KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its 2023 Daktronics Softball Scholar-Athletes on Wednesday as the MACU softball team produced the most academically excellent program in the nation, leading the NAIA with 18 student-athletes earning the esteemed accolade.
Mid-America Christian produced by far and away the most student-athletes of any other program in the NAIA as Iowa Wesleyan and Grand View (Iowa) finished with the second-most with 15.
In order to be eligible for NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average, appear on the NAIA eligibility certificate and have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution.
Overall, 1,131 softball athletes received scholar-athlete honors amongst the 206 NAIA institutions.
For the complete list of MACU's honoree, check out the list below…
Harley Beesley
Zoey Cranford*
Karlee Danielson
Kenzee Danielson
Rachel Eggleston
Aurelia Holguin
Rachel Humburg
Janessa Larman
Rian Mann
Cailey Parsells
Alyssa Poorboy
Olivia Roberts
Hannah Robbins*
Makenzie Thurman
Talyn Wheeler
Megan Widener
Brooklyn Wilson
Abby Womack
*- denotes 4.0 cumulative GPA
