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25-26 NCCAA Scholar Athletes

Rams Continue Academic Success with NCCAA Scholar-Athlete Awards

6/18/2026 2:00:00 PM

Greenville, SC -- The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) has now released all of its 2025-2026 Scholar Athlete Award recipients and Scholar Team Award winners, recognizing student-athletes and teams across the country for their excellence in the classroom and commitment to academic achievement. North Central University (NCU) Athletics proudly celebrates its student-athletes and teams who earned this prestigious honor.

To qualify for NCCAA Scholar-Athlete recognition, student-athletes must be of junior, senior, or graduate student academic standing while maintaining a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.40 on a 4.00 scale. To be eligible for the Scholar Team Award, teams need a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on a 4.00 scale for all combined student-athletes on the team.

2025 Fall Scholar Teams | 2025-26 Winter/Spring Scholar Teams

2025-26 NCCAA Scholar Team Honorees

Team GPA
Women's Cross Country 3.88
Women's Volleyball 3.82


2025-26 NCCAA Scholar Athlete Honorees

Name Team(s) Year
Garrett Converse Men's Cross Country Sr.
Leighton Helander Men's Cross Country; Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field So.
Ryan Azeltine Men's Cross Country Sr.
Makayla Hess Women's Cross Country Sr.
Hope Naegelen Women's Cross Country Jr.
Avah Kraushaar Women's Cross Country Sr.
Derek Johnson Men's Golf Sr.
Nyikway Okongo Men's Soccer Jr. 
Ricardo Vera Martinez Men's Soccer Sr.
Gerald Nolasco Men's Soccer Jr.
Chloe Bjorlin Women's Soccer Jr.
Abbey Korpi Women's Soccer So.
Ashlynn Sherman Women's Soccer Jr. 
Maggie Kohl Volleyball Sr. 
Kenedi Patin Volleyball Sr.
Lexie Semrau Volleyball Sr.
Maci Tripp Volleyball Sr.
Jaquan Adams Men's Basketball; Men's Outdoor Track & Field Sr.
Leyton Barr Men's Basketball Jr.
Joshua Hoffman Men's Basketball Gr.
Jayden Livingston Men's Basketball Jr.
Carrington McNeal Men's Basketball Sr.
Carmello McNeal Men's Basketball Sr.
Elijah Smith Men's Basketball Sr.
Remy Wedgeworth-Brown Men's Basketball Sr.
Brycelyn Brewster Women's Basketball Sr.
NiNi Davenport Women's Basketball Jr.
Macy Petersen Women's Basketball So.
Lydia Schroeder Women's Basketball Sr.
Aleysha Will Women's Basketball; Women's Outdoor Track & Field Sr.
Austin Douglass Men's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field So.
Lily Ciske Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field So.
Dawson Barson Baseball Sr.
Austin Bowlan Baseball Jr. 
Brian Dahlstand Baseball So. 
Tim Yohan Dixon Baseball Sr.
Cameron Stout Baseball So.
Nolan Taylor Baseball Jr.
Cobi Woodfin Baseball Jr.
Alley Fleener Softball Gr.
Erica Gilles Softball Sr.
Kaitlyn Havens Softball Sr.
Kianna Kidder Softball Jr.


The Rams continue to prioritize academic success as a cornerstone of the student-athlete experience, with numerous programs earning both conference and national academic recognition throughout the 2025-2026 season. Congrats to all of our amazing student-athletes!

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