2020-21 Concordia NAIA Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – In conjunction with NAIA National Awards Day on Wednesday (Sept. 15), the NAIA announced 2020-21 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes and NAIA Scholar-Teams. Concordia University Athletics totaled 204 NAIA Scholar-Athletes and 20 NAIA Scholar-Teams for the 2020-21 academic year. This marks the second year in a row that Concordia has surpassed 200 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The 20 Scholar-Teams is an increase from 19 in 2019-20.
In order to be nominated for Scholar-Athlete honors, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended two full years as a non-transfer or one full year as a transfer (at the close of the 2020-21 academic year). Scholar-Teams qualify for recognition by achieving at least a 3.0 GPA. Nationally, more than 11,000 Scholar-Athletes and 2,000 Scholar-Teams were recognized.
Concordia University ranks as the NAIA’s all-time leader in number of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes with 1,907 and counting. The new timeline (beginning in 2019-20) for announcing NAIA Scholar-Athletes resulted in a larger number of student-athletes being eligible to garner the award. The school record for number of Scholar-Athletes in one academic year is 226 achieved in 2019-20. Concordia has been a regular national leader for both Scholar-Athletes and Scholar-Teams.
2020-21 Concordia NAIA Scholar-Teams (20): Baseball, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Competitive Cheer, Competitive Dance, Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country, Football, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis, Men’s Indoor Track & Field, Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field, Women’s Volleyball.
2020-21 Concordia Athletics Accomplishments
· 14th in Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup NAIA Standings
· 2nd in GPAC All-Sports Trophy Standings
· 204 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
· 20 NAIA Scholar-Teams
· 16 CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees | 11 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
· Six GPAC titles (including postseason)
· Appearances in nine separate national championship events
2020-21 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
| Name | Hometown | Sport | |
| Owen | Dawson | Cedar Falls, Iowa | Men's Cross Country |
| Zachary | Johnson | Aberdeen, S.D. | Men's Cross Country |
| Jordan | Lorenz | Gretna, Neb. | Men's Cross Country |
| Ethan | Pankow | Milwaukee, Wis. | Men's Cross Country |
| Zach | Potratz | Seward, Neb. | Men's Cross Country |
| Camden | Sesna | Kearney, Neb. | Men's Cross Country |
| Christian | Watters | Panama, Neb. | Men's Cross Country |
| Keri | Bauer | Pleasanton, Neb. | Women's Cross Country |
| Maddie | Beran | Grand Island, Neb. | Women's Cross Country |
| Alyssa | Bierwagen | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Women's Cross Country |
| Emily | Boyer | Mullen, Neb. | Women's Cross Country |
| Sydney | Clark | Clive, Iowa | Women's Cross Country |
| Lydia | Cook | Perryville, Mo. | Women's Cross Country |
| Abi | DeLoach | Kearney, Neb. | Women's Cross Country |
| Kylahn | Heritage | Nampa, Idaho | Women's Cross Country |
| Amie | Martin | Arnold, Mo. | Women's Cross Country |
| Abigail | Meier | Lawrence, Kan. | Women's Cross Country |
| Hannah | Mundt | Blue Springs, Mo. | Women's Cross Country |
| Malia | Rolf | Seward, Neb. | Women's Cross Country |
| Abigail | Staehr | Grand Island, Neb. | Women's Cross Country |
| Shayne | Campbell | O'Neill, Neb. | Football |
| Kayle | Carlson | Malcolm, Neb. | Football |
| Wyatt | Cast | York, Neb. | Football |
| Blake | Culbert | Garden Grove, Calif. | Football |
| Wyatt | Ehlers | Waco, Neb. | Football |
| Toby | Hager | Buena Park, Calif. | Football |
| Matthew | Holmes | San Diego, Calif. | Football |
| Jorre | Luther | York, Neb. | Football |
| Cole | Schaedel | Lincoln, Neb. | Football |
| Gideon | Schauer | Union, Ill. | Football |
| Logan | Srna | Culver, Kan. | Football |
| Kaiston | Terry | Lubbock, Texas | Football |
| Jonah | Weyand | Crete, Neb. | Football |
| Yessine | Bessaïes | Bordeaux, France | Men's Soccer |
| Renzo | Bozzo | Santiago, Chile | Men's Soccer |
| Ethan | Doyle | Shawnee, Kan. | Men's Soccer |
| Caleb | Goldsmith | Lincoln, Neb. | Men's Soccer |
| Decker | Mattimoe | Cheyenne, Wyo. | Men's Soccer |
| Victor | Meneses | Petropolis, Brazil | Men's Soccer |
| David | Moreno | Cali, Colombia | Men's Soccer |
| Carlos | Orquiz | Chihuahua, Mexico | Men's Soccer |
| Garrett | Perry | Corona, Calif. | Men's Soccer |
| Isaiah | Shaddick | Lincoln, Neb. | Men's Soccer |
| João Pedro | Veríssimo | Nova Mutum, Brazil | Men's Soccer |
| Lindsey | Carley | Urbandale, Iowa | Women's Soccer |
| Jennika | Chapman | Westminster, Colo. | Women's Soccer |
| Allee | Downing | Sioux City, Iowa | Women's Soccer |
