2025 NAIA Spring Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes

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.

Baseball boasted the highest number of scholar-athletes, totaling 1,112. Women's track and field and softball followed with totals over 1,000, with 1,074 and 1,024, respectively.

Dordt (Iowa) had the highest number of scholar-athletes at 111. St. Ambrose, Cumberlands (Ky.), Indiana Wesleyan, Marian (Ind.), Cornerstone (Mich.) and Concordia (Neb.) followed with a total of scholar-athletes in the 90s with 97, 96, 95, 93 and 90 honorees, respectively. 

The Heart of America Athletic Conference led the pack at the conference level with 644 scholar-athletes. The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference followed with 628 scholar-athletes.

Full Daktronics Scholar-Athletes lists

Scholar-Athletes by institution CLICK HERE

Scholar-Athletes by name CLICK HERE

Scholar-Athletes by conference CLICK HERE

Scholar-Athletes by sport CLICK HERE

For a historical list of the Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, please visit the NAIA Honors website HERE