2007 Football Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes Announced

232 student-athletes receiving the distinction

Dec. 15, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2007 Football Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes were announced today with 232 student-athletes receiving the distinction.

In order to be a recipient of the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, one must fulfill these requirements: the recipient must be a junior or above in academic standing; has been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full year of attendance; has a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) at the time of nomination at the nominating institution; has been certified as eligible.

The recipients are listed in alphabetical order. These student-athletes were officially submitted from individual schools to the NAIA Football Scholar-Athlete Coordinator.

2007 Football Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes

Name                             School                               Yr.       Pos.        Hometown                    Major
J.C. Airington                Southern Nazerene         Sr        DL           El Peno, OK                  Business Administration
Chad Ammons            Midamerica Nazarene    Jr         LB           Fort Scott, KS                Chemistry
Phil Anciaux                  Culver-Stockton               Sr        OL           Iowa City, IA                  Biology
Kory Anderson             Minot State                        Sr        DB          Moses Lake, WA          Special Education
Stephen Bader             William Jewel                   Sr        K/P          Plano, TX                       Physics, Mathematics
Grady Baggett              Bethel (Tennessee)        Sr        OL           Simpsonville, SC         Business Administration
Knox Baggett                Bethel (Tennessee)        Sr        OL           Simpsonville, SC         Business Administration
George Barnes            Northwestern                   Jr         OL           Mesa, AZ                       English
Nathan Lee Batteen    Black Hills State              Sr        LB           Ellsworth, SD               Physical Education
Andrew Bendoraitis    Saint Xavier                       Jr         DL           New Lenox, IL              Computer Science
Steve Benischek          William Penn                    Jr         WR         Lisbon, IA                      Sports Administration
Scott Berg                     St. Ambrose                      Jr         OL           Rock Island, IL             Finance And Economics
John Bergida                Benedictine                      Jr         WR         Front Royal, VA             Business
Kurt Bowen                   Minot State                        Jr         TE           Saint John, WA             Chemistry
Ronald Bowling           Cumberlands                   Jr         Ol            Corbin, KY                     Science/History
Nathan Bramley           Concordia                         Jr         LB           Charter Oak, IA             Secondary Education
Richard Branson         Lindenwood                     Sr        LB           Pacific, MO                    Education
Rylan Brenneman       Montana Tech                  Jr         RB/LS    Kalispell, MT                 General Engineering
Levi Briese                    Montana Tech                  Sr        RB          Havre, MT                      Petroleum Engineering
Adam Brockway           Carrol                                 Sr        OL           Miles City, MT               Computer Science
Leslie Brookshier        Central Methodist            Jr         RB          Vandalia, MO                Athletic Training
Mack Brown                  Baker                                 Jr         QB          Liberty, MO                    Secondary Education
Jeff Buller                      Bethel (Kansas)              Sr        DE          Inman, KS                     Engineering & Physics
Kyle Carter                    Montana Tech                  Sr        DL           Shelby, MT                    Occupational Safety & Health
Michael Cassidy          St. Francis (IN)                 Jr         WR         Toledo, OH                   Business Administration
Robert Catron              Georgetown                      Jr         LB           Winchester, KY            Undecided
Tyler Childress            Morningside                     Jr         RB          Alvord, IA                        Undecided
Andrew Clanney          Midamerica Nazarene    Sr        OL           O'Fallon, IL                    Chemistry
George Clevenger       McKendree                       Sr        WR         Farmland, IN                Physical Education
Zach Cline                    Georgetown                      Sr        LB           Farmersville, OH         Mathematics
Josh Cling                    Montana Tech                  Sr        DL           Butte, MT                       General Engineering
Kevin Coleman            Friends                              Jr         K             Buhler, KS                     Spanish
Robert Colpoys            Urbana                              Jr         OL           Niagara Falls, NY        Chemistry
Adam Connor               McKendree                       Jr         TE           Granite City, IL              Sociology
Beau Cox                      Bethel (Kansas)              Jr         RB          Weskan, KS                  Business
Hector Cruz                   Evangel                             Jr         WR         Leesburg, FL                Management
Dayton Daberkow        Concordia                         Jr         WR         Madison, NE                 Business Administration
Jonathan Davis            Azusa Pacific                    GS      WR         Lodi, CA                         MBA
Gaven Davis                 Dakota State                     Sr        DL           De Smet, SD                Computer Information Systems
Matthew Deardoff        S.D. School of Mines      Jr         OL           Brandon, SD                 Civil Engineering
Tyler DeBuhr                Peru State                         Sr        DB          Auburn, NE                   Na
Tyler Degenhardt         Sterling                              Sr        RB          Holton, KS                     Exercise Science
Mike DeStigter              S.D. School of Mines      Sr        DL           Sioux Falls, SD            Civil Engineering
James Dingus             Ohio Dominican              Jr         OL           Columbus, OH             Integrated Mathematics
Tyler Driscoll                St. Ambrose                      Sr        TE           De Witt, IA                      Criminal Justice
