KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Office announced the list of Scholar-Athletes for the 2026 spring sport season, where 58 Warriors were honored among the nation's most accomplished student-athletes in the classroom via their academic success. Varsity sports eligible for the NAIA fall season include baseball, beach volleyball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's track & field, men's and women's tennis, women's flag football, and men's volleyball.
To view the NAIA's release on their 2026 Spring Scholar-Athletes, click HERE.
To view the complete list of 2026 NAIA Spring Scholar-Athletes organized by institution, click HERE.
"Time and time again, our student-athletes raise the bar both within Corban University and the greater scope of CCC and NAIA athletics," Warriors' assistant athletic director Clayton Messerle explained. "It's such a blessing to see them continue the pursuit of excellence in the classroom while competing for His glory, and we couldn't be prouder of our spring sports for growing that academic success with each passing school year."
To qualify as an NAIA Daktronics 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 respective sport, and have attended their institution for at least one full year. This spring term, the list features an impressive 6,531 total number of student-athletes who have met these rigorous standards from all across the United States.
Corban University represented 58 of the 458 total Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) student-athletes honored this season for just under 13% of the conference represented as Warriors, which ranks third among full-time members and trails only The College of Idaho (77) and just under Bushnell University (63). Trailing the Navy and Gold in the full-time conference member scholar-athlete standings is Eastern Oregon University (50), Lewis-Clark State College (46), Oregon Tech (41), Southern Oregon University (31), Northwest University (19), Warner Pacific University (16), and The Evergreen State College (4).
The Warrior women's track & field program led the six Corban spring sports that earned NAIA Scholar-Athletes this season with 15 total honorees, with beach volleyball right behind them at 12 scholar-athletes. Baseball and men's track & field each tied with 11 award winners, while softball tallied eight selections and women's golf was represented by sophomore Madelyn Moore. The Navy and Gold beach volleyball team held over 8% of the scholar-athletes from the entire NAIA beach volleyball field.
All 58 of the Corban spring sport scholar-athletes can be found below within their respective programs and their current academic standing.
Baseball (11): senior Isaac Bateman, senior Kellen Desbiens, graduate student Eddie Gould, graduate student Rhett Hays, senior Robert Hays Jr., sophomore Zachary Martinez, junior Lucas Mertlich, junior Riley Pratt, senior Jaebin Sotelo, graduate student Ethan VanDelinder, and junior Andy Young.
Beach Volleyball (12): senior Alexis Adebodun, senior Payton Bazant, junior Emma Bischoff, sophomore Kiarah Bryant, senior Gabi Engels, senior Jordan Faircloth, senior Abby Guindy, sophomore Gracey Janiszewski, senior Emmi Marks, senior Cammie Masanda, graduate student Allyson Reid, and senior Erin Scott.
Men's Track & Field (11): sophomore Aaden Ackley, senior Luke DeVault, senior Luke Harkey, senior Caleb Jannsen, junior Jacob McKinnon, graduate student Zander Moha, senior Nathan Pfaff, junior Julius Pokorny, graduate student Anthony Salisbury, senior Bodie Strom, and junior Josiah Ziesemer.
Softball (8): senior Kate Banks, senior Kassandra Douglas, sophomore Destinee Estrada, junior Hannah Griffith, senior Amy Jankowski, senior Vanesa Quinones, senior Gianna Redman, and senior Pressley Staudenmaier.
Women's Golf (1): sophomore Madelyn Moore
Women's Track & Field (15): junior Madyson Combs, junior Grace Dawkins, junior Shaelee Killorn, junior Shannel Killorn, sophomore Jenna Konzelman, senior Kirsten Kuenzi, senior Abigail Miller, senior Abigail Oosterhout, junior Sara Richardson, junior Makayla Rose, senior Josie Rothman, senior Abigail Scott, senior Myana Stock, senior Kynzee Syverson, and senior Johnna Waddell.
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