ASHLAND – Eighteen student-athletes from Southern Oregon University's winter sports teams have been declared 2023-24 NAIA Scholar Athletes, the national office announced.

To qualify for the honor, a student-athlete must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 and log one full year at their current institution.

The latest batch of honorees joins 33 student-athletes from SOU's fall sports teams who also earned the distinction. The complete list of winter Scholar Athletes is below:

WOMEN'S WRESTLING
Bella Amaro, business
Emma Baertlein, health & exercise science
Mia Bonotan, emerging media & digital arts
Ramona Jimenez, health & PE
Sophie Keefer, environmental science & policy
Carolina Moreno, education studies
Karly Scott, environmental science & policy

MEN'S WRESTLING
Kabb Christensen, outdoor adventure leadership
Michael Fear, criminology & criminal justice
Dylan Mann, health & exercise science
Dylan Straley, business accounting
Ayden Wolgamott, mathematics

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Eliza DiGiulio, health & exercise science
Clara Robbins, health & PE
Kami Walk, health & PE
Mallory Williams, psychology
Mia Wilmot, health & PE

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Bryce Dyer, business management