KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2022 Daktronics NAIA Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athletes on Tuesday. Graceland (Iowa) led the way with 19 honorees. Concordia (Neb.) finished a close second with 18.

The 2022 list features 609 student-athletes that achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

Earning the award for the Saints was:

Lyndsey Benschoter (1^st time), sophomore, special education major, elementary education minor from Tecumseh, Michigan

Kadie Carsten (1^st time), junior, nursing major from Ida, Michigan

Rachel Haft (1^st time), sophomore, criminal justice major, psychology minor from Tecumseh, Michigan

Victoria Nerkowski (2^nd time), senior, accounting major from Mason, Michigan

Olivia Norman (1^st time), sophomore, psychology major, criminal justice minor from Lapeer, Michigan

Payton Osborne (1^st time), junior, nursing major from Monroe, Michigan

Claire VanDyke (1^st time), sophomore, business administration major from Camden, Michigan

Kinsey Wagner (1^st time), junior, nursing major from Clayton, Michigan

Karsyn Wolf (2^nd time), senior, graphic design major from Temperance, Michigan

To view the NAIA's official release, please click HERE

For the Full List of Honorees, please click HERE