By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced Friday that 223 men’s cross country student-athletes have been named 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) leads all institutions with 11 individuals on the list.

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 a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

To learn more about the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, click here.