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College of Idaho Football Player and Fans

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Southern Oregon Gains Ground, Cumberlands (Ky.) Remains No. 1 in Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25

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The Red Banner Awaits in Decatur; NAIA Women’s Soccer Notebook – Issue III

Lindsey Wilson golfer on the tee box with a house behind her.

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Lindsey’s Nguyen Turns Program Records into Sept. 23 NAIA Women’s Golf Weekly Award

A golfer from Missouri Valley University.

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Missouri Valley’s Joaquin Raminger One Off New Home Tournament Record to Earn NAIA Men’s Golfer of the Week

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DegreeSight Named Official Credit Evaluation Platform of the NAIA

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College of Saint Mary (Neb.)’s Jenna Brown is the PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

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Millie Rayner of Tennessee Southern Earns PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

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Ferguson Disrupts Evangel Backfield, Earns PrestoSports Defensive Nod

Anthony Lonergan celebrates a punt recovery in the end zone that put Benedictine in front of Grand View late in Saturday's game.

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Lonergan’s Game-Winning Recovery in Historic Benedictine (Kan.) Win Earns PrestoSports Special Teams Honor

Football players from Keiser in Florida huddle during a game.

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Keiser (Fla.) Reclaims Top Spot in STADIONIC NAIA Football Coaches Poll

Brodey Johnson is the quarterback for Midland University, pictured here.

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NAIA Football Notebook: Week 3

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NAIA Names HatLaunch the Official Championship Hat of the NAIA

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His Running Career Was Over. So He Turned Around

Northwestern College kicker Gianna Bennett was selected to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, one of two GPAC selections.

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GPAC Duo Makes History with Selection to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

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Movement Continues in Second STADIONIC NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll

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Arizona Christian University Named NAIA’s 2026 School of Character

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2026 NAIA National Awards Day Winners Announced

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Northwestern (Iowa) Nets PrestoSports Football Recognition for a Second-Straight Week, as Fritz Claims Defensive Nod

Nik Halvorson kicks against Montana State Northern.

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Dickinson State’s Halvorson Connects on 8-for-8 Kicking to Earn PrestoSports Football Special Teams Recognition

Lindsey Wilson running back rushing against Cumberland in 2025

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GVU, Keiser Claim Top Spots in Shuffled STADIONIC NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25

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Pack the Stands – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #5

Grace College (Ind.) Women's Soccer Player

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The Red Banner Awaits in Decatur; NAIA Women’s Soccer Notebook – Issue II

A Montana Western football player running with the ball.

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NAIA Football Notebook: Week 2

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Friends (Kan.) Junior Bernhard Koster Claims Season’s First NAIA Golf Weekly Recognition

Yajaira Alvarado Williams Baptist (Ark.) Women's Soccer Player

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Half Dozen Goals, Earns Yajaira Alvarado PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Honors

Ashlyn Fuss Southern Oregon Women's Soccer Goalkeeper

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Ashlyn Fuss has Record Setting Week Earning PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Christian Hansen breaks up a pass in 2025 against Southern Oregon.

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Montana Tech’s Christian Hansen Tabbed Season’s First NAIA Defensive Player of the Week

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Rebuilding Years – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #4

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NAIA Women’s Cross Country Notebook #1

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NAIA Men’s Cross Country Notebook #1

A player from Campbellsville scores a touchdown.

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NAIA Football Notebook: Week 1

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Non-Conference Schedules Shake-Up Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 After First Two Weeks

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Tons of Movement in the First STADIONIC NAIA Regular Season Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll

Goal keeper from Oklahoma Wesleyan University during a match against Avila.

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Eagles Soar Eight Spots to No. 1 in Reshuffled STADIONIC NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25

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Ottawa (Kan.) Keeper Alex Neri Earns Season’s First PrestoSports NAIA Defensive Nod

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Barbakadze’s Big Debut Nets Season’s First PrestoSports Men’s Soccer Offensive Honor

Naomi Woerner of New College of Florida Women’s Soccer Team

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Naomi Woerner Kicks off 2026 as PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Avery Sluss, Indiana Wesleyan Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper

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Avery Sluss of Indiana Wesleyan Picks up Two Wins and PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Honors

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Building Championship Culture – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #3

A player for Dordt recovers a fumble and is congratulated by his coach.

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NAIA Football Notebook: Week 0

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The Red Banner Awaits in Decatur; NAIA Women’s Soccer Notebook

Ellison Haynes in action earlier in the week versus Wiley.

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Men’s Soccer Notebook; Checking in on the Preseason Top Five, Contests to Watch

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NAIA Football Featured Series Returns for 2026

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Addison Phillippe Opens 2026 as PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Week

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Maggie Hollon of Huntington (Ind.) is the First 2026 PrestoSports NAIA Attacker of the Week

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PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week is Ruth Anderson

Grand View's Dalten Van Pelt rushes during the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Game.

