March 1, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced 12 student-athletes have been named 2008 Daktronics-NAIA Men's Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athletes.

A total of seven schools are represented this season led by California Baptist and Lindenwood (Mo.) with three selections each.

Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.

Listed alphabetically by name of institution

First Name	Last Name	School	Class	Hometown
Kyle	Dingman	Biola (Calif.)	Junior	Bellevue, WA
Jeremy	Davidson	Biola (Calif.)	Junior	Arlington, TX
Ben	Wahlman	California Baptist	Junior	Manchester, MO
Kent	Klawer	California Baptist	Senior	Valencia, CA
Matt	Brown	California Baptist	Senior	Yucaipa, CA
Andrzej Marek	Lenard	Cumberlands (Ky.)	Junior	Opole, Poland
Andrew	Mehr	Illinois Tech	Junior	Brainerd, MN
James	Dozier	Lambuth (Tenn.)	Senior	Obion, TN
Christopher	Ricketts	Lindenwood (Mo.)	Senior	Honolulu, HI
Andrew	Morgan	Lindenwood (Mo.)	Senior	Kansas City, MO
Willis "Scott"	Thompson	Lindenwood (Mo.)	Senior	Tulsa, OK
Robert	Hess	SCAD (Ga.)	Senior	Casselberry, FL