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30 Blue Hawks receive Fall 2023 NAIA Scholar Athlete honors

30 Blue Hawks receive Fall 2023 NAIA Scholar Athlete honors

Dickinson, N.D. – Dickinson State had 30 athletes named NAIA Scholar Athletes for the Fall 2023 season, the NAIA announced. To be eligible for the award, athletes must be a sophomore or above in academic standings, have a 3.5 cumulative GPA or higher, be eligible to participate in their sport, and have spent one full year at Dickinson State. Football, men’s and women’s cross country, and volleyball are the sports present at DSU that are considered Fall Sports.

“We are very proud of all of our scholar athletes,” said athletic director Pete Stanton. “All of our coaches stress academic excellence, and this shows that emphasis, in addition to all the hard work the student athletes put in, paid off.”

2023 NAIA Fall Scholar Athletes – Dickinson State

Name

Sport

Tyrel Ackman

Men's Cross Country

Cole Jensen

Men's Cross Country

Griffin Obrigewitch

Men's Cross Country

Morgan Aune

Women's Cross Country

Natalie Lile

Women's Cross Country

Lauren Taylor

Women's Cross Country

Elizabeth Widmer

Women's Cross Country

Matt Anderson

Football

Edward Aranda-Calixto

Football

Cody Asbeck

Football

Carl Askins

Football

Brandon Bennick

Football

Galen Brantley III

Football

Parker Buckley

Football

Nelson Crisafulli

Football

Trent Farren

Football

Jace Friesz

Football

Cal Gundlach

Football

Caden Houle

Football

Carson Hunter

Football

Nathaniel Jilek

Football

Brock Jones

Football

Kaden Kuntz

Football

Carson Lunak

Football

Alex Praus

Football

Evan Showalter

Football

John Wetmore

Football

Jackson Willems

Football

Haydin Henschel

Women's Volleyball

Alexis Puev

Women's Volleyball