[Women's Soccer] Eight Vikings Garner Scholar-Athlete Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eight members of the Grand View women's soccer team were honored for their excellence in the classroom as they were named to the named to the 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete Team announced The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). A total of 614 women's soccer student-athletes have been named to the team.  

Seniors Joy Battles (SR/Gilbert, IA), Sydney Gutschenritter (SR/Glenwood, IA), Haley Wieland (SR/Westside, IA), Lina Lorence (SR/Eagan, MN), and Ella Ritchie (SR/Derby, England) along with juniors Danni Finn (JR/Glenwood, IA), Ali Gibson (JR/Ankeny, IA) and Morgan Block (JR/Bondurant, IA) all earned scholar-athlete honors.

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 two full years as a non-transfer or one full year as a transfer.

To learn more about the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, click here.

2017 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Soccer Scholar-Athletes - PDF