ASHLAND – Sixty-two Southern Oregon University student-athletes were named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes for the 2019-20 season Tuesday, which was dubbed the first annual NAIA Awards Day by the national office.

To qualify for the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete distinction, one must reach junior or senior academic status with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade-point average. The field was expanded this year by including those who reached junior status by the end of the academic calendar.

Twelve women's soccer players were recognized to lead all Raider teams, while the SOU volleyball team boasted the most honorees per student-athletes on the roster with eight.

All SOU 2019-20 honorees are listed below, alphabetically:

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Dominique Harding, health & PE
Mallory Heard, business management
Kalei Iwami, health & PE
Delaney Sparling, health & PE

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tez Allen, healthcare administration
Tate Hoffman, business administration

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Maddie Casey, health & PE
Julia Delucchi, elementary education
Lauren Fillipow, criminal justice
MJ Hamilton, pre-nursing
Jordin Johnson, emerging media & digital arts
Sydnee Kizziar, emerging media & digital arts
Emily Negus, English
Shayla Potratz, communications
Emily Shaw, social sciences
Ariana Toland, nursing

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD
Garrett Bryan, psychology
Isaac Fernandez, communications
Justin Hall, health & PE
Shane McLaughlin, communications
Tyler Miller, psychology

FOOTBALL
Collin Crown, business
Javan Gail, business
Dallas Hatter, business
Tre Holmes, mathematics
Chase Knutz, psychology
Tua Laolagi, business
Shane McLaughlin, communications
Anthony Swanson, biology
Riley Teeters, business

WOMEN'S SOCCER
Kaya Baird, health & PE
Maddie Casey, health & PE
Michala Denn, health & PE
Ruth Hegstad, English
Cassandra Kohler, environmental science
Kailey Lemon, psychology
Alivia Quitugua, communications
Morgan Rohmann, pre-physical therapy
Jessie Selby, pre-physical therapy
Aislinn Waite, psychology
Tabitha Wheeler, digital cinema
Emily Williman, business

MEN'S SOCCER
Noah Addie, political science
Brendan Allen, business administration
Izaiha Bruce, business marketing
Daniel McDevitt, outdoor adventure leadership
Yan Pessoa de Oliveira, outdoor adventure leadership
Wyatt Zabinski, biology

SOFTBALL
Mackenzie Evangelisti, business administration
Paige Leeper, business administration
Abbie Lewis, education
Olivia Mackey, health & PE
Erika Marquez, health & PE
Taelor Mayben, elementary education
Tayler Walker, elementary education
Lauren Quirke, communications

VOLLEYBALL
Hannah Bogatin, business administration
Sara Fanger, communications
Makayla Hoyt, environmental studies
Kadyn Jones, biochemistry
Nila Lukens, biology
Myla Norvell, communications
Maddie Pernich, health & PE
Emma Ryan, criminal justice