Henion, Keppler named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Vancouver, Wash. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Atheletics (NAIA) announced those student-athletes who were named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes this morning.

Cassandra Henion, a senior from Paonia, Colorado and Phillip Keppler a junior from Las Cruces, New Mexico were honored for their academic achievements.

Students are nominated by their respective institutions 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. In total, 296 women and 159 men were named 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

To view the entire listing of honorees, please click here for women and here for men.