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. 

The Marian men's tennis team was one of nine Marian spring programs to earn NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors, with the Knights bringing in a total of 10 recipients.

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.

As a whole, Marian University ranked in the top-five in the NAIA with over 90 honorees.

The honorees for Marian men's tennis included: Shadi Al Tori, Max Sternberg, Jones McNamar, Jan Bartolome, Iyan Cresens, Isaac Lian, Jake Giles, Gavin Dardeen, Ben O'Brien, and Austin Kuklak.

The Knights ended their season with a 10-12 overall record and a 6-2 record in the Crossroads League for the 2024-25 season.

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