Heart Scholar-Athletes Announced
Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2016-2017 year.
William Penn recorded 38 award recipients over 16 conference-sponsored sports, led by four honorees from both the men’s basketball and women’s golf programs. A total of 614 student-athletes were honored from the league’s 14 schools, including a number of student-athletes receiving academic honors in multiple sports.
In order to be eligible for Scholar-Athlete recognition, student-athletes must have earned a 3.40 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), have accumulated a minimum of 60 semester hours (at least five semesters), and attended the nominating institution for at least two semesters prior to being nominated, as well as be a varsity participant on their respective team.