Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announced the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for spring sports Wednesday. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the spring sports who have excelled academically.
In order to qualify as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended the institution for one full year.
Nineteen student-athletes from Wayland Baptist met these rigorous standards and earned the recognition as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete. The Pioneer honorees are listed alphabetically.
Collin Arnold – Junior – Baseball
Sacha Brendle – Sophomore – Men's Golf
Faith Castillo – Graduate – Women's Track & Field
Abcde Garcia – Senior – Softball
Juan Gil – Senior – Baseball
Juanita Villafane Gonzalez – Sophomore – Women's Golf
Tate House – Senior – Baseball
Cayman Ivins – Senior – Softball
James Jauz – Graduate – Baseball
Azalia Lozano – Junior – Softball
Benjamin Lubker – Senior – Men's Golf
Arturo Rene Nunez – Graduate – Baseball
Brayden Peyton – Senior – Baseball
Tyson Potts – Junior – Baseball
Adrianna Rich – Senior – Softball
Jace Sanchez – Graduate – Men's Track & Field
Riley Watson – Senior – Baseball
Lorynn Wolf – Junior – Softball
Arianna Zubia – Senior – Softball
For a complete list of all 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, please click
here.
