SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2026 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for spring sports. This honor recognized student-athletes who excelled academically in the spring sports of baseball, softball, golf, tennis, and track & field.
 
Spring Arbor had 89 student-athletes receive the award – the second-most of any team in the Crossroads League trailing only Marian University. The league totaled the third-most of any conference in the nation with 634.
 
To qualify as a Daktronics 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.
 
Baseball
Braydon Gregory
Brenden Phillips
Colin Snyder
Conner Barkel
Connor Dee
Eli DeVisser
Ethan Orlowski
Jonathan Castor
Joey Tessmer
Kyle Kantola
Kyler Hinken
Steven Crager
Zach Adams
Zach Elsbrie
 
Men's Golf
Andrew Veldman
Keldon Koshorek
Luke Fisher
Trevor Mead
Zach Koch
 
Women's Golf
Elle Bolkema
Emalynn Benham
Sylvia Freeland
 
Softball
Lexi Cain
Ava Poulson
Brooke Meeker
Emilee Underwood
Grace Lentz
Grace Luby
Kailey Poortenga
Kennadi Killeen
Matajia Cerroni
Megan Bondy
Nicole Barbeau
Payton Grange
Sarah Stewart
Summer Ambler
Tammy Craven
Taylor Clark
Tiffany Keller
 
Men's Tennis
Aaron Kur
Fernando Espinosa
Karson Schroeder
MacKinley McNalley
Sam Lyon
Zachary Milward
 
Women's Tennis
Andrea Vandermark
Anna Staal
Jadyn Keatley
Lilah Dean
Madelyn Dell
Sophia Wallstrom
Stephanie Dodd
Victoria Herrington
 
Men's Track & Field
Caden Kyser
Camden Khon
Chase Hobson
Connor Swihart
Cooper Singleton
Damion Scharer
Elijah Dyer
Jacob Singleton
Jared Wallace
Logan Detloff
Logan Swiney
Luke Butler
Murphy McCool
Noah Finton
 
Women's Track & Field
Abagayle Barkley
Alexis Brown
Allison Teed
Alyssa Budd
Brianna Albers
Emiliya Ramazanova
Emma Adler
Grace Collins
Grace Mitchell
Isabel Martin
Jynessa Larsen
Kyla Burdick
Kylie Brown
Lauren Staal
Leah Farley
Lillian Briggs
Lillyann Parks
Lonna Perna
Madison Ruhlig
Olivia Ortell
Shae Brodie
Tanana Emmendorfer