| Ellie | Eason | Kirkland, Wash. | Women's Soccer |
| Bethany | Fuchs | Aurora, Colo. | Women's Soccer |
| Kadyn | Lane | Las Vegas, Nev. | Women's Soccer |
| Mikeila | Martinez | Fairfield, Calif. | Women's Soccer |
| Lisa | McClain | Fraser, Colo. | Women's Soccer |
| Katie | Miles | Marshall, Mo. | Women's Soccer |
| Emily | Sanders | Shawnee, Kan. | Women's Soccer |
| Michaela | Twito | Ames, Iowa | Women's Soccer |
| Brooke | Baugh | Friend, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Hannah | Beethe | Exeter, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Bree | Burtwistle | Stanton, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Tara | Callahan | Brady, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Arleigh | Costello | Gothenburg, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Maggie | Durbin | Omaha, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Kayla | Ernstmeyer | Lincoln, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Bree | Green | Gretna, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Erica | Heinzerling | Ankeny, Iowa | Volleyball |
| Morgan | James | Bellevue, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Erin | Johnson | Daykin, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Shelby | Jones | Ainsworth, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Allison | Klipp | Tobias, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Morgan | Nibbe | Red Cloud, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Camryn | Opfer | Seward, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Kara | Stark | Frisco, Texas | Volleyball |
| Jadeyn | Stutzman | Grand Island, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Kennedy | VanScoy | Waverly, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Kalee | Wiltfong | Doniphan, Neb. | Volleyball |
| Jacob | Glines | Lincoln, Neb. | Men's Basketball |
| Ian | Guettler | Tomball, Texas | Men's Basketball |
| Jackson | Hirschfeld | Utica, Neb. | Men's Basketball |
| Carter | Kent | Crete, Neb. | Men's Basketball |
| Sam | Scarpelli | Portland, Ore. | Men's Basketball |
| Gage | Smith | Elizabeth, Colo. | Men's Basketball |
| Klay | Uher | Crete, Neb. | Men's Basketball |
| Christian | Wilke | Lincoln, Neb. | Men's Basketball |
| Thomas | Young | Clarks, Neb. | Men's Basketball |
| Taylor | Cockerill | Waverly, Neb. | Women's Basketball |
| Rebecca | Higgins | Thedford, Neb. | Women's Basketball |
| Emily | Jones | Benkelman, Neb. | Women's Basketball |
| Kayla | Luebbe | Bee, Neb. | Women's Basketball |
| Chloe | Schumacher | Lincoln, Neb. | Women's Basketball |
| Faith | Troshynski | Manson, Iowa | Women's Basketball |
| Emma | Gaffney | Essex, Iowa | Cheer |
| Danielle | Larsen | Omaha, Neb. | Cheer |
| Josie | O'Laughlin | Winona, Minn. | Cheer |
| Naomy | Snider | McCool Junction, Neb. | Cheer |
| Katherine | Anderson | Columbus, Neb. | Dance |
| Madison | Koch | Doniphan, Neb. | Dance |
| Michelle | Porath | Lexington, Neb. | Dance |
| Hannah | Schmidt | Gretna, Neb. | Dance |
| Logan | Adam | Crete, Neb. | Baseball |
| Ben | Berg | Carroll, Iowa | Baseball |
| Nathan | Buckallew | Urbandale, Iowa | Baseball |
| Jesse | Garcia | El Cajon, Calif. | Baseball |
| Ryan | Kollbaum | Concordia, Mo. | Baseball |
| Nick | Little | Lithia, Fla. | Baseball |
| Tanner | Matt | Bellevue, Neb. | Baseball |
| Thomas | Otte | Lincoln, Neb. | Baseball |
| Ryan | Samuelson | Omaha, Neb. | Baseball |
| Nathan | Wickham | Elkhorn, Neb. | Baseball |
| Trent | Wood | Troy, Ohio | Baseball |
| Drew | D'Ercole | Papillion, Neb. | Men's Golf |
| Jayden | Neal | North Platte, Neb. | Men's Golf |
| Landon | Walkenhorst | Arlington, Neb. | Men's Golf |
| Ashley | Gerczynski | Elizabeth, Colo. | Women's Golf |
| Ashley | Evans | Westminster, Colo. | Softball |
| Hhana | Haro | Garden Grove, Calif. | Softball |
| Mara | Hjermstad | Gretna, Neb. | Softball |
| Tori | Homolka | Swanton, Neb. | Softball |
| Jenessa | Jarvis | Vail, Ariz. | Softball |
| Megan | Klenke | Friend, Neb. | Softball |
| Camry | Moore | Crete, Neb. | Softball |
| Kylee | Nixon | York, Neb. | Softball |
| Dawn | Pettyjohn | Green Bay, Wis. | Softball |
| Michaela | Regier | Newton, Kan. | Softball |
| Tori | Ritzma | Concordia, Kan. | Softball |
| Creighton | Taylor | Gretna, Neb. | Softball |
| Allysia | Thayer | Etiwanda, Calif. | Softball |
| Kaetlyn | Todd | Gering, Neb. | Softball |
| Taylor | Zehendner | Pleasanton, Neb. | Softball |
| Joseph | Bindl | Papillion, Neb. | Men's Tennis |
| Jack | Kitson | Omaha, Neb. | Men's Tennis |
| Juan | Rabellino | La Barra, Uruguay | Men's Tennis |
| Luke | Zoller | Lenexa, Kan. | Men's Tennis |
| Luisa | Esquivel | Morelia, Mexico | Women's Tennis |
| Megan | Hakes | Erie, Colo. | Women's Tennis |
| Claudia | Miranda Viera | Torrejon, Spain | Women's Tennis |
| Madi | Smith | Lee's Summit, Mo. | Women's Tennis |
