8 SWEDES ANNOUNCED AS 2022-23 KCAC MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETES

Wichita, Kan. - The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that 78 men's basketball student-athletes have been named 2022-23 KCAC Scholar-Athletes. Barnes & Noble College is the official sponsor of KCAC Scholar-Athlete and Scholar Team awards, and is the official campus bookstore and course material provider of the KCAC.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University leads the conference with 13 student-athletes earning the scholar-athlete distinction. Kansas Wesleyan University is not far behind, with 12. Tabor College has nine honorees, followed by Southwestern College and Bethany College, which each have eight. Ottawa University has five scholar-athletes, while Friends University, York University, and Sterling College each have four. Rounding out the list of honorees is the University of Saint Mary, McPherson College, and Avila University, each with three, and Bethel College with two.

The All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:

• are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
• carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
• student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.

The 2022-23 KCAC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athletes are: