
NAIA Announces 2025 Winter Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes
Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including men's basketball, women's basketball, men's bowling, women's bowling, competitive cheer, competitive dance, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's wrestling and women's wrestling.
To qualify as a Daktronics 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.
Hastings Scholar-Athlete Recipients by Sport:
Women's Basketball (9) - Mariyah Avila, Whitney Bauer, Riley Clavel, Megan Dyer, Kaitlyn Johnson, Savana Kascak, Bailey Kissinger, Victoria Mallory, Kiernan Paulk
Women's Bowling (5) - Taylor Dunbar, Madison Henderson, Langley Riha, Marissa Ruiz, Kinzie Temple
Women's Wrestling (5) - Mariah Bradley, Reagen Gallaway, Lisa Hoeflich, Taylor Rickley, Tabitha Wood
Men's Basketball (3) - Ben Boudreau, Jackson McGinnis, Zach Uyemura
Competitive Dance (2) - Paige Dane, Jenna Sterling
Men's Bowling (2) - Anthony Morella, Trevor Seeley
Men's Wrestling (2) - Nicholas Freeland, Keenan Griffin