Valdez, Valles Receive Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete Awards
 Posted May 30, 2008

Annette Valdes Allison Valles

Scorpion women's golfers Annette Valdez and Allison Valles were named as two of 94 recipients of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2008 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete award.

The awards are handed out annually to the most outstanding NAIA student-athletes in the NAIA.

The criteria for the award is as follows: recipient must be a junior or above in academic standing, have a cumulative 3.5 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale and have been in attendance at nominating institution for one full academic year.

Bethel (Ind.) and Embry-Riddle (Fla.) had four selections each.

Other Scorpion student-athletes receiving the award in the 2007-08 academic year include volleyball player Katie Japp and baseball player Scott Price.