Pride basketball and bowling student-athletes receive NAIA Scholar-Athlete recognition for Winter 2025-26 season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Following a hectic competition weekend to close out a good portion of the winter schedules, the NAIA announced the 2025-26 Winter Scholar-Athletes with 14 members of Clarke University athletic programs receiving the honor for their work in the classroom.

The following is from the NAIA's release from Tuesday afternoon:

"The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2026 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports. Each semester, the NAIA Scholar‑Athlete list celebrates student‑athletes who excel in both academic and athletic arenas. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including basketball, bowling, competitive cheer, competitive dance, swimming & diving and wrestling.

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://www.naia.org/sports/ScholarAthleteAwards/2025-26/winter_scholar-athletes

Clarke competes in just two sports recognized during the winter season in basketball and bowling as those 14 student-athletes recognized this season as NAIA Scholar-Athletes is as follows:

Camdyn Kay - Women's Basketball

Hailey Walters - Women's Basketball

Josie Potts - Women's Basketball

Karley Hawkins - Women's Basketball

Luz Del Rosario Kwiatkowski Perez - Women's Basketball

Rachel Lind - Women's Basketball

Zoe Kennedy - Women's Basketball

Alexa McDaniel - Women's Bowling

Jennifer Hayakawa - Women's Bowling

Sidney Pawski - Women's Bowling

Jonovan Howard - Men's Basketball

Marton Safranka - Men's Basketball

Harley Redding - Men's Bowling

Zach Reuter - Men's Bowling

With these 14, added to the 51 student-athletes who earned Scholar-Athlete honors in the fall seasons, the Pride have had 65 student-athletes received the distinction for the full 2025-26 academic year.