SALEM, Ore. -- Campbellsville University senior Tiger golf member Ryan Flanagan was honored for his exceptional academics Thursday by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA). The Somerset, Ky. native has been named a 2013 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete.

In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved junior academic status.

Flanagan was one among 111 honored throughout NAIA schools across the nation. The senior was the only to represent the CU squad.

Flannagan graduated magna cum laude on May 4 with a degree in sports management. His is spending his summer as an intern with the American Junior Golf Associatioin.

The NAIA Scholar Athletes were announced during the third round of the NAIA Men's Golf Championships.