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THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS (NAIA)

The NAIA has been The Right Way to Play since its beginning in 1937. Dedicated to putting student-athletes first, the NAIA's education-based athletics model balances academics with athletics, creating leaders and avenues for development through sport.

Defending National Champion Halterman Begins 2025 with Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for Taylor

Defending National Champion Halterman Begins 2025 with Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honors for Taylor

Taylor (Ind.) sophomore Jaynie Halterman picked up where she left off last season.

Fantastic Outing for Baylee Walker of Keiser (Fla.) Earns her Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Fantastic Outing for Baylee Walker of Keiser (Fla.) Earns her Defensive Player of the Week Honors

Baylee Walker of the Keiser (Fla.) Seahawks was a do-it-all player in her one game last week.

Max Gainey of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Catches PrestoSports-NAIA Offensive Player of the Week Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Max Gainey of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) went for a program record 230 yards on nine receptions as he also catches this weeks PrestoSports-NAIA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors. Gainey averaged 25.6 yards per reception during the game last weekend while adding 53 all-purpose yards on a pair of kick […]

Two Broken Records Closes out The Regular Season for Maddy Traylor Earning her Offensive Player of the Week Honors

Two Broken Records Closes out The Regular Season for Maddy Traylor Earning her Offensive Player of the Week Honors

Junior forward Maddy Traylor had a record-setting week to close out the 2025 regular season for The Master’s (Calif.), while tying a third record.

Keiser’s Violet Apisah Named NAIA Women’s Tennis Player of the Week After Reaching 200 Career Wins

Apisah surpassed the all-time singles wins record in Keiser history and eclipsed 200 career victories.

First-Year Seahawk Leon Taylor Claims Oct. 28 NAIA Swimmer/Diver of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Leon Taylor of Keiser (Fla.) captured NAIA Men’s Swimming & Diving weekly recognition after a strong showing in the Seahawks’ dual meet against Florida Atlantic. He claimed a pair of first place finishes and posted a trio of times that rank in the top-five of their respective events. The freshman opened […]

Dalton State (Ga.) Women's Soccer Player

Maggie Rickerd Holds Top Offense Scoreless Earning PrestoSports Defensive Player of the Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sophomore Roadrunner Maggie Rickerd posted back-to-back clean sheets last week, which included a shutout against the second best offensive team in the country scoreless. Rickerd’s two clean sheets earned her Prestosports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week for October 27. A native of Chattanooga, Tenn, Rickerd put on a […]

Mamadou Dieng had nine blocks in two matches last week.

Dieng’s Nine Blocks for Bluefield (Va.) Nets Men’s Volleyball Defensive Nod

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Bluefield (Va.) middle hitter Mamadou Dieng posted nine blocks in a pair of wins for the Rams, last week, claiming weekly recognition as NAIA Men’s Volleyball Defender of the Week for March 17. Dieng was tough at the net, as Bluefield extended a five-match winning streak that includes four-straight sweeps behind Dieng’s […]

“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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