Award and Publication Resources

All resources pertaining to national awards from publication and media contests, NAIA, and CSC are listed below including a quick reference for the Daktronics Scholar-Athlete and Scholar-Team nomination criteria and a national awards archive page.

• Publication and Media Contest Information
• NAIA Awards
  • Fillable PDF Certificates for Download
• National Award Dates & Nomination Forms
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans
  • Nominate and Vote for CSC Academic All-Americans Here
• College Sports Communicators 360 Monthly Newsletter
• NAIA Top Plays Nomination Form

Quick Reference Information

Daktronics Scholar-Athlete Nomination Criteria:

1. Student-athletes who are sophomores or above in academic standing with a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Team Managers and student assistants are not eligible for nomination

Scholar-Team Nomination Criteria:

1. Minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the nominating institution.
2. Include every varsity athlete certified as eligible in this sport and listed on any eligibility certificate submitted to conference/CAC (Independent)/unaffiliated grouping eligibility chairs during this academic year.
3. Will be calculated using the institution's normal GPA rules regarding repeated courses, transfer credit, etc. Sum the total quality points/GPA points earned by all team members and divide by the sum of the total GPA hours earned by the team members.
4. Fall and spring grades from the current year are to be used when calculating the team GPA.

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