2025-26 Spring Sport NAIA Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – A group of four Bulldogs from Concordia University, Nebraska Women’s Tennis landed on the list of 2025-26 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes released on April 29 by the NAIA National Office. Both Mariana Molano and Alexa Richert are repeat Scholar-Athletes. They were joined with accolades by teammates Ishane Derman and Nina Milic.
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 Women’s Tennis NAIA Scholar-Athletes
· Ishane Derman (Togo, Africa)
· Nina Milic (Belgrade, Serbia)
· Mariana Molano (Bogota, Colombia)
· Alexa Richert (Gillette, Wyo.)