KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second time this fall, Mohamed Guled, a junior from Mid-America Christian (Okla.), is this week’s NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts during the period ending on Sunday, October 18. Guled took part in the DBU Old Glory Gallop and placed second in the event […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alauna Carstens, a senior at The Evergreen State (Wash.), was named this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts through Sunday, October 18. Carstens participated in the George Oja Invitational and claimed the top spot in the individual race with a season-best time of 20:38.5 over […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern (Iowa) has claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Selection Committee (NSC) Top 25 Poll after moving up one position, fielding a 21-1 record. Three conferences are represented in the Top 5 teams: Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) and Heart of […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Preseason No. 1 Grace (Ind.) returns 100% of its roster from the 2025-26 season as the Lancers open a new campaign in Winona Lake, Ind. Grace picked up 14 first-place votes in the Gared-NAIA Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 poll, with No. 2 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) collecting four and No. 3 […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defending national champion Marian (Ind.) will begin the 2026-27 season right where it ended last March, holding the top spot in the Gared NAIA Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and Dakota State (S.D.) both lost in the semifinals during the 2026 tournament and will open the […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Southwestern (Kan.) junior Cameron Surles put back-to-back rounds in the 60s to win the Evangel Fall Invitational at Bill & Payne Stewart Golf Course in Springfield, Mo. Wednesday (Oct. 21), he was named NAIA Men’s Golfer of the Week. The Tulsa, Okla., native claimed a two-shot win over conference rival Laken […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Indiana Wesleyan’ sophomore ‘s Addison Meadows is the NAIA Women’s Golfer of the Week for Oct. 21, the final fall award for 2026-27, after opening the Harrison Lake Collegiate with a 5-under 66 on the way to a win in the second-to-last event for the Wildcats in the fall portion of […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mallori Grey provided the foundation for a 2-0 week on the back line for Southeastern (Fla.), earning PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Defender of the Week honors. The senior libero/defensive specialist was a force in the Fire’s two straight-set victories, piling up 48 digs in just six sets while averaging an astounding […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Juliana Neves of Grand View (Iowa) has been named the PrestoSports NAIA Women’s Volleyball Setter of the Week after leading the Vikings to a perfect 3-0 record. The junior setter from Sao Paulo, Brazil, directed Grand View’s offense with remarkable consistency, piling up 139 assists in 11 sets while averaging 12.64 […]
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