KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rocky Mountain College's Brooke Jones and Olivia James were selected as 2019 Daktronics-NAIA D1 Women's Basketball Scholar Athletes Monday.

The two were among 148 NAIA Division 1 women's basketball student-athletes selected by the NAIA for their excellence in the classroom. 

Jones, a senior from Manhattan, Mont., will graduate this spring with a degree in exercise science. James, a junior from Layton, Utah is currently pursuing a degree in mathematics. Both received the honor for the first time.

To be nominated for such an honor, a player must be have at least a junior academic status with a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.