The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2026 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the spring season and Dordt University has 28 members of the men's track & field program on the list.

•  NAIA Release  

The national office announced the complete list of Scholar Athletes for the spring season and Dordt had 125 honorees bringing it's 2025-26 total to 300.

The Defenders accounted for the most honorees in men's track and field and were one of seven institutions with 20-or-more. 

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.

Dordt Honorees:

• Defenders who earned the honor for the third time (6):

  • Chase Kamp
  • Levi Landman
  • Sam May
  • Luke Swanson
  • Ben Van Eps
  • Derrek Vander Leest
• Defenders who earned the honor for the second time (5):
  • Nathan Adams
  • Jonathan Breems
  • Willem Den Hartog
  • Luke Drabek
  • Luke Nikkel 
• Defenders who earned the honor for the first time (17):
  • Lawson Burkhart
  • Grant Busker
  • Isaac Fagan
  • Isaac Fergen
  • Brett Gifford
  • Seth Herman
  • Truman Johnson
  • Sammy King
  • Justin Kroeze
  • Ezra Landman
  • Dylan Obbink
  • Aidan Schaap
  • Tavin Schroeder
  • Abel Squires 
  • Brady Terry
  • Brandon Van Briesen
  • Will Wilgenburg