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Eight Women's Basketball Players Named Scholar-Athletes

Eight Women's Basketball Players Named Scholar-Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2024 Daktronics NAIA Women's Basketball Scholar-Athletes. Northwest (Wash.) leads the way with 14 honorees. Concordia (Neb.) and Mayville (N.D.) were close behind with 13 honorees, respectively. Culver-Stockton College had eight players named to the list.

Recognized from Culver-Stockton College were Aaliyah Ortiz, Addison Newbon, Avery Oetting, Delaney Straus, Katie Webb, Malia Carmack, Megan Diehl and Olivia Hopp. Diehl and Ortiz were recognized for the third straight season while Hopp, Webb and Newbon were honored for the second consecutive year.  

The 2024 list features 887 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.

To see a complete list of honorees, please CLICK HERE.