By Jake Knabel, NAIA Communications & Sports Information Intern

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Friday that 15 men’s swimming & diving student-athletes have been named 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

Institution	First Name	Last Name	Year	Hometown
Asbury (Ky.)	Tyler	Decker	Jr.	Winston-Salem, N.C.
Asbury (Ky.)	Trevor	Ehrenheim	Jr.	Owensboro, Ky.
Biola (Calif.)	Luke	Perryman	Sr.	Beaumont, Calif.
College of Idaho	Matt	Malek	Sr.	Post Falls, Idaho
Concordia (Calif.)	Brad	Fuller	Sr.	Modesto, Calif.
Concordia (Calif.)	John	Arnold	Sr.	Brea, Calif.
Concordia (Calif.)	Anthony	Galaviz	Jr.	Toppenish, Wash.
Concordia (Calif.)	Kevin	Rice	Grad Student	Yorba Linda, Calif.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	Sascha	Ludwig	Jr.	Clovis, Calif.
Illinois Tech	Eric	Grunden	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio
Illinois Tech	Matthew	Rosenfeld	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Sam	Crawford	Jr.	Newark, Del.
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Alex	Graudins	Jr.	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Bartos	Scharmach	Sr.	Hamm, Germany
Union (Ky.)	Kyle	Newhouse	Jr.	Stone Mountain, Ga.