KANSAS CITY – Mid-America Christian University men's basketball junior student-athlete Dustin Welch has earned the NAIA Scholar Athlete honor, the organization recently announced.

The criteria for this award is the student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.5 grade-point-average and be at least a junior in academic standing.

Welch is maintaining a 4.0 GPA with a major in Secondary Social Studies.

On the court, Welch was a part of the Evangels capturing their first-ever NAIA National Championship last night (Mar. 22).