Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for fall sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the fall sports who have excelled academically, including football, men's cross country, men's soccer, women's cross country, women's soccer and women's volleyball.
Kansas Wesleyan had fourth highest single institution total of scholar-athlete honorees with 84. KWU only trailed Dordt (132), Reinhardt (86), and Marian (85).
The Coyotes also had the most honorees in the KCAC by a wide margin. Evangel had the second highest total in the conference with 54, followed by Friends with 46, and Tabor and York with 44 each.
KWU had its highest total in women's soccer with 17 honorees.
To qualify as an 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.
Nearly 6500 student-athletes across the NAIA were named as scholar-athletes.
| School |
FB |
WVB |
MSOC |
WSOC |
WXC |
MXC |
Total |
| Avila |
4 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
|
|
25 |
| Bethany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bethel |
5 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| Evangel |
21 |
7 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
54 |
| Friends |
14 |
9 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
46 |
| Kansas Wesleyan |
15 |
16 |
14 |
17 |
13 |
9 |
84 |
| McPherson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan |
|
7 |
4 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
| Ottawa |
9 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
31 |
| Southwestern |
17 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
| Sterling |
9 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
33 |
| Tabor |
7 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
44 |
| Saint Mary |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| York |
|
12 |
14 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
44 |
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KCAC Total |
436 |
