DOANE, Neb. —Track and Field placed 26 student-athletes on this year’s NAIA Scholar-Athlete list, including Wheatland High School graduate Lance Lucas, according to a news release issued by Doane University on May 29.
The Tiger men collected 13 honorees, leading the NAIA for the 2017-18 season. The women also had 13, second most in the NAIA this year behind Spring Arbor’s 14.
To be recognized, the student-athlete must be of junior academic status and hold at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average.
The following men were recognized this year:
Lance Lucas (Sr./Wheatland, Wyo./Wheatland HS)
Braden Knuth (Sr./Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island HS)
Michael Shavlik (Sr./Elkhorn, Neb./Elkhorn HS)
Brady Stuhmer (Sr./Alma, Neb./Alma HS)
Austin Becker (Jr./Norfolk, Neb./Norfolk Catholic HS)
Chandler Flynn (Jr./Lexington, Neb./Lexington HS)
Turner Hill (Jr./Crete, Neb./Crete HS)

Christopher Smith (Jr./Arlington, Neb./Arlington HS)
Nick Stolze (Jr./Norfolk, Neb./Lutheran High Northeast HS)
Alan Varela (Jr./Oxford, Neb./Southern Valley HS)
Matt Villarreal (Jr./Greeley, Colo./Greeley Central HS)
Najee Mustafaa (Jr./Cedar Hill, Texas/Midlothian HS)
Michael Tross (Sr./Sandy Point, Saint Kitts/Sandy Point HS)
The following women were recognized this season:
Kalyn Brannagan (Sr./Shelton, Neb./Kearney Catholic HS)
Emily Harsin (Sr./Syracuse, Neb./Syracuse HS)
Sarah Kottwitz (Sr./Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Pius X HS)
Caitlin Peterson (Sr./Bennet, Neb./Palmyra HS)
Julia Reed (Sr./Syracuse, Neb./Syracuse HS)
Jasey Hartman (Jr./Firth, Neb./Norris HS
Shay Brown (Jr./Roca, Neb./Norris HS)
Jaysa Hoins (Jr./Superior, Neb./Superior HS)
Dana Johnson (Jr./Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Northeast HS)
Nicole White (Jr./Plainview, Neb./Plainview HS)
Emma Frehrichs (Jr./Omaha, Neb./Millard West HS)
Delaney Lemkau (Jr./Sutton, Neb./Sutton HS)
Maitlyn Thomsen (Jr./Beaver Crossing, Neb./Exeter-Milligan HS)