Kansas City, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its honorees in addition to nearly 11,000 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and close to 2,000 NAIA Scholar Teams as a part of its annual NAIA National Awards Day on Thursday. The day recognizes the association's highest individual honors and achievements of NAIA student-athletes, administrators and coaches. Additionally, the association announced the three-member class of the 2022-23 NAIA Hall of Fame. To view the NAIA release, click HERE.

Emil S. Liston Award - Grace Beyer, University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy
The Emil S. Liston award recognizes both academic and athletic excellence by junior student-athletes in men’s and women’s basketball. The scholarship is named in honor of the NAIA’s first executive secretary who was also a prime mover behind the men’s basketball tournament. This award has been presented annually since 1950 to one junior men’s and one junior women’s basketball student-athlete.

Grace Beyer is a Junior at the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy. Beyer, a native of Eagle, Wis., had quite the resume in 2021-22 in both the classroom and on the court. Athletically, she led the NAIA in points per game, total points, field goals made, free throws made. Additionally, she was the AMC Player of the Year, All-AMC First-Team, NAIA All-American First-Team, and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America First-Team. She was also named NAIA Player of the Week twice and AMC Player of the Week ten times.

In the classroom, Beyer had a 3.94 GPA while majoring in Pharmacy. She earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America First-Team, and was named CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year.

On-campus, Beyer is class president and founder of the UHSP Outdoor Adventure's Club, which engages the campus community in outdoor activities. She also serves as a campus tutor and is active in many organizations that advance the profession of pharmacy, including the Student Pharmacist's Association, where she was appointed as treasurer.

Beyer has excellent leadership skills. She does not fear making difficult decisions and takes responsibility for her actions. She also believes that teamwork is an integral part of her life and enjoys working with her peers in various settings.

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2021-22 NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Volleyball (36 from AMC schools)	Women's Track & Field (28 from AMC schools)
Women's Soccer (31 from AMC schools)	Women's Basketball (24 from AMC schools)
Women's Golf (15 from AMC shools)	Softball (46 from AMC schools)
Women's Cross Country (18 from AMC schools)	Men's Wrestling (4 from AMC schools)
Men's Track & Field (19 from AMC schools)	Men's Soccer (29 from AMC schools)
Baseball (37 from AMC schools)	Men's Basketball (11 from AMC schools)
Men's Cross Country (15 from AMC schools)	Men's Golf (9 from AMC schools)

 

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2021-22 NAIA Scholar-Teams (only includes AMC Championship Sports)
To view all of the NAIA Scholar-Team recipients by GPA, click HERE
To view all of the NAIA Scholar-Team recipients by school, click HERE
To view all of the NAIA Scholar-Team recipients by sport, click HERE
To view all of the NAIA Scholar-Team recipients by state, click HERE