
NAIA Scholar-Athletes complete for 2023-24 with Spring 2024 recipients honored
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With the full 2023-24 athletic calendar complete for the NAIA, Clarke University had 41 different student-athletes receive Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors for their work in the classroom.
Pride student-athletes from eight different teams that include men's volleyball, men's lacrosse, baseball, golf, track and field, and softball have been recognized as spring scholar-athletes.
"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."
Here are the student-athletes, by sport, that received honors for spring 2024:
Baseball
Bryn Vantiger
Carson Possehl
Christian Prull
Cole Swartz
Jose Perez
Kieron Crowder
Luke Fredrick
Matthew Rossi
Thomas Brannon
Tommy Peterson
Tyler Simmons
Men's Golf
Alijah Dopson
Drake Hammel
Jared Martinson
Jesse Frye
Mitchel Coffey
Women's Golf
Camdyn Penick
Halle Boldt
Maddie Patten
Men's Lacrosse
Laney Thumser
Men's Track and Field
Brody Deitering
Bryce Kondos
Drew Pate
Emmett Schwartzhoff
Kole Haverly
Lucas van Loon
Women's Track and Field
Allena Rowland
Drew Fox
Emma Grant
Isabelle Matthews
Malia Beich
Marlie Beauchem
Rory Bickler
Softball
Ashley Roberts
Daija Bates
Elizabeth Leverton
Lily King
Men's Volleyball
Kainoa Gerard
Tye Ojala
Zachary Barr
With all of the NAIA Scholar-Athletes announced for the 2023-24 athletic year, Clarke had 104 total student-athletes recognized by the NAIA as scholar-athletes, which is up by 14 from the previous year.