KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the honorees for the fall 2025 sports. Football, cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, and volleyball were honored for their hard work in the classroom.
To qualify for NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of a 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, must be on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and must have attended their institution for at least one full year.
Football was well represented with 24 honorees. They are Drew Castle, Bradyn Price, Brayden Reed, Chase Mims, Chuck Moore, Dige Savage, Drew Berry, Grant Scott, Ian McCarty, Levi Wheeling, Jacoby Thornsbury, Jalen Flowers, Jayden Pepper, Jordan Ratliff, Mason Sayers, Michael Akins, Montavious Hughes, Peyton Sayers, Tommy Turner, Russell Osborne, Trevor Carter, William Cvar, Zach Morris, and Zachary Cantrell.
Representing men's soccer are Alex Ward, Bruno Arenal, Bruno Back, Charlie Williams, Cristobal Leyton, Finn Wijnen, Iker Goyri, Jakub Rus, Lucas Gibson, Oliver Fausel, Rafael Chevarria, Samuel Cristancho, and Tomas Cristancho.
Women's soccer had 12 honorees for the second consecutive year. They are Aly Wright, Bailey Walker, Charlene Lofqvist, Dara Davis, Jayla Boyd, Julia Pinson, Kylie Ritter, Laura Nino, Megan Stringer, Rebekah Christopher, Ruby D'Arcy, and Sara Ritter.
Emily Johnson, Gracey Lovgren, Jordan Roberts, Kaylee Atkinson, Lillian Carpenter, Munachi Ibeawuchi, and Raegan Mullins were honored for volleyball.
The lone honoree from UPike cross country is Jasmine Meade.
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