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General NWC Athletic Communications

Raiders Named to Fall Scholar Athlete List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA has released its fall sport Daktronics Scholar Athletes, and multiple Red Raider teams have seen student-athletes named to the lists.

To be recognized as an NAIA Scholar Athlete, a student-athlete is nominated by the institution's head coach or sports information director with the criteria of maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.5, appearing on the eligibility ticket of the sport, and attending the institution for at least one full year.

The following fall student-athletes received NAIA Scholar Athlete distinction:

Football
Ashtin Van't Hul
Ayden Klein
Ben Egli
Blake Moser
Dane Schoenborn
Drew Alger
Gabe Heitz
Gianna Bennett
Hayden Groos
Jackson Smythe
Kael Arends
Korver Hupke
Luke Jeltema
Noah Lopez
Reid Hulshof
Rocco Sauer
Sam Klaassen
Sam Remmerde
Trenton McCoy
Trever Beach
Trystin Voss

Men's Cross Country
Alik McIlravy
Ashton Hughes
Braeden Brough
Brayden Dirks
George Livingston
Jake Hutson
Landon Greve
Payton Van Sickle
Presley Arnold
Thomas Tracy

Women's Cross Country
Allie Hough
Brielle Engelmann
Brooklyn Fryar
Charlotte Pritchard
Emilie Weaver
Emily DeGroot
Kendra Zeutenhorst
Lauren Derscheid
Lily Hughes
McKenna Loutsch
Rebecca Hofmann
Sarah Lunning

Men's Soccer
Daniel Lindahl*
Drew Darnold*
Francisco Sanchez
Gonzalo Domingo*
Josiah Hutton
Luke Williams

Women's Soccer
Annika Quamen*
Camryn Wilkinson
Emily VanderArk*
Isabel Griffin
Josi Meyer
Marissa Talamantes*
Olivia Regnerus*

Volleyball
Cadence Goebel
Halie Kapelke
Jewel Bergstrom
Madi Nemmers
Maggie Bloom
Liv Reitsma
Rylie Franken
Sidney Oostra
Tierney Huss
Zavyr Metzger

*CSC Academic All-District selection (selections have not yet been released for all fall sports)

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Players Mentioned

Payton Van Sickle

Payton Van Sickle

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jewel Bergstrom

#20 Jewel Bergstrom

S
5' 7"
Senior
Maggie Bloom

#17 Maggie Bloom

DS
5' 3"
Sophomore
Rylie Franken

#14 Rylie Franken

OPP
6' 1"
Senior
Cadence Goebel

#22 Cadence Goebel

S
5' 9"
Junior
Tierney Huss

#21 Tierney Huss

DS
5' 7"
Sophomore
Halie Kapelke

#24 Halie Kapelke

OPP
6' 1"
Sophomore
Zavyr Metzger

#10 Zavyr Metzger

MH
6' 1"
Senior
Madi Nemmers

#1 Madi Nemmers

DS
5' 6"
Sophomore
Sidney Oostra

#4 Sidney Oostra

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Payton Van Sickle

Payton Van Sickle

5' 11"
Sophomore
Jewel Bergstrom

#20 Jewel Bergstrom

5' 7"
Senior
S
Maggie Bloom

#17 Maggie Bloom

5' 3"
Sophomore
DS
Rylie Franken

#14 Rylie Franken

6' 1"
Senior
OPP
Cadence Goebel

#22 Cadence Goebel

5' 9"
Junior
S
Tierney Huss

#21 Tierney Huss

5' 7"
Sophomore
DS
Halie Kapelke

#24 Halie Kapelke

6' 1"
Sophomore
OPP
Zavyr Metzger

#10 Zavyr Metzger

6' 1"
Senior
MH
Madi Nemmers

#1 Madi Nemmers

5' 6"
Sophomore
DS
Sidney Oostra

#4 Sidney Oostra

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH