Glendale, Ariz.- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) recently announced the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the spring sports presented by the Phoenix Police Department.  Arizona Christian produced 67 Scholar-Athletes to lead all the GSAC schools.

To qualify for NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, a student must maintain a cumulative 3.5 GPA or better, appeared on the eligibility certificate for the sport, and completed one full year at their institution.

Baseball topped with 16 scholar-athletes.  Softball and women's track and field tied with nine for second.

The 67 NAIA Scholar-Athletes are:

Baseball (16)
Aaron Bird                            Sophomore
Adan Vega                             Senior
Chay Esqueda                     Senior
Dylan Petersen                   Senior
Evan Hieb                              Senior
Frank Wierman                   Senior
Jacob Anderson                  Senior
Jake Petrus                           Senior
Jared Anderson                   Senior
Jordan Vickers                     Senior
Kane Kiaunis                        Senior
Luke Killinger                       Senior
Maddox Hodges                  Junior
Sean Garcia                          Senior
Trey Tarver                      Senior
Ryan Eastham                     Senior  
 
Beach Volleyball (8)
Abigail Nelson                     Senior
Alyssa Robles                      Sophomore
Brianna Boeckman           Senior
Eliana Cho                             Senior
Emily Katzer                         Senior
Haley Brown                         Senior
Kapri Espinosa                    Junior
Riley Brown                           Senior
 
Men's Golf (6)
Colter Praus                         Senior
Joey Ellis                           Senior
Kyle Roberts                         Senior
Matt Campbell                    Senior
Nicholas Goldsberry         Junior
Ryan Heinz                            Senior
 
Men's Tennis (3)
Diego Mejia                           Sophomore
Fenosoa Rasendra            Sophomore
Lennert Lemahieu             Junior
 
Men's Track & Field (8)
Brady Lambrecht               Junior
Brandon Ericson                 Senior
Lionel McPhaull              Senior
Manny Valenzuela             Junior
Trent Janssen                       Senior
Trevin Janssen                     Junior
Trey Janssen                         Senior
Xuru Ren                                Sophomore
 
Men's Volleyball (1)
Joel Romero                         Senior
 
Softball (9)
Brooke Mays                  Senior
Brenna Henry                       Senior
Christina Grubb                  Junior
Joelle Dowdy                        Senior
Jyden Miles                           Senior
Kaitlin Terzakos                  Senior
Mekhia Wagner                   Sophomore
Sierra Lauko                         Sophomore
Taylor Fogleman                 Senior
 
Women's Golf (2)
Grace Shaddle                    Sophomore
Sophia Higuera                   Senior
 
Women's Tennis (5)
Ella Lavender                       Senior
Halle Stork                            Senior
Julia Bell                                 Sophomore
Lucy Rekasch                      Senior
Madeline Monroy               Senior
 
Women's Track & Field (9)
Adalien Santa Maria          Senior
Allena Fugatt                        Senior
Emma Coccimiglio           Senior
Jade Roberts                        Senior
Jocelyn Odiott                     Senior
Kaesha Guillaume             Junior
Kayla Hourigan                    Senior
Madeline Davis                   Junior
McKenna Rogers                Sophomore
 
Great job ACU spring student athletes!
 
Roll Storm.