Rio's Timoner named NAIA Scholar-Athlete
Rio Grande Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Rio Grande redshirt sophomore Raul Timoner is among those named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 2019 Daktronics NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Scholar-Athletes list.
The native of Alaior, Spain was among 179 student-athletes recognized by the national office on Monday.
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 two full years as a non-transfer or one full year as a transfer.
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and Mayville State (N.D.) led the way as seven member institutions finished with at least five honorees.