Five Morningside swimmers were named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Five members from Morningside College’s men’s and women’s swimming teams were named 2016-17 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

The Mustangs’ Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete swimmers are:

John Dieter, a junior from Carroll, Iowa, who has a 3.64 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with majors in applied agricultural & food studies and biology.

Evelyn Edge, a senior from Genoa City, Wis., who has a 3.68 cumulative GPA with majors in biology teaching and chemistry teaching.

Tracy Gates, a senior from Escondido, Calif., who has a 3.86 cumulative GPA with a major in biology.

Alyssa Nehring, a junior from Humboldt, Iowa, who has a 3.61 cumulative GPA with majors in arts administration and advertising.

Joe Schueller, a junior from Pierre, S.D., who has a 3.82 cumulative GPA with a major in engineering physics.

Student-athletes must be of at least junior academic status and have a minimum GPA of 3.50 in order to be eligible for Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.

Click here for the complete list of Daktronics-NAIA Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athletes.