Twelve HU teams honored as NAIA Scholar Teams

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 1,862 athletic programs have earned the distinction of Scholar-Teams for the 2017-18 academic year.

As is the case each year, Forester teams were well represented on this distinguished list. Of the 15 Huntington University squads eligible to be nominated, 12 teams received this honor.

“Huntington University’s commitment to scholarship can be seen in the quality of its faculty, the rigorous coursework required of it students and the success of its graduates,” said HU athletic director Lori Culler. “As athletic director I’m very pleased to say that this commitment is also visible in the athletic arena.

“I commend our coaching staff and our student-athletes for the tangible way they have displayed the value they place on scholarship.”

For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade-point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.

Women’s Basketball | 3.67 | Lori Culler
Women’s Soccer | 3.64 | Amanda Burge
Women’s Tennis | 3.59 | Roger Ferguson
Women’s Golf | 3.54 | Rick Sholund
Women’s Track & Field | 3.39 | Joel Childs
Men’s Golf | 3.32 | Rick Sholund
Women’s Cross Country | 3.26 | Fred Miller
Men’s Basketball | 3.25 | Ty Platt
Men’s Soccer | 3.25 | Russ Lawson
Volleyball | 3.21 | Kyle Shondell
Men’s Tennis | 3.19 | Kreg Eckert
Softball | 3.11 | Doug Gower