Sep. 12—Ady Dwight, of Langford, and Austin Lee, of San Antonio, Texas, were named Dakota Wesleyan University homecoming royalty for 2023 on Tuesday night during coronation.

Dwight, is a nursing major and is a member of the Student Nurses Association where she served as newsletter correspondent in 2022. She has been honored during her time at DWU as a 2023 GPAC A.O. Duer Award Recipient; a 2023 Jerry Miller Endowed Scholarship recipient; and a DWU Teammaker Scholar.

She is well known for her talent on the volleyball court where she has served as team captain twice; is a three-time NAIA All-American, twice on the first team; a three-time GPAC all-conference first-team member; a 2022 Dakotronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete; 2022 AVCA West Central Attacker of the Year; AVCA all-region player, a 2021 CoSIDA Academic first team All-American, as well as a 2021 CoSIDA Academic All District.

Lee, is a biochemistry major and is captain of the Tiger football team. He is a member of CHAOS club and serves as its social media coordinator. He is a winner of the Homer Carhart prize in science.