2025-26 Spring Sport NAIA Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – Six Bulldogs from the 2025-26 Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Tennis program have garnered Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete distinction, as announced on April 29. The repeat award winners include Michael Bedrosian and Mitch Krumm. Other honorees are Benjamin Chisholm, Joseph Melzer, Ethan Phinney and Nick Velders. A star both academically and athletically, Nick Velders was tabbed an Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators in 2024-25 and will be a strong candidate for the award again this season.
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 Tennis NAIA Scholar-Athletes
· Michael Bedrosian (Fowler, Calif.)
· Benjamin Chisholm (Adelaide, Australia)
· Mitch Krumm (Wichita, Kan.)
· Joseph Melzer (Gold Coast, Australia)
· Ethan Phinney (York, Neb.)
· Nick Velders (Gelderland, The Netherlands)