Vikings Land Five on Scholar-Athlete Team

The 2007-08 Division I & II Men's Basketball Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes have been announced with over 135 student-athletes recognized with this prestigious honor. Three school's tied for the most awards with five: Dana (Neb.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and Ottawa (Kan.).

The five members from Dana College include:  Zach Genant (JR, Springfield, SD), Doug Huston (JR, Olathe, KS), Sean Johnson (SO, Council Bluffs, IA), Eric Maassen (JR, Hancock, IA), and Jon Person (JR, Olathe, KS).

In order to be a recipient of the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, one must fulfill these requirements: the recipient must be a junior or above in academic standing; has been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full year of attendance; has a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) at the time of nomination at the nominating institution; has been certified as eligible.

For more information, please contact:  Shad Beam, Sports Information Director at sbeam@dana.edu or 402-426-7389.