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Burns and Porter named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) women鈥檚 soccer 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Sarah Porter Witney Burns

鈥淚t requires another level of self-discipline in order to be a student-athlete and both Sarah and Witney can always look back on their collegiate career knowing they finished the race well,鈥 says head coach Paul Hason .

In order to receive a nomination, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. 聽They must also have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for the honor.

In all of the NAIA, 578 women鈥檚 soccer student-athletes have been named 2016 Daktronics-NAIA-Scholar-Athletes .聽 Goshen (Indiana) leads all programs with 14 individuals on the list.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu or by calling 1-888-YES-SAGU.

Contact: Natalie Tristan, SAGU SID, [email protected]