NAIA Scholar-Athletes for Cheer and Dance
By Scott Barker, Communication and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Friday that 78 Competitive Cheer & Dance student-athletes have been named 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Oklahoma City leads all institutions with seven individuals on the list. Bethel (Kan.) and Northwestern (Iowa) have five athletes each. Hastings is next on the list with four as Natalie Bernero, Krystal Giebeler, Katie Janky and Emily Reimer earned scholar-athlete honors.
In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, 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. This is the first such award for Competitive Cheer & Dance, which is in the second year of being in the National Invitational sport status.
To learn more about the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, click here.
2016 Daktronics-NAIA Competitive Cheer & Dance Scholar-Athletes - PDF
