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.
Ottawa University had 32 fall student athletes named Daktronic Scholar Athletes.
Men's Soccer (9):
Alonso Basauri,
Benedict Mbogga, Benito Florencio,
Cale Scott, Filipe Padierna,
Khalil Al Harthi,
Marko de Sa Faria,
Martin Basso, Nicola Cinelli
Women's Volleyball (6):
Anja Kukic,
Brenna Diller,
Campbell Stark,
Madison Cecil,
Natalie Jeanneret,
Tessa Mathews
Men's Cross Country (1):
Brayden Moore
Women's Soccer (7):
Cennet Oruc,
Ella Stillings,
Emma Stillings,
Kyndel Adams,
Liv Staberg,
Riley Smith,
Samantha Pruett
Football (9):
Cody Presley,
Cooper Parsons,
Gavin Wilson,
Ian Parker,
Jacob Hill,
Luke Edwards,
Payton Green,
Shane Sexton,
TJ Osa
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.
Dordt (Iowa) leads all institutions with 132 honorees, followed by Reinhardt (Ga.) (86), Marian (Ind.) (85), Kansas Wesleyan (84), and College of Idaho (83).
Among conferences, the Great Plains Athletic Conference leads the list with 693 scholar-athletes, closely followed by the Heart of America Athletic Conference with 690. The Crossroads League ranks third with 538, while the Appalachian Athletic Conference and Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference follow with 458 and 437, respectively.
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).
