2025-26 Spring Sport NAIA Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – For the second year in a row, both Bret Brenneis and Jacob Dowd have earned Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete distinction. The two juniors represented Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Golf on the honor roll, as announced by the NAIA on April 29. Dowd also garnered Academic All-District accolades from College Sports Communicators in 2024-25.
In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranks as the NAIA’s all-time leader in number of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes with 2,739 entering the 2025-26 academic year. 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.
2025-26 Concordia Men’s Golf NAIA Scholar-Athletes
· Bret Brenneis (Tekamah, Neb.)
· Jacob Dowd (Gretna, Neb.)