| Hunter | Bartels | Imperial, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Zach | Bennetts | Denton, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Jacob | Cornelio | Elk Grove, Calif. | Men's Track & Field |
| Owen | Dawson | Cedar Falls, Iowa | Men's Track & Field |
| Marc | Freiberg | Seward, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Jayden | Graham | Yutan, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Quinton | Janecek | Gering, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Jacob | Jennings | Shawnee, Kan. | Men's Track & Field |
| Zachary | Johnson | Aberdeen, S.D. | Men's Track & Field |
| Grant | Lammers | Blair, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Jordan | Lorenz | Gretna, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Andy | Lyons | Dwight, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Maccoy | Menke | Lawrence, Kan. | Men's Track & Field |
| Colton | Meyer | Eagle, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Ben | Moll | Seward, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Ethan | Pankow | Milwaukee, Wis. | Men's Track & Field |
| Tucker | Platt | Stromsburg, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Zach | Potratz | Seward, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Henry | Reimer | Sussex, Wis. | Men's Track & Field |
| Camden | Sesna | Kearney, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Samuel | Sisco | David City, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Josh | Taylor | Geneva, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Christian | Van Cleave | Arvada, Colo. | Men's Track & Field |
| Christian | Watters | Panama, Neb. | Men's Track & Field |
| Emily | Agena | Sterling, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Jordyn | Anderson | Plainview, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Anna | Baack | Seward, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Rachel | Battershell | Wheatland, Wyo. | Women's Track & Field |
| Keri | Bauer | Pleasanton, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Maddie | Beran | Grand Island, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Alyssa | Bierwagen | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Women's Track & Field |
| Emily | Boyer | Mullen, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Mika | Brees | Seward, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Jamey | Broman | Geneva, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Sydney | Clark | Clive, Iowa | Women's Track & Field |
| Lydia | Cook | Perryville, Mo. | Women's Track & Field |
| Nicole | Daum | Colorado Springs, Colo. | Women's Track & Field |
| Morgan | De Jong | Orange City, Iowa | Women's Track & Field |
| Abi | DeLoach | Kearney, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Gabby | Diamond | Bennington, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Mackenzie | Ferrel | Lincoln, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Sarah | Heck | Coon Rapids, Iowa | Women's Track & Field |
| Kylahn | Heritage | Nampa, Idaho | Women's Track & Field |
| Jordan | Hilyard | Holdrege, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Sarah | Lewis | Mason City, Iowa | Women's Track & Field |
| Emily | Loy | Wood River, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Gabrielle | Luehr | Wood River, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Erin | Mapson | Lincoln, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Amie | Martin | Arnold, Mo. | Women's Track & Field |
| Abigail | Meier | Lawrence, Kan. | Women's Track & Field |
| Taylor | Moes | Elm Creek, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Kennedy | Mogul | York, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Hannah | Mulligan | Hastings, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Hannah | Mundt | Blue Springs, Mo. | Women's Track & Field |
| Cora | Olson | Trimont, Minn. | Women's Track & Field |
| Allison | Owings | Imperial, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Jacee | Pfeifer | Holdrege, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Josie | Puelz | Lincoln, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Sarah | Ragland | Rocky River, Ohio | Women's Track & Field |
| Malia | Rolf | Seward, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Sydni | Schernikau | Waverly, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Katie | Severt | Coralville, Iowa | Women's Track & Field |
| Adrianna | Shaw | Bassett, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Bethany | Shaw | Kearney, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Adrianna | Sims | Malcolm, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Abigail | Staehr | Grand Island, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Elizabeth | Stottlemyre | Olympia, Wash. | Women's Track & Field |
| Rebecca | Weddell | West Point, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |
| Kailey | Weichel | Plymouth, Neb. | Women's Track & Field |