KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2024-25 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports on Wednesday. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each winter sport 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.
Missouri Baptist University had 18 named to the Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes list.
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.
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| NAME |
CLASS |
SPORT |
CONFERENCE |
| Abbey Mortland |
Senior |
Competitive Dance |
American Midwest Conference |
| Audrey Payne |
Sophomore |
Women's Basketball |
American Midwest Conference |
| Caitlyn Ennis |
Senior |
Women's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Daniel Manoni |
Junior |
Men's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Faith Svanda |
Senior |
Competitive Dance |
American Midwest Conference |
| Genevieve Moeller |
Sophomore |
Women's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Hunter Song |
Junior |
Men's Wrestling |
American Midwest Conference |
| Jack Hoffbuhr |
Sophomore |
Men's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Jacob Bader |
Senior |
Men's Wrestling |
American Midwest Conference |
| Jenna Plymale |
Junior |
Women's Basketball |
American Midwest Conference |
| Joel Campbell |
Graduate |
Men's Wrestling |
American Midwest Conference |
| Kacie Daigger |
Senior |
Women's Basketball |
American Midwest Conference |
| Kassandra Foss |
Junior |
Women's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Kayleigh Winch |
Graduate |
Women's Basketball |
American Midwest Conference |
| Kody Kretzer |
Senior |
Men's Wrestling |
American Midwest Conference |
| Lance Starks |
Senior |
Men's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Mackenzie McIntyre |
Senior |
Women's Bowling |
Heart of America Athletic Conference |
| Sophia Horton |
Senior |
Women's Basketball |
American Midwest Conference |
