Winona Lake, Ind. -- Mid-America Christian University junior guard Semar Farris has been selected as a National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) first-team All-America performer, the organization revealed this past weekend at the NCCAA Tournament in Winona Lake, Ind.
Farris led the Evangels this season to a sixth-place finish at the NCCAA National Tournament and to the semifinal round of both the NCCAA Central Regional Tournament and the Sooner Athletic Conference Tourney.
The Ft. Worth, Texas native also helped MACU to its highest conference finish since joining the NAIA by coming in tied for second in the SAC with a 12-8 league record.
Farris scored a team-high 19.4 points per game this season for the Evangels along with a team-best 173 assists and 109 steals. His assists and steals output are the most in a season for the Evangels since becoming an NAIA school in 2007.
He also scored a team season-high 40 points against Wayland Baptist University, the third highest single-game point total for the Evangels since joining the NAIA.