Kansas City, Mo. – The NAIA has released the 2025 Daktronics Winter Sports Scholar-Athlete honorees, released today (Feb. 19) by the national office.

To be eligible for nomination, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average, appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport, and have attended the institution for one full year.

The Friends University Falcons that earned this award are listed below, grouped by sport.

Men's Basketball

Al Emerllahu

Ian Sprouffske

Santiago Vargas

Owen Evans

Women's Basketball

Anna Sant'Anna

Ashlyn Ryall

Ashtyn Callaway

Jillian Buckmiller

Kiara Perry

Kori Babcock

Ruth Garringer

Sadie Hopman

Competitive Cheer

Amaiya Rohan

Chyanne Hodges

Elsa Kronberg

Jennifer Montague

Kaitlyn Reid

Maggie Green

Competitive Dance

Tanija Byrd

Women's Wrestling

Alexa Etheridge

Alondra Guzman-Tarango

Makenzie Buyno