PALM COAST, Fla. - The NCCAA has unveiled the recipients of the Scholar-Athlete Award for men's and women's golf. The announcement comes prior to the start of the 2025 NCCAA Golf Championships at the Hammock Beach Resort.
 
In order to be eligible, a student-athlete must be a junior, senior or graduate student with a 3.40 grade point average or higher.
 
Junior Cayden Rininger of the Malone University men's golf team is a finance major and an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete. Representing the Malone University women's golf team are senior Erin Strouse, a biology major, and junior Maria Warner, a business administration and finance double major. It is Strouse's second consecutive season receiving the Scholar-Athlete award.
 
The Pioneer men will compete at the NCCAA Men's Golf Championships beginning on Monday, October 20.