By Nikki Sherrill, Athletic Communications and Media Intern

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that 467 women's indoor & outdoor track & field student-athletes have been named 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. For the second-straight year, Concordia (Neb.) leads all teams with 14 student-athletes making 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 junior academic status.

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