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CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University golfer Ben Sorenson has been named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, the national office announced Thursday. 

A junior from Valley City, N.D., Sorenson is one of just 165 NAIA golfers nationwide to receive the honor.

In order to be nominated for the award, a student-athlete must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.

Sorenson also excelled on the course this spring as he placed third overall and was named 1st Team All Conference after the NAIA National Qualifier event April 20-21 in Dakota Dunes, S.D.