Women’s basketball: Four Lions named NAIA scholar athletes

The NAIA has announced the All-American Scholar-Athlete honorees

for women’s basketball and four Vanguard University players made the

distinguished list, Jessica Lenderman, Rachel Fikse, Beth Weidler and

Kelly Boeke.

Lenderman, a junior guard from Ridgecrest, is an exercise sports

science major with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Fikse, a senior forward from Escondido, is a mathematics major with a

3.93 GPA.

Weidler, a junior guard, is a liberal studies major and carries a 3.6

GPA.

Boeke, a Fountain Valley High product, is a junior English major with

a 3.59 GPA.

Requirements for the NAIA Academic All-American team include a junior

or senior academic standing with at least a 3.5 GPA.