MVNU has 13 NAIA Winter Scholar Athletes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA announced its winter sport Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the sports of basketball and bowling. Mount Vernon Nazarene University had 13 athletes receive honors.

Hannah Vaughn (SR), Ashleigh Westervelt (SO) and Abigail Larkin (SO) was among 155 women's bowling student-athletes from around the country honored for their achievements in the classroom.

Jake Burre (SO) and Bryce Rinehart (JR) were among 147 total men's student-athletes honored in bowling.

Angela Roshak (JR), Emily Walker (JR), Hannah Logan (SO), Katie Sprang (JR), Madelyn Lawson (JR), and Peyton Davis (SR) were among 887 women's basketball student-athletes from around the country honored for their achievements in the classroom.

Kade Ruegsegger (SR) and Trent Koning (SO) were among 572 men's basketball student-athletes from around the country honored for their achievements in the classroom.

To be eligible for an NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while attending one full year at their current institution.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,000 students from 25 states and 11 foreign countries.