Statesmen Garner Heart Scholar-Athlete Laurels

William Penn University Athletics

by Wade Steinlage

Oskaloosa–The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2017-2018 year.

William Penn recorded 38 award recipients over 16 conference-sponsored sports, led by five honorees from both the women’s basketball and women’s soccer programs. A total of 707 student-athletes were honored from the 13 reporting 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.