NAIA named six Bees as Scholar Athletes
NAIA Women's Tennis Scholar Athletes
NAIA Men's Tennis Scholar Athletes
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) named six Bees between men's and women's tennis to the Scholar Athlete list announced on Monday afternoon.
From SAU, the Bees were led by junior Audrey Pender, senior Gabrielle Baffes, sophomore Kate Jones, and junior Paige Bily.
On the men's side, two athletes were named as NAIA Scholar athletes. Representing SAU is junior Brian Lelm and senior Connor Leibforth.
The 2024 list features 300 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.