Three members of Morningside’s men’s basketball team were named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Three members of Morningside College’s men’s basketball team were named 2016 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

The Mustangs’ Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes are:

Joseph Christen, a 6-3 senior forward from Anselmo, Neb., who has a 3.88 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with majors in biology and chemistry.

Matthew Klemme, a 6-5 junior center from Spencer, Iowa, who has a 3.71 cumulative GPA with a major in business administration.

Blake Van Ginkel, a 6-3 junior guard from Dakota Dunes, S.D., who has a 3.54 cumulative GPA with a major in business administration.

Student-athletes must be of at least junior academic status and have a minimum GPA of 3.50 in order to be eligible for Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.

Click here for the complete list of Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Basketball Division II Scholar-Athletes.