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William Carey (Miss.) senior goalkeeper recorded nine saves and a 1-0-1 mark against nationally ranked opponents
Lexie Garza of Eastern Oregon picked up the NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Week award following her first-place victory at the Mountaineer Open at the 131 weight class, and a win by fall in the team’s dual against Big Bend Community College
Avery Jackson of The Master’s (Calif.) was locked in last week over two games, shooting a combined 62.5% from the floor on the week
Pedro De La Riva went undefeated in singles play to earn NAIA Men’s Tennis Player of the Week honors.
Rocky Mountain’s Isabelle Heggem has been named the Gared Performance Sports Systems NAIA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week following a standout stretch of defensive performances leading into the new calendar year and through the opening games of 2026.
Milligan (Tenn.) senior Ellen-Mary Kearney broke a school record with a 5K time of 16:58.3 at the NAIA Appalachian Challenge
Malone had 7 TDs in Saturday’s Win Over Union Commonwealth
Waipuilani Estrella-Beauchamp, the 131-pounder from No. 4-ranked Providence (Mont.), took home the first NAIA Women’s Wrestler of the Week award after a 5-0 performance at the Battle of the Rockies, including stunning the top-ranked wrestler in the nation by fall (2:28).
