River States Conference

RSC Men's Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Team announced with 31 honorees

6/23/2017 12:00:00 AM

FLORENCE, Ky. -- The 2016-17 River States Conference Men's Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Team has 31 student-athletes earn the academic honor this year. This is the second year of the RSC Scholar-Athlete Team program, which recognizes excellence in the classroom while competing as an RSC student-athlete.

To earn a spot on the team, student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, compete in an RSC championship sport and be nominated by their athletic department. University of Rio Grande led the conference with 10 student-athletes named to the team, and Point Park University was second with eight.

The NAIA has a similar awards program, the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, which is for juniors and seniors who have a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.

2016-17 RSC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM