Sixteen Racers Earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete Honors

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the 2026 Spring Sport Daktronics Scholar-Athletes with 16 Racers across four sports landing on the list.

To qualify as a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended their institution for at least one full year. This year, the list features an impressive number of student-athletes who have met these rigorous standards.

Baseball led all spring sports with a program record nine players being named Scholar-Athletes. Senior Sinjon Bobolia became the program's first ever three-time mention joined by eight first timers. Men's Golf also set a new program record landing four players on the list, all first-timers. Women's Golf picked up two with one earning her second followed by one athlete being named for Softball.

You can view the full list of Scholar-Athletes here: 2026 Spring Scholar-Athletes

Baseball

Sinjon Bobolia (3rd), Senior, Accounting - CPA major from San Diego, California

Dalton Chiles (1st), Sophomore, Accounting major from Lima, Ohio

Chase Clardy (1st), Sophomore, Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Technologies major from Fort Wayne, Indiana

Austin Culbertson (1st), Senior, Business Administration from Dayton Ohio

Jordan Davis (1st), Junior, Business major from Elida, Ohio

Tyler Filinger (1st), Junior, Auto & Medium/Heavy Duty Diesel from Almont, Michigan

Daniel Healy (1st), Sophomore, Business Administration major from Taylorsville, Utah

Fabian Romero (1st), Senior, Specialized Business major from Valencia, Venezuela

Jake Watson (1st), Junior, Business major from Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Men's Golf

Jordan Johnstone (1st), Sophomore, Business Administration major from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Oscar Lind (1st), Sophomore, Business Administration major from Torslanda, Goteborg, Sweden

Adrian Martin (1st), Junior, Business Administration major from Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain

Luke S. Turner (1st), Sophomore, Accounting major from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Women's Golf

Kayla Watkins (2nd), Junior, Business Administration major from Bellefontaine, Ohio

Kudzai Mandava (1st), Sophomore, Digital Marketing, Specialized Studies major from Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Softball

Hailee Edgell (1st), Senior, Business Administration major from Mount Gilead, Ohio