(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 nine members of the men's volleyball 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:
 
Three-Time Honorees
Brady Fergen (Senior; Menno, South Dakota; Biology)
Nathan Voogt (Senior; Olivia, Minnesota; Engineering)
 
Two-Time Honorees
Diego Santiago (Senior; Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Engineering)
Andres Guzman (Senior; Bogota, Columbia; Engineering)
 
First-Time Honorees
Cory Kuperus (Sophomore; Ireton, Iowa; Engineering)
Lance Vermeer (Sophomore; Plattsburg, Missouri; Business Administration)
Michael Gross (Sophomore; Gilbert, Arizona; Social Work)
Nicodemus Elliott (Junior; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Nursing)
Reese Faber (Sophomore; Sioux Center, Iowa; Accounting)
 
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.