General | 04.30.2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lewis-Clark State had 46 spring student-athletes earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, announced by the national office on Wednesday.
 
To qualify as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have attended their institution for at least one full year.
 
"This group of Warriors represents the 'Warrior Way' and exemplifies excellence not only on the field, but also in the classroom," Athletic Director Jim Klemann said. "Their dedication, perseverance and commitment to being a student-athletes is something to be celebrated."
 
Men's and women's track and field combined for 22 honorees and baseball earned four. LC State Tennis combined for 10 total honors as did golf.
 
See below for the list of honorees by team.
 
Baseball: Jordan Justice, Bulla Ephan, Noah Weintraub, Zak Sullivan
 
Golf: Aaron Brown, Chase Caruso, Dallis Shockey, Giulia Belfontali, Isabella Barquet, Jane Barry, Kye Krall, Luke West, Myah Parsons, Natalia Gomez
 
Track & Field: Alexander Fry, Ben Vernon, Brandon Decker, Cameron Carrara, Camille Ussher, Clay Shumaker, Connor Alexander, Emily Collins, Gianna Anderson, Grace Osborne, Grace Tiegs, Christian Lybyer, Haylee Appleford, James Bogdanowicz, Kobe Wessels, Lily Bennett, Madigan Kelly, Manuel Valdez, Perry Severijnse, Shayvon Williams, Trenton Johnson, Tristin O'Brien
 
Tennis: Ana Govea, Carisa Liebenberg, Gautam Balakrishnan, Giacomo Moreira, Gwyn Heim, Nell Rollin, Pablo Herrera, Rafael Bonnet de Larbogne, Rayana Shah, Sonam Chuki Dorji
 
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