KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2009 Men's and Women's Golf Scholar Athlete squad.. For the 2008-09 academic year, the NAIA awarded 182 golfer student-athletes with the academic recognition

Senior #Terri Immarino# highlights the golf program's with her second consecutive Women's Golf Scholar-Athlete team award and her third overall. The Kirtland, Ohio native also earned Scholar Athlete status for the 2008-09 women's basketball season. Immarino graduated from NDC this may with a 3.88 GPA and a degree in communications.

Junior #Tony Pinzone# earned scholar athlete status for the men. Pinzone, a math major, boasts a 3.73 in the classroom and is receiving the award for the first time.

“I am thrilled both our men's and women's golfers are being recognized for their efforts off the course,” said Men's Assistant and Women's Head Coach #Nick Formica#. “Tony and Terri have both played a major role in the development of both these programs.”

Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.