Keppler named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete

VANCOUVER, Wash. -The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Friday that 159 men's cross country student-athletes have been named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Wildcat runner ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿Phillip Keppler, a junior from Las Cruces, New Mexico was among those honored.

Student-athletes are nominated by their institution’s head coach and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status in order qualify for the honor.

To view the entire list of 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athletes, click here.