2022-23 KCAC FOOTBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES ANNOUNCED

Football | 11/30/2022 10:22:00 AM

WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that 130 football student-athletes have been named 2022-23 KCAC Scholar-Athletes. Barnes & Noble College is the official sponsor of KCAC Scholar-Athlete and Scholar Team awards, and is the official campus bookstore and course material provider of the KCAC.

 

Bethel led the way with 27 football student-athletes earning the Scholar-Athlete distinction. Avila and Southwestern had 17 honorees each. McPherson was not far behind with 14, while Friends, Kansas Wesleyan, and Ottawa each had 12 scholar-athletes. Sterling had several athletes earn the Scholar-Athlete distinction, while Bethany (five), Saint Mary (four), and Tabor (three) round out the list.

 
The All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:

• are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
• carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
• student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.

 

The 2022-23 KCAC Football Scholar-Athletes are: 

Michael Banks	McPherson College	So.	Fort Worth, Texas
Harley Blaske	McPherson College	Jr.	Sylvia, Kan.
Caden Bush	McPherson College	Jr.	Watkinsville, Ga.
Zane Cornejo	McPherson College	Sr.	Wellington, Kan.
Anthony Devries	McPherson College	So.	Arvada, Colo.
Hayden Fry	McPherson College	So.	Cushing, Okla.
Taeylon Garland	McPherson College	Jr.	Fort Hood, Texas
Brandt Johnson	McPherson College	Sr.	Falcon, Colo.
Kennan Puckett	McPherson College	So.	Mesquite, Texas
Dustin Rhoads	McPherson College	Jr.	Tonganoxie, Kan.
Amare Sonson	McPherson College	So.	Jackson, Ga.
Dalton Vogts	McPherson College	So.	Moundridge, Kan.