KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced 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.

Missouri Baptist University had 65 student-athletes named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

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Name	Year	Sport	Conference
Abby Wilson	Sophomore	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Alaina Scott	Senior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Alberto Pros Cieker	Junior	Men's Tennis	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Alex Seyer	Junior	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Allison Leigraf	Junior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Angela Ward	Sophomore	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Brady Stephan	Senior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Brianna Sansoucie	Senior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Britton Struewing	Senior	Men's Tennis	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Brooklyn Howard	Senior	Women's Golf	American Midwest Conference
Brooklynn Fischer	Junior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Chelsea Young	Senior	Women's Golf	American Midwest Conference
Cole Robinson	Senior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Collin Hutson	Senior	Men's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
David Fletcher	Junior	Men's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Delaney Pechnik	Sophomore	Women's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Drew Chiodini	Senior	Men's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Ella Dinsdale	Senior	Women's Golf	American Midwest Conference
Emily Goewert	Sophomore	Women's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Emily Wright	Sophomore	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Ethan Hanaman	Junior	Men's Golf	American Midwest Conference
Warren Gann	Junior	Men's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Gavin Crofoot	Junior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Grant Patten	Sophomore	Men's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Jakob Gittemeier	Senior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Jakob Kouneski	Senior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Jenna Achs	Junior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Jordan Notz	Senior	Men's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Julianne Hansen	Senior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Kaden Meyer	Junior	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Kadin Henderson	Junior	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Kevin Cooney	Junior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Kyle Bermudez	Junior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Kyle Marquart	Sophomore	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Laine Cottrell	Senior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Landon Albers	Junior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Lillian Harris	Junior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Lillian Harris	Junior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Lillie Cuddeback	Sophomore	Women's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Luke Gardner	Junior	Men's Golf	American Midwest Conference
Lydia Cornett	Senior	Women's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Mack Miller	Senior	Women's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Mariana Azevedo	Junior	Women's Tennis	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Mason Poinsett	Sophomore	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Matthew Kinney	Senior	Men's Tennis	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Mattie Noyes	Junior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Mattie Noyes	Junior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Max Chrzanowski	Sophomore	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Meghan Hager	Junior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Mia McIsaac	Junior	Women's Tennis	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Mia Duncan	Senior	Women's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference
Michael Anderson	Senior	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Michael Olson	Graduate	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Natalie Archer	Senior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Arturo Brito	Senior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Nikola Jeremic	Sophomore	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Reagan Froemsdorf	Junior	Men's Volleyball	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Reid Coulter	Junior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Sam Weis	Junior	Baseball	American Midwest Conference
Sam Beggs	Senior	Men's Golf	American Midwest Conference
Sheldon Underwood	Senior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Skyler Morrissey	Junior	Women's Lacrosse	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Taylor Whitehead	Senior	Softball	American Midwest Conference
Teodora Iacob	Senior	Women's Tennis	Heart of America Athletic Conference
Zach Klug	Junior	Men's Track & Field	American Midwest Conference