KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keegun Daniels of Missouri Western State University was named the Athletic Solutions “A Game” Scholar-Athlete of the 2026 MIAA football season.

Among the 10 teams and hundreds of NCAA Division II football athletes competing in the MIAA, Missouri Western’s Keegun Daniels was selected as the Association’s “A Game” Scholar-Athlete in the 2026 season, honoring his performance on and off the field.

Established by the MIAA in 2022, the “A Game” Scholar-Athlete Award presented by Athletic Solutions acknowledges the overall excellence of a student-athlete by recognizing one individual who has contributed to their team’s success while also achieving the highest academic standard among peers. The student-athlete honored with the “A Game” Scholar-Athlete Award must be an active member of a qualifying team and must have a minimum of two terms completed at the institution.

Daniels is a junior from Rogersville, Missouri, on the Griffons football team. In the classroom, he’s an exercise science major with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. On the field, he’s a 6’3, 290-pound offensive lineman. He is the second Griffons football player to be named the “A Game” Scholar-Athlete and the ninth MoWest student-athlete to earn the honor overall. To view past “A Game” Scholar-Athlete award winners and find more information about the award, visit theMIAA.com/scholar-athletes.

The MIAA will honor Daniels with the Athletic Solutions “A Game” Scholar-Athlete trophy this Saturday, November 7, in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Griffons host No. 8-ranked Northwest Missouri at 2 p.m. on the Griffons’ Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy will present Daniels with the "A Game" Scholar-Athlete trophy during the first media timeout in the first quarter. MIAA fans can watch the MIAA football showdown live on theMIAANetwork.com.

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