KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA has announced its 2026 Spring Sports Scholar-Athlete recipients, released yesterday (Apr. 29) 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 Falcon student-athletes that earned this award are listed below, grouped by sport.

Baseball

Aaron Madrigal Jr

Brenner Downey

Cameron Chase

Grant Wing

Hayden Carbone

Jackson Walls

Miles Stringer

Philip Escreet

Sean Fernald

Steele Saville

Vincent Vigil

Men's Golf

Grant Waggoner

Jack Cubitt

Maverick Guinn

Sander Fjell

Trinton Nobles

Men's Tennis

Cristobal Fuentes

Jacob Bush

Men's Track & Field

Braeden Harris

Brock Zerger

DJ Dingle

Eddy Rachedi

Graham Bales

Ian Russell

Jace Douglas

Jaden Harris

Jesus Bey

Spencer Hines

Xavi Rafart

Softball

Lexy Melo

Alexis VanZee

Angelina Mendoza

Ariana Marquez

Chloe Young

Jenna Ormiston

Keara Cunningham

Tamara Lozoya

Women's Golf

Charleigh Haskins

Lindsay McBride

Rylin Wells

Sydney Ward

Taylor Price

Victoria Hofmann

Women's Tennis

Carlotta Klee

Women's Track & Field

Abby Green

Caitlin O'Cuinneagain

Hailey Roberson

Hannah Cribley

Madeleine Myers

Naomi Vagher

Tiara Neymour

Tiyna Ridge