Four Broncos Earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete Honors
By Chad Waller, Director of Athletics Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Friday that 60 competitive cheer and 50 dance student-athletes have been named 2016-17 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. For cheerleading, Concordia (Neb.) and Grand View (Iowa) lead all institutions with five individuals. Graceland (Iowa) is tops for dance programs sending seven individuals on the list.
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 junior academic status.
To learn more about the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, click here.
Krystal Giebeler (SR/Merced, CA) earned the honor with a 3.67 GPA as she is majoring in Elementary Education
Anna Printz (JR/Lincoln, NE) eaned the honor with a 3.96 GPA as she is majoring in Marketing
Amanda Romero (JR/Monument, CO) earned the honor with a 3.96 GPA as she is majoring in Physics and minoring in Math
Joe Brown (JR/Omaha, NE) earned the honor with a 3.76 GPA as he is majoring in Web Communication Design.
