Volleyball Receives 13 Daktronics Scholar-Athletes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Women's Volleyball Scholar-Athletes on Tuesday morning. The Waldorf volleyball team had 13 named as scholar-athletes and finished with the most in the NSAA.

The volleyball scholar-athletes are:

Alicia Brandt (JR/Lakefield, MN), Elementary Education

Alisha Schaefer (SR/Mount Calvary, WI), Psychology

Anna Longhenry (SO/Fenton, IA), Elementary Education

Annie Stotlar (JR/Davenport, IA), Business

Charlotte Wright (SR/Porter, MN), Communications

Devyn Scott (SR/Fort Dodge, IA), Biology & Psychology

Emma Hovenga (SR/Forest City, IA), Health Promotion and Exercise Science

Juliet Karlen (JR/Janesville, WI), Elementary Education

Kaylee Kidd (SR/Roscoe, IL), Elementary Education

Kenzie Kidd (SR/Roscoe, IL), Biology & Psychology

Laina Yurs (JR/South Beloit, IL), Health Promotion and Exercise Science

Macy Stratton (SO/Luverne, MN), Criminal Justice

Rachel Watson (JR/Littleton, CO), Health Promotion and Exercise Science

"We are determined to pursue excellence in everything that we do, and the classroom is no exception. I am so proud of our team for setting and achieving their high academic goals," stated Head Coach Bri Ebenhoe. "These women put in a lot of effort to be individually and collectively excellent in the classroom – I am so pleased that they have been recognized!"

The 2023 list features 1,200 student-athletes who achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. 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 one full year at said institution.