SAU has 68 spring sport student-athletes named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

Posted: May 01, 2026

SAU has 68 spring sport student-athletes named NAIA Scholar-Athletes

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) each announced academic awards for spring sports.

The NAIA released its 2025-26 Scholar-Athlete list. St. Ambrose had a total of 68 student-athletes earn the mark. The group includes baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field, and men's volleyball.

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.

The CCAC also released its spring sport All-Academic Teams.

To be nominated for the CCAC All-Academic Team, student-athletes must have been enrolled at their respective CCAC school for a minimum of one academic year, have completed at least 30 semester hours and boast no less than a 3.25 cumulative grade point average.

Below are the St. Ambrose student-athletes named NAIA Scholar-Athletes and/or to the CCAC all-academic teams for spring sports. The Heart of America Conference will announce its all-academic teams for men's and women's lacrosse later this spring.

Baseball - CCAC release | NAIA release

David Biedron (CCAC)
Luke Brabham (CCAC)
Noah Chase
Davino Douvalakis
Logan Hubble
Nathaniel Johnson (CCAC)
Aiden Leemans (CCAC)
Filip Milatovic (CCAC)
Jake Pauley
Caden Schwenker (CCAC)
Aaron Vertuno