Trio of Diamond Stars Named Scholar-Athletes

William Penn Women’s Athletics

Oskaloosa–Three Statesmen softball players were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes Wednesday.

Seniors Sydney Edwards (Galesburg, Ill., Psychology & Biology), Brittanee Grove (Runnells, Iowa, Elementary Education), and Jorden Steele (Tacoma, Wash., Physical Education) were among a list of 402 softball athletes from within the NAIA to be awarded the laurel. The honor is the second for Edwards (3.89 Grade Point Average entering spring) and the first for Grove (3.87) and Steele (3.70).

To be eligible for the award, athletes must be of at least junior academic standing, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, and have attended the nominating institution for at least one full academic year.

For a complete list of the NAIA’s Softball Scholar-Athletes, go to http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/scholar-athletes/2015/2015SoftballScholarAthletes.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=27900