Eby Earns NAIA Scholar-Athlete Honors

 

Dec. 15, 2007

 

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2007 Football Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes were announced today with 232 student-athletes receiving the distinction.  Eastern Oregon University Linebacker Michael Eby was one of those student-athletes honored.


In order to be a recipient of the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, one must fulfill these requirements: the recipient must be a junior or above in academic standing; has been in attendance at the nominating institution a minimum of one full year of attendance; has a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) at the time of nomination at the nominating institution; has been certified as eligible.

 

Eby is a two time winner of the award.  His success in the classroom has been well chronicled.  Earlier this season Michael was a semifinalist for the coveted Draddy Awards.

 

The senior from Homedale, Idaho has a better than 3.6 Grade Point Average as a Business Management and Marketing major at EOU.

 

 

 

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