The NAIA announced its 2019-20 Daktronics Scholar-Athletes and Scholar-Teams list Tuesday with over 2,000 teams receiving the honor. Briar Cliff had 13 teams and 45 athletes named to the lists. 

The 13 Briar Cliff teams included: baseball, men's golf, men's basketball, men's volleyball, men's track & field, women's basketball, women's cross country, competitive dance, women's golf, softball, women's soccer, women's track & field, and women's volleyball. 

For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. 

The Charger women's golf team held the highest GPA on campus at 3.68 and the men's team with the highest GPA was basketball with a GPA of 3.52. Women's basketball led the way for BC with nine student-athletes receiving Scholar-Athlete honors.

A student-athlete must maintain a GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved a junior academic status in order to be recognized as a NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Below is the list of all the Briar Cliff athletes honored by the NAIA for their academic success.

Baseball
Brady Harpenau
Dalen Blair
Dylan Speer
Graham Palsma
Harrison Jestel

Men's Basketball
Jackson Lamb
RJ Harris

Men's Volleyball
Brandon Oswald

Men's Track & Field
Collin Glazek
James House
Ryan Harrel

Women's Basketball
Alyssa Carley
Anna Sorenson
Ashley Hohenstein
Breanna Allen
Logan Ehlers
Madelyn Deitchler
Mya Hendry
Paityn Hagberg
Sarah Dreckman

Women's Golf
Abby Brinkman
Andrea Zorich
Ann Hedlund
Arianna Presilla
Molly Diekmann

Softball
Abbygail Lint
Danielle Ulmann
Emily Riha
Johanna Vaske
Nicole Wiles
Rachele Heaton
Summer Williams

Women's Soccer
Ana Freire
Angelica Campa
Ashlea Haag
Erin Gaitsch
Katie Glover
Mariana Ocegueda

Women's Track & Field
Danielle Ulmann
Teresa Guzman

Women's Volleyball
Aubury Coleman
Danielle Lucchesi
Delaney Meyer
Harlee Wagoner
Luisa Ramirez Huertas