NAIA Announces 2025 Spring Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes
Kansas City, MO – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for spring sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the spring sports who have excelled academically, including baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, track and field, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball and women's beach volleyball.
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:
Baseball (14) - Jaedyn Adler, Vince Byrne, Max Crosbie, Ronak Crossley, Caleb Duinink, Alec Fichter, Jackson Hobbs, Caden Holm, Matt Lucero, Mason Masur, Devin Otto, Dylan Otto, Jaden Stone, James Velasquez
Softball (10) - Nicole Halsey, Kyla Humphreys, Katyn Kappler, Claire Kimbrough, Reagan Malone, Maggie McClain, Bailey Schmit, Lauren Schneider, Sam Skinner, Isabel Tanabe
Men's Track and Field (6) - Zane Eggleston, Payton Lane, Luke Lewandowski, Edward Palloto, Rafer Severson, Christian Wiegert
Women's Golf (5) - Lauren Buscher, Riley Lanning, Kya Shatzer, Lily Sporleder, Tyesha Tynes
Women's Tennis (4) - Josline Carter, Victoria Harris, Abby Harveson, Paige Willcoxon
Women's Track and Field (4) - Kylee Hasselman, Danielle Hoer, Jaida Rowe, Cecilia Velarde
Men's Golf (3) - Cullen Buscher, Trevor Seeley, Nicolas Silva
