KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Joy Koole, a sophomore from Dordt (Iowa), has been named this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts over the period ending on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Koole took part in the Augustana Invitational at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., and was the top […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Justin Kiplagat, a Senior from Trinity Western (B.C.), is this week’s NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts during the period ending on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Kiplagat won his first collegiate cross-country race as a Spartan at the WWU Bill Roe Classic with a time of […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) sophomore Jonathan Tso used a birdie on the final hole of Texas Wesleyan’s Northwest Iowa Invitational to win, last week, capping a 13-under par 68-68-64 that won by a stroke over Chris Drake from Grand View (Iowa). The win earned the Prescott, Ariz., native NAIA Men’s Golfer of the […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Texas Wesleyan senior Makena Junkin is the NAIA Women’s Golfer of the Week after delivering a dominant performance last week at the Northwest Iowa Invitational, carding her 12th career collegiate win and her second consecutive to start the 2026-27 season. Junkin, the NAIA’s defending individual medalist from the 2026 championship in […]
Cale Scott and Alex Neri of Ottawa (Kan.) have been tabbed PrestoSports NAIA Men’s Soccer Players of the Week, with Scott earning the offensive nod and Neri picking up the defensive recognition. The duo anchored the Braves in a 3-0 upset of No. 1 Oklahoma Wesleyan, handing the Eagles their first loss of the season, […]
Each year, Return on Athletics® (ROA) captures data from across the organization to track what’s trending across NAIA athletics and how those trends can be used by institutions to make decisions. From emerging sports to the amount of financial aid awarded, sports expenses, and net return, these trends are the benchmarks NAIA institutions can use […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo – Campbellsville (Ky.) relied on Brooke Hager’s exceptional presence at the net during an undefeated week, helping the senior middle blocker secure PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week honors. Hager put together an outstanding all-around performance as the Tigers went undefeated in three matches, totaling 22 blocks across 11 sets […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo – Kyla Dyrstad’s exceptional distribution and leadership helped power Morningside (Iowa) to a pair of conference sweep victories, earning the junior PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Week honors. The junior setter from Papillion, Nebraska, orchestrated Morningside’s attack, averaging 15.17 assists per set while compiling 91 total assists over six sets. […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A remarkable week from Stefania Scomazzon helped Benedictine (Kan.) extend its winning streak and secured the junior right-side hitter PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week honors. Scomazzon was nearly unstoppable as the Ravens extended their winning streak to 12 matches, averaging 5.0 kills per set while hitting an impressive […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lola Martinez Benitez of Missouri Valley went back-to-back with two season highs in saves, one of which included a shutout victory over No. 18 as the Madrid, Spain native picks up PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors. The senior goal keeper for the Vikings protected the valley in […]
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