Kansas City, MO | The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athletes on Thursday.  

The Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete programs recognize excellence in the classroom by NAIA-member student-athletes who are sophomores or above in academic standing with a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Students must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year as a non-transfer or one full year as a transfer. The awards are given annually to outstanding student-athletes in the various sports in which the program is active and their respective teams are eligible for NAIA postseason competition.  The 2023 list features 626 student-athletes that achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. 

Thomas University placed two student-athletes on this prestigious list:  Sophia Alexander and Jennifer Coleman.

Sophia Alexander (Hollis, ME, Bonny Eagle High School) is a junior, criminal justice major, who sports a 3.79 GPA.  Jennifer Coleman (Thomasville, GA, Thomas County Central High School) is a fifth year senior,  film studies major, with minors in creative writing, communications, and psychology.  Coleman carries a 3.65 GPA.

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