KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for fall sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the fall sports who have excelled academically, including football, men's cross country, men's soccer, women's cross country, women's soccer and women's volleyball. To qualify as an 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 their institution for at least one full year.
Among the ranks were 13 Hesston College student-athletes. All five of Hesston's fall sports programs were represented as there were five members of the women's soccer team, three from men's cross country, two from men's soccer and volleyball and one from women's cross country.
Full list of Hesston College fall Scholar-Athletes:
| Sport |
Name |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Women's Soccer |
Ashleigh Williams |
Jr. |
Eaton, Colo. |
| Women's Soccer |
Brooke Tafoya |
So. |
Fort Collins, Colo. |
| Women's Soccer |
Kristyn Oliver |
So. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Women's Soccer |
Lissette Tovar |
So. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Women's Soccer |
Nevaeh Bowman |
So. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| Men's Cross Country |
Ethan Thompson |
So. |
Hesston, Kan. |
| Men's Cross Country |
Jack Hunter |
So. |
Abilene, Kan. |
| Men's Cross Country |
Sebastian Pavlovich |
So. |
Lindsborg, Kan. |
| Volleyball |
Audrey Garrison |
So. |
Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Volleyball |
Sequoia Cochran |
So. |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Men's Soccer |
Ethan Connelly |
So. |
Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Men's Soccer |
Mauricio Ramirez |
So. |
El Paso, Texas |
| Women's Cross Country |
Maddy Ralph |
So. |
Colwich, Kan. |