KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Avista NAIA World Series will remain an LC Valley tradition, thanks to a new contract agreement between the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and Lewis-Clark State College. The seven-year deal, with a potential five-year extension, will keep the Series at Harris Field through at least 2033. The contract, which […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2026 NAIA Men’s Cross-Country season is heading to the midway point as the top teams continue a strong start to the year, while there have been many outstanding individual performances that have highlighted the opening month of the season. The latest Men’s Cross-Country Ratings were released last week, with little […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The halfway mark of the 2026 NAIA Women’s Cross Country schedule is drawing near, as we have seen some shuffling at the top of the latest ratings and a few outstanding individual performances. Let’s take a look at the new Top 5 of the ratings. Milligan (Tenn.) The Buffs ascended to […]
NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr joins Alan and Austin to discuss the potential move to five seasons of competition. They explore why the NAIA is considering this change, the options under review, what it could mean for student-athletes and institutions, and how member feedback will help shape the path forward. Austin Bennett (00:18)Welcome to […]
Week 5 in the NAIA Football schedule opens the month of October, and the top 25 is on full display in a nine-game featured schedule that includes a top 15 matchup that sends No. 9 Campbellsville (Ky.) to No. 12 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), as well as a pair of top 10s – No. 4 Benedictine […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) are thrilled to announce the NAIA Esports Cup, a first-of-its-kind collegiate esports national tournament exclusively for NAIA member institutions. The NAIA Esports Cup is designed to further bridge the gap between traditional athletics and collegiate esports […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The first installment of the National Selection Committee STADIONIC Men’s Soccer Top 25 has been released, with Cumberland (Tenn.) leading the way behind an unbeaten record of 9-0-2 and four first-place votes. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) follows behind in second with three first-place votes, followed by Tennessee Southern, Indiana Tech and MidAmerica Nazarene […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The first ever STADIONIC-NAIA Women’s Soccer National Selection Committee (NSC) Top 25 Poll is here. The national selection committee polls will be released on a bi-weekly schedule along with the Area Ratings Committee (ARC) standings through the remainder of the 2026 season. The Keiser (Fla.) Seahawks continue to sit atop the […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Joy Koole, a sophomore from Dordt (Iowa), has been named this week’s NAIA Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for her efforts over the period ending on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Koole took part in the Augustana Invitational at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls, S.D., and was the top […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Justin Kiplagat, a Senior from Trinity Western (B.C.), is this week’s NAIA Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for his efforts during the period ending on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Kiplagat won his first collegiate cross-country race as a Spartan at the WWU Bill Roe Classic with a time of […]
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