(Wednesday, November 26; Sioux Center, Iowa) The Dordt University volleyball team had 13 players earn Scholar Athlete honors for the 2025 season announced by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

The national office announced the complete list of Scholar Athletes for the fall season and Dordt led all institutions with 132 total honorees. Reinhardt (Ga.) was a distant second (86), followed by Marian (Ind.) with 85.

The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) led all conferences with 693 scholar athletes for the fall.

In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

Defenders who have earned the honor three times (3)
Ellie Dokter
Jillian Fisher
Payton Doenhoefer
 
Defenders who have earned the honor two times (5)
Amy Doef
Carlee Jackson  
Peyton Poppema
Sara Holleman
Tarren Spartz
 
Defenders who have earned the honor for the first time (5)
Ada Dekkers
Haley Kuperus
Haley Wielenga
Isabella Cumana
Kylie Beckering