Cross Country	Woodburn, Ind.
Molly Harding	Jr	Women’s Cross Country	Manton, Mich.
Josey Reineman	Sr	Women’s Cross Country	Chambersburg, Pa
Lily Spaulding	So	Women’s Cross Country	Elberfeld, Ind.
Amelia Strzechowski	Jr	Women’s Cross Country	Valparaiso, Ind.
Emily Tedder	Sr	Women’s Cross Country	Centerville, Ind.
Kovan Drenth	So	Men’s Soccer	Goshen, Ind.
Kolton Foster	Jr	Men’s Soccer	Huntington, Ind.
Dalton Henry	So	Men’s Soccer	Rensselaer, Ind.
Garrett Klefeker	Jr	Men’s Soccer	Columbia City, Ind.
Owen Leland	Sr	Men’s Soccer	Huntertown, Ind.
John Nitengale	So	Men’s Soccer	Sheridan, Mich.
Logan Reece	Jr	Men’s Soccer	Fort Wayne, Ind.
Jonathan Ruiz	So	Men’s Soccer	Claypool, Ind.
Clay Wieringa	So	Men’s Soccer	Alto, Mich.
Ellie Cirrincione	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Carmel, Ind.
Joya Drenth	Sr	Women’s Soccer	Goshen, Ind.
Rhya Holliday	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Fort Wayne, Ind.
Katie Hooley	Sr	Women’s Soccer	Plain City, Ohio
Greta Hunsaker	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Fishers, Ind.
Hannah Johnson	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Fort Wayne, Ind.
Cote Molina	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Santiago, Chile
Allison Oppenhuizen	So	Women’s Soccer	Muskegon, Mich.
Tegan Phillips	Sr	Women’s Soccer	Converse, Ind.
Jianna Simons	So	Women’s Soccer	Doylestown, Pa.
Jillian Sutton	Sr	Women’s Soccer	Jenison, Mich.
Wada Tafesse	Sr	Women’s Soccer	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ella Theard	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Fort Wayne, Ind.
Paige Weiss	Jr	Women’s Soccer	Binghamton, N.Y.
Eliza Bynum	So	Volleyball	Kokomo, Ind.
Leah Carter	Jr	Volleyball	Kokomo, Ind.
Kortney Grimm	Sr	Volleyball	Gahanna, Ohio
Lauryn Hardy	Sr	Volleyball	Inkster, Mich.
Haley Kruse	Jr	Volleyball	Auburn, Ind.
Layla Meyer	Jr	Volleyball	Monroeville, Ind.
Nigella Reck	So	Volleyball	Bradford, Ohio
Lauren Ross	So	Volleyball	Decatur, Ind.
Mayah Schundelmier	Sr	Volleyball	Columbus, Ind.