Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc., honored 169 Northern Arizona University student-athletes on Thursday for their scholastic and athletics accomplishments at the 35th annual Golden Eagle Awards Luncheon.
The ceremony recognizes student-athletes for their significant contributions to the Lumberjacks athletics program while maintaining a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average.
The Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards were presented to graduating seniors Jake Hess and Fi Connell.
Hess, a football fullback from Reno, Nev., will graduate with a 3.55 GPA with a degree in psychology.
Connell, a swimmer from Port Macquarie, NSW Australia, will graduate with a 3.78 GPA with a psychology degree and health education minor.
The football program, women’s track and field, soccer and swimming and diving each had over 20 honorees.
Read the complete list of Golden Eagle scholar-athletes.