CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Six members of the Cedarville University men's soccer team have been recognized as Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the 2009 season.

The list includes juniors and seniors, who maintain a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade point average. A total of 256 student-athletes were honored in men's soccer.

Three seniors are repeat selections. The trio includes Ryan Chaney, a pastoral studies major from Cresaptown, Md.; Jason Cunningham, a sport management major from Cedarville, Ohio; and Luke Griffith, a history major from Bloomington, Ind.

Three juniors were also selected. The group features Ryan Connelly, a social studies major from Bronson, Iowa; Tim Green, an accounting major from Lakeland, Fla.; and Matt Niemiec, an electrical engineering major from Zeeland, Mich.

It marks the 10th consecutive year that the Yellow Jackets have had at least one NAIA Scholar-Athlete on the roster.

2009 Daktronics-NAIA Men's Soccer Scholar-Athletes (pdf)