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2018 FALL SCHOLAR ATHLETES

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its fall sport Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes and included are 22 Huntington University student-athletes representing four different teams.

In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

Men’s Cross Country
Nick Childs | Jr | Dayton, Ohio

Women’s Cross Country
Molly Mitchell | Jr | Cicero, Ind.
Rachael Smelser | Sr | Adrian, Mich.
Bianca Tisdale | Jr | Franklin, Ind.

Men’s Soccer
Stephen Brown | Jr | Mansfield, Ohio
Miguel de Sousa | Sr | Lisbon, Portugal
Matheus Louzada | Sr | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Derek Nichols | Sr | New Wilmington, Pa.
Travis Rippe | Sr | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Ty Sproat | Sr | Auburn, Ind.
Luke Unger | Jr | Churubusco, Ind.

Women’s Soccer
Morgan Anderson | Sr | Bremen, Ind.
Addalyn Brown | Jr | Mansfield, Ohio
Jaime Calvin | Sr | Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Abigail Field | Sr | Holland, Mich.
Tessy Geiss | Sr | Granville, Ohio
Katherine Highstead | Sr | Port Perry, Canada
Matéa Knispel | Sr | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Alyssa Kochel | Jr | Joliet, Ill.
Blaire Koomler | Sr | Fort Wayne, Ind.
Bailey O’Dell | Jr | Goshen, Ind.
Hannah Williams | Jr | Huntington, Ind.