KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mid-America Christian University women's basketball senior forward Kelsie Dutton and men's basketball junior guard Jarius Wilson have each earned NAIA Scholar Athlete honors, the organization released today (Mar. 24). 

To qualify for this award, a student-athlete must be at least a junior in academic standing, maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point average and have completed at least one year at the nominating institution. 

Dutton has maintained a 3.97 GPA with a major in Business Administration/English, while Wilson has a 3.55 GPA in Business Administration. 

Dutton appeared in all 32 games this season for the Lady Evangels, helping MACU win its most games (18) and conference games (11) since joining the NAIA.  She averaged 3.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and shot a sparkling 82.9 percent (29-of-35) from the free-throw line. 

Wilson was third on the Evangels in scoring with 13.0 points per game to help MACU to its highest-ever conference finish of tied for second in the Sooner Athletic Conference with a 12-8 league record and also advance to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournament.  

He also hit 60 threes while shooting a team-best 43.2 percent (60-of-139) from beyond the arc.