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Three Saints Named NAIA Scholar Athletes

Three Saints Named NAIA Scholar Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2025 Men's Volleyball Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes award.  The Siena Heights Men's Volleyball Program had three student-athletes earn this distinction. 

In order to be nominated for the NAIA Scholar-Athlete, an individual must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport, and have attended one full year.

Earning the award for the Saints was:

Francese Baza Castro (2nd time), senior, general engineering major from Barcelona, Spain

Jonathan Storving (1st time), sophomore, mathematics major and data analysis minor from Aarhus, Denmark

Yeban Youn (1st time), sophomore, mathematics major from University, Washington

For the full release from the NAIA, click HERE