34 Named MXC NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athletes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - (NAIA Release) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2022 Daktronics NAIA Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athletes. Aquinas led the WHAC with 10 honorees as nine other WHAC members also had nominees named for a total of 34.

The 2022 list features 467 student-athletes that 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.

Aquinas (10)
Ethan Barker
Matthew Brines
Connor Callahan
Connor Clemens
Edward Frey
Benjamin Hardy
Benjamin Hylen
Andrew Ireland
Johan Maichele
Matthew Schieber

Cleary (3)
Ethan Beres
Joel Hartleb
Camden Staples

Concordia (2)
Luke Bentz
Noah Starkey

Cornerstone (3)
Keegan Honig
Luke Koopman
Luke Pohl

Indiana Tech (2)
Dylan De Vaney
Jake Willison

Lawrence Tech (3)
Nathan Alton
Hunter Assenmacher
David Yoskovich

Lourdes (3)
Bradley Centola
Kellen Garmon
Layton Willson

Rochester (2)
Jalen Crawford
Alec Shaw

Siena Heights (3)
Jacob Harberts
Nathanel Leupold
Jay Moore

UM-Dearborn (3)
Brendan Buckner
Ryan Exell
Luke Kaferle