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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.

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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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Madonna (Mich.) Sweeps First National Player of the Week Honors with Cooper Regimbal and Caleb Kosnik.

Cooper Regimbal and Caleb Kosnik of Madonna (Mich.) sweep the first installment of the 2026 NAIA Men’s Lacrosse National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week

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Dalton State’s Sara Burger Claims NAIA Women’s Golfer of the Week, Winning Carey Collegiate

Dalton State (Ga.) junior Sara Burger won the Carey Collegiate Classic, the only golfer to finish even-par or better in the event.

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College of Idaho’s Powell Belts Four Homers, Drives in 12 Against No. 1 EOU to Earn Softball Player of the Week

Senior outfielder went 4-for-7, 3 homers, 9 RBIs March 20

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MBU Volleyball Star Powers Team to Top-20 Victories Earning NAIA Weekly Recognition

Jakubowska voted as week one NAIA Women’s Volleyball Attacker of the Week

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Two Meet-Record Wins, Relay Title for a School-Record and Four Podium Finishes Earns Adrianna Rodencal Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Adrianna Rodencal of Concordia (Neb.) has been named the NAIA Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking, title-laden performance at the GPAC Championships on May 2.

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Benedictine (Kan.) Duo Sweeps Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

Owen, Siegel Lead top-ranked Ravens in trio of wins

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Walker Sets Montana Western Sacks Record and Earns NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Honors

NAIA Football Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 8)

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Saunders Breaks Pair of Records With 299-Yard Rushing Outing, Earning NAIA Offensive Player of the Week

Davontaye Saunders carried 14 times for 299 yards in Saturday’s win

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“Football has given me a platform, but if all I do is play, I’ve missed the point. I want to use it to serve, love, and make life better for someone else.”

Lennx Brown, Football, Morningside (Iowa)

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THE NAIA IS THE RIGHT WAY TO PLAY®

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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

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

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA)

Madonna (Mich.) Sweeps First National Player of the Week Honors with Cooper Regimbal and Caleb Kosnik.

Dalton State’s Sara Burger Claims NAIA Women’s Golfer of the Week, Winning Carey Collegiate

College of Idaho’s Powell Belts Four Homers, Drives in 12 Against No. 1 EOU to Earn Softball Player of the Week

MBU Volleyball Star Powers Team to Top-20 Victories Earning NAIA Weekly Recognition

Two Meet-Record Wins, Relay Title for a School-Record and Four Podium Finishes Earns Adrianna Rodencal Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Benedictine (Kan.) Duo Sweeps Women’s Lacrosse Weekly Awards

Walker Sets Montana Western Sacks Record and Earns NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Saunders Breaks Pair of Records With 299-Yard Rushing Outing, Earning NAIA Offensive Player of the Week

“Football has given me a platform, but if all I do is play, I’ve missed the point. I want to use it to serve, love, and make life better for someone else.”

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