General | 09.15.2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Another stellar school year in the classroom culminated in a total of 62 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for LC State in the 2021-22 school year. On top of the individual accolades, all 12 Warrior teams were tabbed NAIA Scholar-Teams.
 
"We are extremely proud of our student-athletes for their hard work in the classroom," LC State Athletic Director Brooke Henze said. "This is a direct reflection of our coaches and the emphasis they put on education."
 
34 women and 28 men earned the honor on behalf of LC State, with women's cross country/track and field leading the way with 16 award winners. Baseball and men's cross country/track and field each brought home nine to lead the men's teams.
 
The Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete program recognizes excellence in the classroom for those NAIA student-athletes who are sophomores, juniors or seniors with an academic standing of a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA.
 
Click HERE for the full list of honorees.
 
Every Warrior program earned the title of NAIA Scholar-Team. Women's tennis held the highest GPA of LC State teams at 3.66, and men's tennis finished the year with a 3.52.
 
NAIA Scholar Teams must have a 3.0 GPA and include every varsity athlete certified as eligible in this sport and listed on any eligibility certificate submitted to conference/CAC (Independent)/unaffiliated grouping eligibility chairs during this academic year. Fall and spring grades from the current year are to be used when calculating the team GPA.
 
For a full list of teams, click HERE.
 
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