(Wednesday, June 11; Sioux Center, Iowa) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the spring season and Dordt University has five members of the women's golf program on the list.
 
NAIA Release 
 
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.
 
Dordt honorees:
 
Two-Time Honorees
Jillian Eidsness (Junior; Yankton, South Dakota; Communication)
Katherine Beekman (Junior; Inver Grove Heights; Engineering)
Olivia Large (Junior; Hudsonville, Michigan; Business Administration)
 
First-Time Honorees
Julia Love (Sophomore; Lafayette, Colorado; Education/Spanish/Theology)
Samantha Wilbur (Sophomore; Primghar, Iowa; Communication)
 
Dordt (Iowa) had the highest number of spring season scholar-athletes at 111. St. Ambrose, Cumberlands (Ky.), Indiana Wesleyan, Marian (Ind.), Cornerstone (Mich.) and Concordia (Neb.) followed with a total of scholar-athletes in the 90s with 97, 96, 95, 93 and 90 honorees, respectively.