(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 35 members of the women's track & field 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 (8)
Samantha Anema (Senior; Ripon, California; Biology)
Jenna Gleason (Senior; Owatonna, Minnesota; Nursing)
Emilee Heynen (Senior; Sioux Center, Iowa; Social Work)
Emily Kraft (Senior; Sioux Center, Iowa; Nursing)
Lynne Tormoehlen (Senior; Springfield, Kentucky; Accounting/Agriculture)
Sydney Van Essen (Senior; Edgerton, Minnesota; Accounting)
Lauren Van Weerdhuizen (Senior; Sioux Center, Iowa; Actuarial Science/Mathematics)
Megan Vander Kooi (Senior; Sioux Center, Iowa; Biology)
 
Two-Time Honorees (9)
Shelby Buwalda (Junior; Waupun, Wisconsin; Biology)
Ayda Den Herder (Junior; Sioux Center, Iowa; Education)
Lydia Herman (Junior; Boise, Idaho; Education)
Annaka Hook (Junior; Garvin, Minnesota; Business Administration)
Ellie Janda (Junior; Blue Hill, Nebraska; Engineering)
Courtney Joiner (Junior; Orange City, Iowa; Computer Science/Music)
Molly Mulder (Junior; Renville, Minnesota; Nursing)
Jessica Opfer (Junior; Hartington, Nebraska; Business Administration)
Abigail Ruse (Junior; Delta Junction, Alaska; Agriculture)
 
First-Time Honorees (18)
Jada Abrahamson (Sophomore; Orange City, Iowa; Health & Human Performance)
Kailee Altena (Sophomore; Visalia, California; Business Administration)
Jaci Burtis (Sophomore; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Environmental Studies)
Jeni Burtis (Sophomore; Sioux Falls. South Dakota; Business Administration)
Kendra de Wolde (Sophomore; Abbotsford, British Columbia; Social Work)
Addison Essebaggers (Sophomore; Jenison, Michigan; Art/Education)
Alayna Groce (Sophomore; Cashmere, Washington; Nursing)
Jada Koerner (Sophomore; Freeman, South Dakota; Agriculture)
Kayla Lammers (Sophomore; Oostburg, Wisconsin; Education)
Faith Minderhoud (Sophomore; Mission, British Columbia; Agriculture)
Emma Morey (Sophomore; Spencer, Iowa; Accounting)
Ada Smies (Sophomore; Waupun, Wisconsin; Chemistry/Education)
Mia Toomey (Senior; Runnells, Iowa; Engineering)
Shaylee Van Essen (Sophomore; Edgerton, Minnesota; Business Administration)
Adriana Van Maanen (Sophomore; Orange City, Iowa; Social Work)
Caitlin Vander Kooy (Sophomore; Burlington, Washington; Social Work)
Makenna Walhof (Sophomore; Spirit Lake, Iowa; Engineering)
Isabella Webb (Sophomore; Des Moines, Iowa; Biology)
 
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.