34 Named To Cheer NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2024 Daktronics NAIA Competitive Cheer Scholar-Athletes on Thursday. Grand View (Iowa) leads the nation with 14 honorees followed by Pikeville (Ky.) with 10. Friends (Kan.) and MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) are tied for third with eight representatives each. 

The 2024 list features 234 student-athletes from 66 total institutions, who achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. 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, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

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Aquinas (4)

Avery White
Elizabeth Haunhorst
Maize Sholl
Morgan Kuula

Concordia (7)

Alexia Glaze
Bianca Hrynciw
Breanna Ray
Celina Hinjosa
Ella Kritzman
Paulo Pulido
Treneice Coleman-Kelley

Lawrence Tech (3)

Emily Kwierant
Emma Arend
Kiera Kane

Lourdes (7)

Brooke Albert
Bryonna Davis
Joel Brothers
Layla Kennedy
Madison Hutka
Molly Altman
Payton Williams

Madonna (3)

Brianna Rice
Haley Eby
Natalie Richards

Point Park (4)

Austyn Guiher
Katilyn Caiarelli
Rebecca Stubbs
Sarah Kief

Rochester Christian (3)

Brooke Wells
Makayla Pasternak
Sera Weaver

Siena Heights (3)

Caysie Ringkvist
Emily Bayes
Jenah Hamlin