Fall 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athletes Announced, 51 Pride Student-Athletes Recognized
Following the final fall sport concluding its regular season last weekend, the NAIA announced the 2025 Fall Scholar-Athletes with 51 members of Clarke Unviersity athletic programs receiving the honor for their work in the classroom.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Following the final fall sport concluding its regular season last weekend, the NAIA announced the 2025 Fall Scholar-Athletes with 51 members of Clarke Unviersity athletic programs receiving the honor for their work in the classroom.
The following is from the NAIA's release from Wednesday morning:
"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.
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."
The full NAIA release can be found here: https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/ScholarAthleteAwards/2025-26/fall_SA
The 51 members of the Pride's fall sports are listed below:
Abby Prunty - Women's Soccer
Ailea Hogue - Women's Soccer
Alia Nevarez - Women's Soccer
Allison Miller - Women's Soccer
Brie Cote - Women's Soccer
Christina Egger - Women's Soccer
Elena Kapparos - Women's Soccer
Emily Marino - Women's Soccer
Faith Krapfl - Women's Soccer
Jackie Nedved - Women's Soccer
Kara Rogers - Women's Soccer
Kate Bussan - Women's Soccer
Laryssa Pritchard - Women's Soccer
Marcela Fajardo - Women's Soccer
Lily Tschiggfrie - Women's Soccer
Mackenzie Wisner - Women's Soccer
Meaghan Martens - Women's Soccer
Mia Braddock - Women's Soccer
Natalie Coyle - Women's Soccer
Samantha Miller - Women's Soccer
Sydney Herzmann - Women's Soccer
Alvaro Martinez - Men's Soccer
Denis Masinovic - Men's Soccer
Dylan Schemmel - Men's Soccer
Javi Munoz - Men's Soccer
Miguel Perezagua - Men's Soccer
Nearco Zamorano - Men's Soccer
Pascual Herrera - Men's Soccer
Phillipp Kohle - Men's Soccer
Samuel Pacheco - Men's Soccer
Amelia Driver - Women's Volleyball
Jayden Knox - Women's Volleyball
Kaelyn Minich - Women's Volleyball
Kelsey NeCollins - Women's Volleyball
Kortney Harms - Women's Volleyball
Madison Peck - Women's Volleyball
Olivia LaCour - Women's Volleyball
Reece Fleming - Women's Volleyball
Taryn Nolting - Women's Volleyball
Aurelio Aguirre - Football
Carson Estrada - Football
Cody Kautz - Football
Jayden Jackman - Football
Malachi Harris - Football
Spencer Cavaco - Football
Stanley Cadet - Football
Steele Fredricks - Football
Wolfgang Horner - Football
Bryce Kondos - Men's Cross Country
Chesney Capron - Men's Cross Country
Drew Pate - Men's Cross Country
Clarke's Scholar-Athletes helped bolster the Heart of America Athletic Conference to be the second-highest ranking conference in the NAIA in terms of quantity of Scholar-Athletes with a total of 690 of the 6,486 student-athletes recognized as those 690 were just three shy of the top conference mark from the GPAC.