(Gilbert, AZ) Park University Gilbert cross country student-athletes Johanna Jessop, Bridger Megeath and Nardia Padilla were all honored as Daktronics Scholar Athletes as announced by the NAIA today.
Jessop, a junior from Chonco, Ariz., earned the honor by posting a 4.0 GPA in Sport and Exercise Science. Jessop not only runs cross country but is also a member of the Park track and field team where she excels in the long jump, but also runs sprints.
Megeath, a junior from San Antonio, Texas, is a computer science major where he holds a 3.77 GPA. Megeath is also a track athlete where he excels as a sprinter in the 100 and 200 meters.
A graduate student from Chandler, Ariz., Padilla was one of the first recruits to come to Park Gilbert when the program was first created. She holds a 4.0 GPA in Psychology. Padilla holds the school outdoor track and field records in the 400m and the indoor and outdoor records in the long jump.
Press Release courtesy of Park University Athletics – Preston English
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