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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