KANSAS CITY - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete list for fall sports, and the Mid-America Christian University volleyball team had one of the 2018 honorees.

MACU's Da'Jah Thompson capped her career as an Evangel by earning Scholar-Athlete status in her only season eligible for the honor.

Thompson, a 5-10 senior from Kilgore, Texas - posted a 3.79 GPA at MACU while working toward her Psychology degree. She was one of 597 players to earn the award in the NAIA this season. To qualify as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, a student-athlete must be a junior or above academically who appears on the varsity eligibility roster for their team. She must keep a cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, and she must meet a minimum residency requirement at the institution of two years for non-transfer students, and one year for transfer students.