[Football] Nine From SXU Football Earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete Recognition
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nine members of the Saint Xavier University football team (9-3, 7-0 MSFA Midwest) were named Daktronic-NAIA Scholar-Athletes when the awards were announced by the national office Tuesday morning, prior to the NAIA Football Championship Series National Championship game between Northwestern College (Iowa) and Keiser University (Fla.) on Saturday, December 17 in Durham, North Carolina. Junior kicker Peyton Benes (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew), junior linebacker Finn Brandon (Dixon, Ill./Dixon), junior running back Matthew Chavers III (Freeport, Ill./Freeport), junior linebacker Ryan Fitzgerald (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew), sophomore wide receiver Ronnie Foster (Peoria Heights, Ill./Peoria Heights), senior linebacker Joey Markasovic (New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic), sophomore defensive back Antonio Orozco (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville), junior quarterback Stuart Ross (Springfield, Ill./Springfield Southeast) and senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Samuel (Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central) represent the Cougars.