Blough, Hosick named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

By Jacob Knabel on May. 15, 2023 in Women's Tennis

2023 NAIA Women’s Tennis Scholar-Athletes

SEWARD, Neb. – A pair of sophomores have represented Concordia University Women’s Tennis on the list of 2023 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes announced on Monday (May 15) by the NAIA. The award winners are Tessa Blough and Brooke Hosick, two regulars in the Bulldog lineup in 2022-23. Blough is majoring in Behavioral Science and Psychology while Hosick studies Elementary Education and Special Education.

The 2022-23 list of women’s tennis honorees features 309 total student-athletes. In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

Concordia University ranks as the NAIA’s all-time leader in number of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes with 2,121 entering the 2022-23 academic year. The school record for number of Scholar-Athletes in one academic year is 226 achieved in 2019-20. Concordia has been a regular national leader for both Scholar-Athletes and Scholar-Teams.

2023 Women’s Tennis NAIA Scholar-Athletes

·        Tessa Blough (Cody, Wyo.)

·        Brooke Hosick (Bellevue, Neb.)