AVILA
TO HOST OFFENSIVE LINE CAMP
Avila
Football will host a session of the Tony Johnson Assembly Line Five
Offensive Line Camp. The date of the one day camp is June 28 th
. The cost is $35.00 and the camp will be conducted at the Avila
Football practice fields on the Avila campus. For more information:
316-729-7480, 913-620-0167 or www.tonyjohnsonmotivates.com
CHIEFS
INVITE THREE AVILA EAGLES
The
Kansas City Chiefs invited three Avila University Eagles to participate
in the annual area tryout.
Johnny
Serfozo, Nick Saviano and Landon Ellis participated in the workout
on April 11th. The camp was a one day tryout with other four year
college prospects from the Midwest . Nick, Landon and Johnny are
waiting for results and further information.
WENDEL
EARNS HONOR
Avila
University sweeps HAAC academic awards for
NAIA National Nomination
Kansas City , Mo. - Avila University recently announced the 2008
A.O. Duer and Emil S. Liston Award nominees. Each college and university
in the Heart of America Athletic Conference selects one candidate
for each award and submits it to the NAIA national office for consideration
for the national award.
Douglas E. Wendel, an Avila junior majoring in secondary education-mathematics
and member of the Avila football team, was selected as the A. O.
Duer award nominee.
Ashley L. Townsend, an Avila junior majoring in accounting and a
member of the women's basketball team, was selected as the Emil
S. Liston award nominee.
The A.O. Duer Award is named in honor the NAIA's former executive
secretary for his service to the NAIA. This award emphasizes the
NAIA policy of scholarship in athletic programs and is presented
annually to a junior men's and women's student athlete of any sport
who has a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.75 on a 4.0
scale and is a member of a NAIA intercollegiate athletic team.
The Emil S. Liston Award is named in honor of Emil Liston who was
the prime mover behind the NAIA's basketball tournament. This award
is presented annually to a junior men's and women's basketball player
who has shown athletic and scholastic achievement. Nominees must
have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
SCHOLAR
STUDENT-ATHLETE AWARDS
Avila
University belongs to Region V of the NAIA. The region consists
of 21 schools in the states of Kansas , Missouri , Iowa , Arkansas
and Illinois . To qualify for Region V scholar athlete status, a
student-athlete must be a junior with four semesters of total attendance
completed, have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better, have a minimum
of 60 semester hours completed, and transfer student-athletes must
have attended the institution for one semester prior to being nominated.
Avila
Football Awards Winners
Ryan
Brenner
Brandon
Holiwell
Brian
Kelly
Doug
Wendel
Congratulations!
FOOTBALL
EAGLES IN ALL-STAR GAME
Landon
Ellis, Nick Saviano, Johnny Serfozo, Brian Serna and Ryan Vaughn
participated in the VSN Senior Classic.
The
Victory Sports Network Senior Classic took place on April 21 st
in Platte City 's “Pirates Stadium” with kick-off set for 1:00pm.
The game featured outstanding senior football players from NAIA
colleges and universities. Go to victorysportsnetwork.com for more
information on the game.
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