ASHLAND – Twenty-seven individuals from Southern Oregon University's winter sports teams have been named NAIA Scholar Athletes, the national office announced.

The total was SOU's second-highest ever for the winter season. The Raiders had nine men's wrestlers, eight women's wrestlers, five men's basketball players and five women's basketball players on the list.

To qualify for the honor, an individual must maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 and have attended their current institution for at least one full year. Including fall sports, SOU has produced 72 NAIA Scholar Athletes during the academic year.

The winter honorees are listed alphabetically within their respective sports below:

MEN'S WRESTLING
Elias Corona, criminology & criminal justice
Sebastian Echeverria, computer science
Vonn Fenn, outdoor adventure leadership
Hunter Harwood, outdoor adventure leadership
Tony Isom, environmental science & policy
Timothy Lopez, business accounting
Dylan Mann, health & exercise science
Tyler Rhue, health & exercise science
Dylan Straley, business administration

WOMEN'S WRESTLING
Maisie Bandel-Ramirez, economics/political science
Eliza Goodwin, emerging media & digital arts
Kat Hingano, English
Jasmine Howard, business administration
Quilaztli Miguel-Lapham, business administration
Michaela Sarmiento, pre-nursing
Sabrina Sifuentez, biomedical science
Holland Wieber, emerging media & digital arts

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Jace Anderson, business administration
Jacob Axmaker, health & biomedical science
Bryce Dyer, business management
Emmett Fenz, business administration
Brady Rice, business

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Eliza DiGiulio, environmental science & policy
Bridgette McIntyre, business administration
Ali Stevens, ecology & conservation
Keeley Wright, biomedical science
Jenika Zurita, human service