Six members of the Northwest Missouri State University women's and men's tennis teams were honored by the MIAA for their hard work in the classroom and on the court. The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence Award was achieved by eight student-athletes (four women, four men) in tennis, including a pair of Bearcats in Luc Mascitti and Marielena Muench. An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The Scholar-Athlete distinction went to 24 student-athletes (14 women, 10 men), including Northwest's Rafal Bednarczuk and Marielena Meunch. A Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member i...