Volleyball

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced June 26 that Dani Hoagland of Concordia University, Nebraska is the 2009 female recipient of the prestigious A.O. Duer Award. The award is presented annually to a junior female and male student-athlete in any sport who has excelled in character, playing ability and scholarship.

Concordia University, Nebraska had the highest number of National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics scholar-athletes in the nation for the 2008-09 academic year. Seventy-four Bulldogs earned the NAIA scholar-athlete status, 16 more than second place University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Concordia University, Nebraska announced Wednesday night that seniors Michael Saalfeld and Whitney Stichka have been named as Concordia's Athletes of the Year for 2008-09.