Clarke's NAIA Scholar-Athletes for 2022-23 winter sports announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Closing out the winter sports slate in the NAIA with few winter championships remaining, the NAIA released the final Daktronics Scholar-Athletes as 18 total Clarke University student-athletes received Scholar-Athlete designation within the NAIA's criteria.

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.

The Pride's winter sport scholar-athletes are:

MEN'S BASKETBALL

Chandler Dean

Royce Clark

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Camdyn Penick

Cassidy Grady

Emma Kelchen

Giana Michels

Halle Boldt

Izzie Peterson

Jenna Fiedler

Jessica Heine

Mya Merschman

Nicole McDermott

Paige Romberg

Peyton Tegeler

Tina Ubl

MEN'S BOWLING

Adante Jones

Mannix Amos

WOMEN'S BOWLING

Kassidy Gerken

These 18 student-athletes join the 40 that earned Scholar-Athlete honors in the fall to push Clarke's running total, still awaiting the spring athletes to be recognized at the conclusion of their seasons, to 58 total Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.