McKinley Zula, a Pella Christian graduate, received NAIA Scholar Athlete honors announced by the national office. Zula is a competitive cheer athlete for Northwestern College in Orange City. In order to be nominated by an institution, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor. Zula is a junior Accounting / Business Administration major and receives the honor for the first time.