WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that eight men's bowling 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.
Kansas Wesleyan University and Ottawa University both had three honorees, while the University of Saint Mary had two.
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 Men's Bowling Scholar-Athletes are:
| NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Jackson Penny |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Shawnee, Kan. |
| Taylor Wiley |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Seth Baratz |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Edmond, Okla. |
| Brendan Ioulualo |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Eagle River, Alaska |
| Jerry Jennings |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Yakima Wash. |
| Wesley Outman |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Saint Augustine, Fla. |
| Jose Limon Jr. |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Lane Riggs |
University of Saint Mary |
So. |
Cheney, Kan. |
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