Valley City (VCSU) Valley City State University athletics had 12 student-athletes earn the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award during the fall semester.
The NAIA Scholar-Athlete award recognizes students who demonstrate consistent success in the classroom while handling the heavy time demands of a student-athlete. In order to qualify for this honor, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.
Awards have been announced for volleyball, cross country and football. VCSU student-athletes earning the NAIA Scholar-Athlete award in those sports are listed below.
Cross Country: Orin Rambow
Football: PJ Peterson, Tyler Masat, Tyler Ukestad, Marc Wagner, Dakota Johnson, Cole Kelly, Jake Peterson
Volleyball: Polette Medina, Autumn Johnson, Mikayla Mellem, Clarissa Olson
