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27 Student-Athletes Named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – 27 student-athletes from the Saint Xavier University that participated in Winter Sports: men's and women' basketball, men's and women's bowling and competitive dance were named Winter NAIA Scholar-Athletes when the awards were announced by the national office Tuesday morning. To be eligible, a student must maintain a grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher and be enrolled at the school for a calendar year.

The women's basketball team and the men's bowling team, each had the highest representation with eight student-athletes claiming scholar-athlete recognition. Men's basketball had five honorees, women's bowling had four, and competitive dance had two scholar-athletes.
 
Name Sport Yr. Major GPA
Brandon Botley* Men's Basketball R-So. Business Management 3.51
Mason Kibelkis** Men's Basketball R-So. Psychology 3.59
Landon Rivers Men's Basketball R-Fr. Business Management 3.88
Jordan Streeter* Men's Basketball R-Fr. Business Management 3.69
Marko Tojagic* Men's Basketball Jr. Computer Science 3.92
Gianna Amadio Women's Basketball So. Nursing 3.94
Veronica Bafia Women's Basketball So. Nursing 3.94
Lia Chudzik** Women's Basketball Jr. Marketing/Business Management 3.94
Emma Clark* Women's Basketball Jr. Accounting 3.92
Maeve Egan Women's Basketball So. Communication Sciences & Disorders 3.85
Makayla Kelly Women's Basketball So. Exercise Science 3.54
Madyson Kibelkis#* Women's Basketball Jr. Elementary Education 4.00
Delaney Panozzo* Women's Basketball R-So. Exercise Science 3.87
Daniel Esguerra** Men's Bowling Sr. Finance 3.81
Michael Guzaitis** Men's Bowling Sr. Computer Science/Game Design 3.69
Bobby Habetler Men's Bowling Sr. Marketing 3.61
Naseem Haleem Men's Bowling Jr. Computer Information Systems 3.51
Jason Laba* Men's Bowling Jr. Accounting 3.96
Spencer Mosher Men's Bowling Sr. Sports Communications 3.62
George Raphael-McElroy* Men's Bowling Jr. Business Management/Digital Marketing 3.78
Joseph Schoewe Men's Bowling Jr. Finance 3.68
Breanna Pimentel* Women's Bowling Jr. Exercise Science 3.56
Heather Stembel Women's Bowling Jr. Criminal Justice 3.60
Elizabeth Voss Women's Bowling So. Communications 3.93
Emma Zalud** Women's Bowling Sr. Secondary Education 3.80
Peyton Dobush Competitive Dance So. Nursing 3.69
Kayeann Ventura* Competitive Dance Jr. Biology (Pre-Health 3.88
 
4.0 Student-Athlete (#)
Two-time Recipient (*)
Three-time Recipient (**)

Full list of NAIA Winter Sport Scholar-Athletes:


 
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Players Mentioned

Gianna Amadio

#13 Gianna Amadio

G
5' 7"
Sophomore
Veronica Bafia

#3 Veronica Bafia

F
5' 9"
Sophomore
Lia Chudzik

#33 Lia Chudzik

G
5' 5"
Senior
Emma Clark

#10 Emma Clark

G
5' 8"
Senior
Maeve Egan

#4 Maeve Egan

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
Makayla Kelly

#31 Makayla Kelly

G
5' 8"
Sophomore
Madyson Kibelkis

#12 Madyson Kibelkis

G
5' 9"
Junior
Delaney Panozzo

#5 Delaney Panozzo

F/C
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Daniel Esguerra

Daniel Esguerra

5' 8"
Senior
Michael Guzaitis

Michael Guzaitis

5' 6"
Senior
Bobby Habetler

Bobby Habetler

5' 7"
Senior
Naseem Haleem

Naseem Haleem

5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Gianna Amadio

#13 Gianna Amadio

5' 7"
Sophomore
G
Veronica Bafia

#3 Veronica Bafia

5' 9"
Sophomore
F
Lia Chudzik

#33 Lia Chudzik

5' 5"
Senior
G
Emma Clark

#10 Emma Clark

5' 8"
Senior
G
Maeve Egan

#4 Maeve Egan

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
Makayla Kelly

#31 Makayla Kelly

5' 8"
Sophomore
G
Madyson Kibelkis

#12 Madyson Kibelkis

5' 9"
Junior
G
Delaney Panozzo

#5 Delaney Panozzo

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
F/C
Daniel Esguerra

Daniel Esguerra

5' 8"
Senior
Michael Guzaitis

Michael Guzaitis

5' 6"
Senior
Bobby Habetler

Bobby Habetler

5' 7"
Senior
Naseem Haleem

Naseem Haleem

5' 9"
Junior