Men's Soccer 11/19/2025 10:52:00 AM

75 Phoenix Named NAIA Scholar-Athletes for Fall 2025

LEBANON, Tenn.--Cumberland University continued its strong tradition of academic excellence this fall as 75 Phoenix student-athletes were recognized as 2025 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, the national office announced on Wednesday.

The NAIA Scholar-Athlete honor is one of the association's most prestigious academic awards, recognizing student-athletes across fall championship sports who have excelled in the classroom while competing at the highest level of collegiate athletics. Fall sports considered for the award include football, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have completed at least one full year at their institution.

Cumberland's fall scholar-athletes represented programs across the department, led by football with 21 honorees, followed closely by women's volleyball with 19. Women's soccer added 16 scholar-athletes, while men's soccer contributed 15 to the university's total. Women's cross country featured three honorees, and men's cross country rounded out the list with one, bringing Cumberland's fall tally to 75 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Nationally, Dordt (Iowa) led all institutions with 132 honorees, followed by Reinhardt (Ga.) (86), Marian (Ind.) (85), Kansas Wesleyan (84), and College of Idaho (83). Among conferences, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (693) and the Heart of America Athletic Conference (690) paced all leagues, with the Crossroads League (538), Appalachian Athletic Conference (458), and Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (437) rounding out the top five.

Across the NAIA, women's soccer produced the highest total of scholar-athletes with 1,606, followed by men's soccer (1,345), women's volleyball (1,231), football (1,129), women's cross country (617), and men's cross country (558).

Cumberland University Fall NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Name	Class	Sport
Abigail Foster	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Aiden Lusk	Junior	Football
Alei Roper	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Alejandro Sandoval	Junior	Men's Soccer
Alexa Rumpf	Sophomore	Women's Cross Country
Benjamin Young	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Boston Follis	Graduate Student	Football
Brooklyn Sowell	Sophomore	Women's Soccer
Brook Jablonski	Junior	Women's Volleyball
Burchard Hutchinson	Junior	Men's Soccer
Cameron Bramble	Senior	Men's Soccer
Carson Posch	Graduate Student	Football
Celia Martin	Senior	Women's Soccer
CJ Gulley	Sophomore	Football
Cieara Johnson	Sophomore	Women's Soccer
Drake Fisher	Junior	Football
Elijah Lawson	Junior	Football
Ella Johnson	Senior	Women's Volleyball
Mariana Rebollar	Senior	Women's Soccer
Emma Carter	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Eric Zalaya	Junior	Men's Soccer
Erin Ostrander	Graduate Student	Women's Soccer
Estie Holman	Senior	Women's Soccer
Garrett Martin	Senior	Football
Grace Lamb	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Hailey Jones	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Hannah Thornell	Senior	Women's Soccer
Harold Perea	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Hazel Konkel	Graduate Student	Women's Volleyball
Isaac Finch	Graduate Student	Football
Itziar Garcia	Senior	Women's Soccer
Jackson Gibson	Junior	Football
Jaylen Abston	Junior	Football
Jenna Towles	Junior	Women's Cross Country
Jessica Young	Junior	Women's Volleyball
Jesus Gonzalez	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Jordan Beslin	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Caleb Folsom	Sophomore	Football
Kacper Wolicki	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Kadisha Martina	Graduate Student	Women's Soccer
Kaleigh Glass	Junior	Women's Volleyball
Kayden Buck	Senior	Football
Kaylie Torrens	Junior	Women's Soccer
Knox Watson	Junior	Football
Layla Young	Senior	Women's Volleyball
Leslie Davis	Senior	Women's Soccer
Lila Cade	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Lilah Mohler	Senior	Women's Cross Country
Logan Martin	Graduate Student	Football
Luis Cerejo	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Maddox Robertson	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Manoella Gomes	Junior	Women's Volleyball
Mark Donaldson	Junior	Men's Soccer
Matteo Abel	Sophomore	Men's Cross Country
Miku Kayama	Senior	Women's Soccer
Morgan Snead	Senior	Women's Volleyball
Mya McKenzie	Senior	Women's Soccer
Naomi Wiersma	Graduate Student	Women's Volleyball
Nathan Hayden	Junior	Football
Jack Kantner	Junior	Football
Noah Taylor-McGaha	Sophomore	Football
Nolan Gottlied	Junior	Football
Paulina Dziedzic	Senior	Women's Volleyball
Peace Tamale	Sophomore	Men's Soccer
Peyton Martin	Junior	Women's Volleyball
Philipp Schmidtke	Junior	Men's Soccer
Ruth Aguilar	Senior	Women's Soccer
Ryann Moore	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Seika Ikezoe	Senior	Women's Soccer
Sydney Andrews	Sophomore	Women's Volleyball
Tyler McKown	Junior	Football
Uxia Varela	Junior	Women's Soccer
William Spence	Graduate Student	Football
Zack Anderson	Senior	Men's Soccer
Wil Farris	Sophomore	Football