KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for fall sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the fall sports who have excelled academically, including football, men's cross country, men's soccer, women's cross country, women's soccer and women's volleyball.

2025 NAIA Fall Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes

To qualify as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended their institution for at least one full year. This year, the list features an impressive number of student-athletes who have met these rigorous standards.

Among conferences, the Crossroads League ranks third with 538 honorees.

Women's soccer highlights the field with 1,606 scholar-athletes, ahead of men's soccer (1,345), women's volleyball (1,231), football (1,129), women's cross country (617) and men's cross country (558).

The following SF student-athletes earned the award:

• Football: Bohde Dickerson, Brennan Stow, Carson Clark, Drew Baker, Garrett Yoon, George Buday, Hunter Strole, Jackson McNeeley, Joshua Kulka, Kale Payne, Kevin Stanislo, Nick Nondorf, Bobby Weiler, Tracy Dowling, Trey Morrell, Tyler Hendricker
• Men's Cross Country:Abdallah Ahmed, Dylan Anspach, Evan Pitts, Nick Minneci 
• Men's Soccer: Christian Walter, Fernando Bonfim, Henning Bundschuh, Jack Doughty, Jai Lim, Joshua Jelany, Nicolás Balbin, Luis Miguel Parodi, Marvin Wehmeyer, Neven Essenmacher, Paul Scheifele, Quinn Clayton, Yuri Ribeiro
• Women's Cross Country: Danielle Lesser, Hannah Swary, Kiara Bahena, Marissa Goodwin, Rileigh Baumer
• Women's Soccer: Alexis Pokley, Evelyn Harkenrider, Faith Lewis, Haley Brenner, Haley Roberson, Haylee Heflin, Madison Meeks, Mataya James, Rachel Bova, Skylar Olson, Zoe Eager, Zoey Flora 
• Women's Volleyball: Emily Hughes, Bella Lozano, Jo Delsing, Kamryn Zent, Kate McMullen, Kayla Gumbel, Kellyn Bertsch, Kyra Parker, Madison Dhoore, Teigen Fortkamp 

Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 21 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.