27 RCU Student-Athletes named to NAIA Scholar-Athlete list
(Rochester Hills, MI) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its Winter 2025-2026 Scholar-Athletes. The honor recognizes honorees in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including men's basketball, women's basketball, men's bowling, women's bowling, and men's wrestling.
To qualify as an 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, 6,486 fall student-athletes earned an NAIA Scholar-Athlete status.
This year, 27 Rochester Christian Winter student-athletes met the requirement. The Warriors have accumulated 52 total NAIA Scholar-Athletes throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, collecting 25 in the Fall season.
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Name |
Class |
Sport |
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Ashton Goul |
Sophomore |
Men's Basketball |
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Cyrus Watkins |
Junior |
Men's Basketball |
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Dustin Farrow |
Sophomore |
Men's Basketball |
|
Julius Walker |
Sophomore |
Men's Basketball |
|
Lucas Brannen |
Sophomore |
Men's Basketball |
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Roland Vincze |
Sophomore |
Men's Basketball |
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Vance Lin |
Senior |
Men's Basketball |
|
Vir Chowdhary |
Senior |
Men's Basketball |
|
Mike Pupin |
Sophomore |
Men's Bowling |
|
Nolan Matz |
Junior |
Men's Bowling |
|
Marcus Abdal |
Sophomore |
Men's Wrestling |
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Peyton Frederick |
Senior |
Men's Wrestling |
|
Alaina Kellenberger |
Sophomore |
Women's Basketball |
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Emily Lockey |
Junior |
Women's Basketball |
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Jordan Peterson |
Sophomore |
Women's Basketball |
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Melanie Moore |
Senior |
Women's Basketball |
|
Mylah Aalse |
Junior |
Women's Basketball |
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Shahd Bakkar |
Junior |
Women's Basketball |
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Charlotte Schultz |
Junior |
Women's Bowling |
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Jazmin Brant |
Junior |
Women's Bowling |
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Kenzi Nieman |
Sophomore |
Women's Bowling |
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Molly Crouch |
Sophomore |
Women's Bowling |
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Nataleigh Eagle |
Senior |
Women's Bowling |
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Sara Ritchie |
Junior |
Women's Bowling |
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Sarah Temple |
Junior |
Women's Bowling |
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Vanessa Zissler |
Junior |
Women's Bowling |
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Zoie Brandt |
Sophomore |
Women's Bowling |