Five Wildcats Named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Baldwin City, Kan. - Five members of the Baker University men's soccer team were named 2018 Daktronics-NAIA-Scholar-Athletes, as announced by the national office.

The five Wildcats to earn the award include Wei Xian Ng, Gonnie Ben-Tal, Jake Moore, Joah Hickel, and Austin Halsey.

Xian Ng, Ben-Tal, and Moore are now two-time NAIA Scholar-Athletes as they also garnered the award in 2017.

The group is among 532 student-athletes from across the NAIA to receive honor.

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, and must have achieved junior academic status in order to qualify for the award.

Winners may download a graphic to promote their award on social media by clicking here. When referencing their award, the NAIA encourages them to use #NAIAScholar in their posts.

To view the entire list of 2018 NAIA Men's Soccer Scholar-Athletes, please click here.

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