Kansas City, MO – The University of the Cumberlands athletic department continues to excel both in competition and the classroom highlighted with five teams qualifying for their respective NAIA National Championships.  The Patriots commitment to academic excellence shine through as 67 fall sport student-athletes being recognized as 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athlete, announced by the NAIA national office Wednesday (Nov. 19).
 
Four fall sports teams had double-digit honorees with Football leading the way with 14 recipients. Men's Soccer tallied 13 honorees, while Volleyball had 12 honorees, and ten Women's Cross Country runners garner this award.  Men's Cross Country and Women's Soccer finished with nine honorees apiece to round it out.
 
It marks the third straight year that Cumberlands has seen an increase in fall scholar-athlete honorees. Of the 67 honorees, 35 student-athletes are repeat winners of this honor after earning this distinction last season. 
 
Criteria for earned this distinction include reaching at least sophomore status and maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
 
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Cumberlands' 2025 Fall Sport Daktronics Scholar Athletes:
Men's Cross Country (9):	Women's Cross Country (10):
Jon Eades, Biology	Lilian Bittencourt, Elementary & Middle School Education
Ryan Ehrler, Physics	Anslee Crosby, Exercise Sport Science
Noah Loeser, Exercise Sport Science	Clayra Darnell, Human Services
Jackson Lowe, Soccial Studies Education;  Business Administration	Hannah Durrant, Exercise Sport Science
Dillan Melchiore, Accounting	Heather Durrant, Biology
Nate Powers, Business Administration & General Studies	Elisa Helferich, Health & PE Education
Bartosz Trojniar, Information Technology Sciences	Megan Kitchens, Elementary Education
Hauke Trost, Physics	Lucy Sullivan, English
Max Young, Business Administration	Ashley Terry, Elementary Education
	Chloe West, Nursing
Volleyball (12):
Aleksandra Augustyniak, Exercise Sport Science; Psychology	Football (14):
Rylie Depue, Elementary Education	Reese Anzalone, Chemistry
Jori Dowling, Business Administration; Coaching	Billy Barr, Exercise Sport Science
Faith Franklin, Exercise Sport Science	Jake Bates, Exercise Sport Science
Kara Gipson, Exercise Sport Science	Luke Benetis, Business Administration
Ryann Livingston, Business Administration	Brandon Burke, Exercise Sport Science
Rayne Manning, Information Technology Science	Garrett Fister, Business Administration
Allison Moneypenny, Biology	Nick Goodwin, Business Administration
Alana Shiery, Biology	Drew Gregg, Information Technology Sciences
Davey Slaughter, Management	Jonathan Heralus, Exercise Sport Science
Maddi Underwood, Public Health	Tanner Marsh, Business Administration
Sara Zampedri, Exercise Sport Science; Business Administration	Maddux McKinney, Business Administration; Exercise Sport Science
	Will Page, Accounting
Men's Soccer (13):	Ritt Tankersley, Social Studies Education
Abdulah Adams, Coaching	Ben Taylor, Business Administration
Bart-Jan Braams, Business Administration
Gabriel Canineu, Psychology	Women's Soccer (9):
Hugo Champalloux, Fitness & Sport Management	Laura Bosca de Pedro, Fitness & Sport Management; Exercise Sport Science
Zachary Dean, Mathematics	Camryn Broz, Biology
Mario Fernandez Garcia, Business Administration	Juana Fernandez Calvo, Communication Arts; Business Administration
Bruno Garcia, Business Administration; Information Technology Science	Carola Fontan, Fitness & Sport Management; Exercise Sport Science
Carles Diez Herrero, Business Administration	Abigail Little, Biology; Chemistry
Javiero Izquierdo Cuervo, Business Administration	Madison Long, Psychology; Human Services
Tjerk Meijs, Business Administration; Fitness & Sport Management	Noah Paalman, Fitness & Sport Management; Business Administration
Felipe Nazario, Business Administration	Samantha Sokolove, Elementary Education
Patrick Ostergreen, Business Administration	Sara Soto, Exercise Sport Science
Antonis Seraphides, Exercise & Sport Science, Fitness & Sport Management