Oskaloosa–Molly LaMotte (Sr., Enumclaw, Wash., Exercise Science) was honored for her excellence in the classroom as she was named a 2017 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athlete Wednesday.

LaMotte owned a 3.67 Grade Point Average entering this spring.  The award is the first of her career.  She is among 395 softball athletes from within the NAIA to be awarded the laurel.

To be eligible for the award, athletes must be of at least junior academic standing, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, and have attended the nominating institution for at least one full academic year.

For the complete list of all the NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes, click here

Story provided by Wade Steinlage