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Two-Time Defending Champs Remain No. 1 for 13th-Consecutive NAIA Coaches’ Top 25

A SCAD women's golfer participating in the 2026 NAIA Women's Golf National Champoinships.

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SCAD (Ga.) to Open 2026-27 at No. 1 in Women’s Golf Top 25

A Keiser Men's golfer at last season's Sun Conference championship.

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Keiser (Fla.) Back at No. 1 in Preseason Men’s Golf Top 25

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From Underdog to Star – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #2

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Two-Time Women’s Cross Country National Champions Open 2026 Season at No. 1

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UC Patriots Edge Defending Champion IWU to Start 2026-27 Atop NAIA Men’s Cross Country Top 25

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NAIA Men’s Soccer Returns as Preseason Top 25 Sets the Tone

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The Journey To Decatur Begins With the Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll

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Preseason No. 1 – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #1

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NAIA Elevates Women’s Beach Volleyball to 31st Championship Sport

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NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Returning to Gainesville in 2027, 2028

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2026 Women’s Volleyball Season Opens with Northwestern (Iowa) Leading the Way

student-athletes found a home at the NAIA

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One Zoom Call. One Tinted Visor. One Ticket Home

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NAIA and PrestoSports Renew Multi-Year Partnership, Expand Digital and Statistical Services Through 2029

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NAIA Renews Partnership with TEL Education Through 2029

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NAIA Renews Partnership with Molten USA, Inc.

NAIA Pylon with Crowley ISD Stadium in the backdrop

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NAIA Football Championship Game Returns to Texas in 2026

Billy Berry earns the ABCA-Rawling Coach of the Year award.

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Berry Earns ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Coach of the Year Honors After Leading Bulldogs to Third World Series Title

Jack Allen Sports Complex, Decatur, Ala.

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NAIA Women’s Soccer Championship Final Site Headed to Decatur Through 2027

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NAIA Women’s Flag Football Approved as Association’s 30th Championship Sport

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Madonna (Mich.) Captures First NAIA Softball National Championship After Back-to-Back Big Innings

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SCAD Savannah (Ga.) Edges Dalton State (Ga.) on Final Day in Michigan to Claim 2026 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship

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The Keiser (Fla.) Seahawks Go Back-to-Back Defeating Madonna (Mich.) in the Title Game

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Park (Mo.) Pirates Win 2026 NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Championship

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The Seahawks Take Their Third Red Banner Back to West Palm Beach

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Leblanc Anchors LCU Defense, Snags NAIA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week Recognition

Kylei Leblanc of Louisiana Christian has been named the NAIA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week after recording double-doubles in both contests last week and setting the tone defensively for the Wildcats during a 1-1 stretch.

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Pair of Coyote Seniors Claim Season’s Final Flag Football Honors for KWU

Wood, Rabano Guide Coyotes in 46-6 Win over Graceland

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Coyotes’ Aliyah Wood Heats Up in Three Wins, Earning Flag Football Offensive Award

Wood becomes second KWU offensive player honored in 2026

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Morales Brings Home NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Week Award After Perfect Weekend at NWCA National Duals

Paige Morales of Providence (Mont.) went 3-0 at the NWCA National Duals last weekend, outscoring her opponents 30-1 and picking up ranked wins over the No. 4, No. 6 and No. 12 ranked wrestlers.

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William Carey’s Nivasananda Wins RTJ Magnolia Grove to Earn NAIA Women’s Golfer of the Week

Three-stroke win the first in Nivasananda’s career

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Koch Becomes Fourth Concordia Bulldog to Win National Player of the Week, Claiming Season’s Final Special Teams Award

Braxtyn Koch downed punts at Northwestern’s 2, 5, and 11 yards lines in season-ending win

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Dickinson State’s Gunderson Wins Pair of Events, Collecting First Field Athlete of the Week in 2026

Senior starts final campaign with wins in the shot, discus

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Keiser (Fla.) Sophomore Ryan Stowell Named Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week

Wellington, Fla., native scored seven goals, added four assists last week

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Southern Oregon Gains Ground, Cumberlands (Ky.) Remains No. 1 in Men’s Cross Country Coaches’ Top 25

The Red Banner Awaits in Decatur; NAIA Women’s Soccer Notebook – Issue III

Lindsey’s Nguyen Turns Program Records into Sept. 23 NAIA Women’s Golf Weekly Award

Missouri Valley’s Joaquin Raminger One Off New Home Tournament Record to Earn NAIA Men’s Golfer of the Week

DegreeSight Named Official Credit Evaluation Platform of the NAIA

College of Saint Mary (Neb.)’s Jenna Brown is the PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week

Millie Rayner of Tennessee Southern Earns PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Ferguson Disrupts Evangel Backfield, Earns PrestoSports Defensive Nod

