KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) proudly announces the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes for spring sports. This honor recognizes student-athletes in each of the spring sports who have excelled academically, including baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, track and field, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball and women's beach volleyball. 
 
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.

Thomas had 13 from softball, 11 from baseball and 3 from track and field. Those athletes are:

SOFTBALL
Annalise Buncy – So. – OF – Jensen Beach, Fla.
Ansley Eason – Sr. – INF – Locust Grove, Ga.
Destiny Sexton – Sr. – INF – Bethelhem, Ga.
Emylee Mountin – Sr. – INF – Tallahassee, Fla.
Katie McLeod – So. – RHP/INF – Navarre, Fla.
Kristin Steller – Sr. – INF – Lakeland, Fla.
Lauren Hicks – Sr. – INF – Flowerybranch, Ga.
Macie Spohn – Jr. – C – Lake Park, Ga.
Mackenzie Reeder – Jr. – C – Tallahassee, Fla.
Maggie Colgan – Jr. – OF – Jacksonville, Fla.
Megan Lee – Sr. – INF – Register, Ga.
Sierra Ussery – Sr. – RHP – Knoxville, Ga.
Taylor Young – Jr. – RHP – Tavares, Fla.

BASEBALL
Brandon Steele – Sr. – RHP – Ocoee, Fla.
Dustin Letchworth – Gr. – RHP – Lakeland, Fla.
Elias Garcia – Jr. – OF – Ocala, Fla.
Julian Garcia – So. – OF – Jennings, Fla.
Nick Brady – Sr. – RHP – Tallahassee, Fla.
Ryan Chapman – So. – RHP/OF – Stuart, Fla.
Seth Waltimyer – So. – INF – Palatka, Fla.
Trey Larkin – Sr. – OF – Milton, Ga.
Tyler Marczak – So. – RHP/INF – Orlando, Fla.
Wyatt Smith – Sr. – LHP – Salt Lake City, Utah.
Zach Buelk – Gr. – RHP – Wesley Chapel, Fla.

TRACK AND FIELD (M&W)
Lucia Roca – Jr. – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Maggie Colgan – Jr. – Jacksonville, Fla.
Timothy Tulloch – Gr. – Rivera Beach, Fla.

In total, 65 Thomas University athletes have been named NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for the 2024-25 academic year.