By Jake Knabel, NAIA Communications & Sports Information Intern

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Friday that 31 women’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.)	Courtney	LeMay	Junior	Lexington, Ky.
Asbury (Ky.)	Larissa	Martin	Senior	Paintsville, Ky.
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)	Sarah	Burney	Senior	Alta Loma, Calif.
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)	Simone	Garcia	Junior	Whittier, Calif.
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)	Stacey	Wong	Senior	Sunnyvale, Calif.
Biola (Calif.)	Bailey	Johnson	Senior	Berthoud, Colo.
Biola (Calif.)	Katelyn	McNeely	Senior	Phoenix, Ariz.
Biola (Calif.)	Rachael	Sirjord	Senior	Deephaven, Minn.
Brenau (Ga.)	Laura	Hirst	Senior	Huddersfield, England
Campbellsville (Ky.)	Carrie	Wohlschlegel	Junior	Shepherdsville, Ky.
Campbellsville (Ky.)	Alison	Lee	Senior	Hopkinsville, Ky.
Concordia (Calif.)	Valerie	Thorp	Junior	Camarillo, Calif.
Concordia (Calif.)	Lyndsey	Larson	Junior	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Concordia (Calif.)	Megan	Stucky	Junior	McPherson, Kan.
Concordia (Calif.)	Ana	Gomez	Senior	Bogota, Columbia
Cumberlands (Ky.)	Callie	Ethington	Junior	Bardstown, Ky.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	Courtney	Fast	Senior	Hillsboro, Kan.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	Megan	Smith	Senior	Coronado, Calif.
Illinois Tech	Melanie	Koto	Senior	Buffalo Grove, Ill.
Illinois Tech	Andrea	Zuniga	Senior	Caracas, Venezuela
Morningside (Iowa)	Sydney	Brisco	Senior	Scottsbluff, Neb.
Morningside (Iowa)	Cora	Kugler	Junior	Watertown, Minn.
Morningside (Iowa)	Krystal	Carlson	Junior	Richfield, Minn.
Saint Mary (Neb.)	Mariah	Poland	Senior	Sioux City, Iowa
Saint Mary (Neb.)	Erin	Andersen	Junior	Murdock, Neb.
Saint Mary (Neb.)	Alexandra	Egentowich	Senior	Plattsmouth, Neb.
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Kelsey	Christopher	Senior	Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Fanny	Varga	Junior	Stockholm, Sweden
Soka (Calif.)	Michelle	Nunn	Senior
Union (Ky.)	Renata	Cabral	Junior	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vanguard (Calif.)	Lindsay	McCance	Senior	El Cajon, Calif.