NAIA Awards
NAIA student-athletes, administrators, coaches, and staff are dedicated to bringing a new level of competition and excellence to small college athletics. To honor the hard work and dedication of these individuals, the NAIA grants 8,500 awards each year through initiatives like the Nationals Awards Day, Daktronics Scholar-Athletes, and Champions of Character Five-Star Awards.
NAIA National Awards Day
National Awards Day recognizes the association's highest individual honors and achievements of NAIA student-athletes, administrators, and coaches.
Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
The Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete programs recognize excellence in the classroom by NAIA-member student-athletes who are sophomores or above in academic standing with a 3.5 residential, cumulative GPA.
Champions of Character
Five-Star Awards
The Champions of Character Five-Star Awards honor institutions that achieve 60 points or more on the Champions of Character Core Report.
Previous Winners
Explore the NAIA database of Hall of Fame members and previous award honorees. Utilize the search function to find individuals based on name, institution, sport/role, honor, and/or year.
NAIA Hall of Fame NAIA Honors & Awards National Awards Day Winners