Lonergan’s Game-Winning Recovery in Historic Benedictine (Kan.) Win Earns PrestoSports Special Teams Honor

Keiser (Fla.) Reclaims Top Spot in STADIONIC NAIA Football Coaches Poll

NAIA Football Notebook: Week 3

NAIA Names HatLaunch the Official Championship Hat of the NAIA

His Running Career Was Over. So He Turned Around

GPAC Duo Makes History with Selection to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

Movement Continues in Second STADIONIC NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll

Arizona Christian University Named NAIA’s 2026 School of Character

2026 NAIA National Awards Day Winners Announced

Northwestern (Iowa) Nets PrestoSports Football Recognition for a Second-Straight Week, as Fritz Claims Defensive Nod

Dickinson State’s Halvorson Connects on 8-for-8 Kicking to Earn PrestoSports Football Special Teams Recognition

GVU, Keiser Claim Top Spots in Shuffled STADIONIC NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25

Pack the Stands – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #5

The Red Banner Awaits in Decatur; NAIA Women’s Soccer Notebook – Issue II

NAIA Football Notebook: Week 2

Friends (Kan.) Junior Bernhard Koster Claims Season’s First NAIA Golf Weekly Recognition

Half Dozen Goals, Earns Yajaira Alvarado PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Honors

Ashlyn Fuss has Record Setting Week Earning PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Montana Tech’s Christian Hansen Tabbed Season’s First NAIA Defensive Player of the Week

Rebuilding Years – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #4

NAIA Women’s Cross Country Notebook #1

NAIA Men’s Cross Country Notebook #1

NAIA Football Notebook: Week 1

Non-Conference Schedules Shake-Up Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 After First Two Weeks

Tons of Movement in the First STADIONIC NAIA Regular Season Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll

Eagles Soar Eight Spots to No. 1 in Reshuffled STADIONIC NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25

Ottawa (Kan.) Keeper Alex Neri Earns Season’s First PrestoSports NAIA Defensive Nod

Barbakadze’s Big Debut Nets Season’s First PrestoSports Men’s Soccer Offensive Honor

Naomi Woerner Kicks off 2026 as PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week

Avery Sluss of Indiana Wesleyan Picks up Two Wins and PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Building Championship Culture – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #3

NAIA Football Notebook: Week 0

The Red Banner Awaits in Decatur; NAIA Women’s Soccer Notebook

Men’s Soccer Notebook; Checking in on the Preseason Top Five, Contests to Watch

NAIA Football Featured Series Returns for 2026

Addison Phillippe Opens 2026 as PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Week

Maggie Hollon of Huntington (Ind.) is the First 2026 PrestoSports NAIA Attacker of the Week

PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week is Ruth Anderson

Two-Time Defending Champs Remain No. 1 for 13th-Consecutive NAIA Coaches’ Top 25

SCAD (Ga.) to Open 2026-27 at No. 1 in Women’s Golf Top 25

Keiser (Fla.) Back at No. 1 in Preseason Men’s Golf Top 25

From Underdog to Star – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #2

Two-Time Women’s Cross Country National Champions Open 2026 Season at No. 1

UC Patriots Edge Defending Champion IWU to Start 2026-27 Atop NAIA Men’s Cross Country Top 25

NAIA Men’s Soccer Returns as Preseason Top 25 Sets the Tone

The Journey To Decatur Begins With the Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll

Preseason No. 1 – NAIA Women’s Volleyball Notebook #1

NAIA Elevates Women’s Beach Volleyball to 31st Championship Sport

NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships Returning to Gainesville in 2027, 2028

2026 Women’s Volleyball Season Opens with Northwestern (Iowa) Leading the Way

One Zoom Call. One Tinted Visor. One Ticket Home

NAIA and PrestoSports Renew Multi-Year Partnership, Expand Digital and Statistical Services Through 2029

NAIA Renews Partnership with TEL Education Through 2029

NAIA Renews Partnership with Molten USA, Inc.

NAIA Football Championship Game Returns to Texas in 2026

Berry Earns ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Coach of the Year Honors After Leading Bulldogs to Third World Series Title

NAIA Women’s Soccer Championship Final Site Headed to Decatur Through 2027

NAIA Women’s Flag Football Approved as Association’s 30th Championship Sport

Madonna (Mich.) Captures First NAIA Softball National Championship After Back-to-Back Big Innings

SCAD Savannah (Ga.) Edges Dalton State (Ga.) on Final Day in Michigan to Claim 2026 NAIA Women’s Golf National Championship

The Keiser (Fla.) Seahawks Go Back-to-Back Defeating Madonna (Mich.) in the Title Game

Park (Mo.) Pirates Win 2026 NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Championship

The Seahawks Take Their Third Red Banner Back to West Palm Beach

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Leblanc Anchors LCU Defense, Snags NAIA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week Recognition