Justin Dubruiel            Bethel (Tennessee)        Jr         OL           Dresden, TN                 Mathematics
Jayme Dunn                 Friends                              Sr        LB           Satanta, KS                   Accounting - Business
Jared Eamon               Jamestown                       Jr         TE           Jamestown, ND           Biology and Pre-Medicine
Michael Eby                  Eastern Orgeon               Sr        LB           Homedale, ID               Business/Marketing
Barry Eitzmann             Concordia                         Jr         TE           Byorn, NE                      Business Administration
Kyle Elsasser               Nebraska Wesleyan       Sr        LB           Bancroft, NE                 Physics
Greg Elsberry               Dana                                  Jr         TE           Omaha, NE                   Business Administration
Trey Erickson               Sioux Falls                        Sr        WR         Yankton, SD                  Biology
Chad Everett                 Graceland                         Sr        DB          Houston, TX                  Sociology-Criminal Justice
Daniel Farley                McPherson                       Sr        OL           Wellington, KS             History & Special Education
Trent Figg                      William Jewel                   Jr         LB           Chillicothe, MO             Physical Education
JaMarlon Figgs            St. Ambrose                      Sr        DL           Wavkegan, IL                Industrial Engineering
Jason Fiske                  St. Francis (IL)                  Jr         WR         Belvidere, IL                  Business Administration
David Flanagan           Friends                              Jr         TE           Tulsa, OK                      Business Finance
Justin Florian               Nebraska Wesleyan       Sr        WR         Wilber, NE                     Sports Management
Pat Flynn                       St. Francis (IL)                  Jr         DB          Freeport, IL                   Undecided
Michael Forck               Central Methodist            Jr         QB          Jefferson City, MO       Environmental Science
Eric Frenzen                 Midland Lutheran            Jr         LB           Fullerton, NE                Business Management
Josh Frosch                 Cumberlands                   Jr         OL           Williamsburg, KY         Physics
Blake Fuchtman          Midland Lutheran            Sr        WR         Creighton, NE              Computer Science
Darin Furderer             Ohio Dominican              Sr        DB          Dayton, OH                   Criminal Justice
Jake Fylling                   Valley City State               Jr         LB           Turtle Lake, ND            Technology Education
Alex Gaede                   Midamerica Nazarene    Sr        LB           Hoxie, KS                      Business Administration
Mac  Gebbers               Azusa Pacific                    Sr        LB           Brewster, CA                International Business
Jared Gerdes               Peru State                         Sr        WR         Auburn, NE                   Na
James Graham           Azusa Pacific                    Jr         LB           Lakeside, CA                Finance
Josh Gross                   Georgetown                      Jr         RB          Ashland, KY                  Undecided
Tyler Gross                   Georgetown                      Sr        OL           Union, KY                      MGT. Info Systems
Justin Gumm               Culver-Stockton               Jr         QB          Quincy, IL                      Physical Education
Greg Guzman               Ottawa                               Jr         QB          Wichita, KS                   Biology-Pre-Med
Jonathan Handsaker  Northwestern                   Sr        DB          Radcliffe, IA                   Computer Science
Nathan Hannemann   Concordia                         Sr        LB           Lincoln, NE                   Biology
Nathan  Harris             Morningside                     Sr        QB          Akron, IA                        Business Administration
Omar Hasan                Bethel (Kansas)              Jr         OL           Halstead, KS                Pre-Med
Chris Haverstick          Culver-Stockton               Sr        DL           Centralia, MO               Business
Nick Heberer                St. Francis (IL)                  Sr        K             Washington, IL             Political Science/Finance
Jeff Hedrick                   Evangel                             Jr         LB           Harrisonville, MO         Advertising & Public Relations
Justin Hejny                  Sterling                              Jr         LB           Olmitz, KS                     Exercise Science
Chauncy Hendershot Minot State                        Sr        Wr           Minot, ND                      History Education
Dexter Henderson       Evangel                             Sr        WR         Navasota, TX                Social Studies Education
John Hendricks           Georgetown                      Sr        OL           Winchester, KY            History
Ryan Henry                   Bellhaven                          Sr        QB          Sulphur Springs, TX    Mathematics
Zach Hicks                    McPherson                       Sr        LB           Hope, KS                       Physical Education
Matt Hilderbrand          Hastings                           Sr        DB          Gothenburg, NE           Social Science Education
Clayton Hines              Graceland                         Jr         DL           Houston, TX                  Biology  and Chemistry
Lynn  Hoffman              Midamerica Nazarene    Sr        TE           Parsons, KS                 History & Government Edu.
Brandon Holiwell         Avila                                    Sr        RB          Cerritos, CA                  Pre-Physical Therapy
Alex Hook                      Dana                                  Sr        TE           Omaha, NE                   Business Administration
Crevor Howard             Missouri Valley                 Jr         TE           Grain Valley, MO          Physical Education K-12
Guy Hudson                 Benedictine                      Jr         LB           Douglas, AZ                  Criminology
Nick Hutchinson          Valley City State               Jr         DB          Faulkton, ND                Corporate Communication
Jacob Jakaitis              St. Ambrose                      Jr         DL           Chicago, IL                   Sports Management
Anthony Janssen         Peru State                         Jr         OL           Auburn, NE                   Na
Jeremy Johnson          St. Ambrose   &nbs