2025-26 Spring Sport NAIA Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – The Concordia University, Nebraska Softball program increased its NAIA Scholar-Athlete total as compared to a year ago. Eleven Bulldogs were named 2025-26 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, as announced by the NAIA on April 29. The honor roll includes six repeat honorees: Taryn Ganstrom, Jordan Head, Laycee Josoff, Emma Kirby, Piper Seidl and Isabella Wolter.
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 Softball NAIA Scholar-Athletes
· Taryn Ganstrom (Seneca, Kan.)
· Jordan Head (Hastings, Neb.)
· Laycee Josoff (Yutan, Neb.)
· Emma Kirby (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Lillian Loghry (Elkhorn, Neb.)
· Avery O’Boyle (Grand Island, Neb.)
· Makayla Peterson (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Piper Seidl (Newton, Kan.)
· Trinity Stephens (Frisco, Texas)
· Isabella Wolter (Benson, Minn.)
· Grace Zaugg (Watkins, Iowa)