The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its 2026 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete list for the spring season and 48 Defenders earned the academic honor in women's track and field. 

•  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 women's track and field, 11 more than the next closest institution (Doane - 37). Nine institutions from the NAIA totaled 20 or more Scholar Athletes for women's track and field. 

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 fourth time (1):
  • Lynn Tormoehlen
• Defenders who earned the honor for the third time (7):
  • Shelby Buwalda
  • Ayda Den Herder
  • Lydia Herman
  • Elle Janda
  • Courtney Joiner
  • Jessica Opfer
  • Abigail Ruse
• Defenders who earned the honor for the second time (12):
  • Jada Abrahamson
  • Kailee Altena
  • Jeni Burtis
  • Kendra deWolde
  • Alayna Groce
  • Jada Koerner
  • Faith Minderhoud
  • Emma Morey
  • Ada Smies
  • Caitlyn Vander Kooy
  • Makenna Walhof
  • Isabella Webb
• Defenders who earned the honor for the first time (28):
  • Corinne Braun
  • Megan Courtright
  • Addy Crow
  • Ashlynn Davis
  • Ada Dekkers
  • Arielle DeYoung
  • Kadence Driesen
  • Olivia Graber
  • Lindsay Grau
  • Hannah Graves
  • Anna Heynen
  • Olivia Hoogland
  • Allie Houser
  • Jenna Hursh
  • Ava Ingwersen
  • Leah Klock
  • Olivia Kraayenbrink
  • Macie Lind
  • Jenny Lumkes
  • Sophie Memmelaar
  • Sierra Scholten
  • Eden Sullivan
  • Hope Tebben
  • Hannah Thong
  • Fran Travis
  • Taylor VanderGriend
  • Kayla Van Otterloo
  • Kaitlyn Wercinski