21 WBU Spring Athletes Earn Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete Honors

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (4/23/25) – Twenty-one Williams Baptist University spring sport athletes were named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, the NAIA national office announced on Wednesday.

The award is designed to recognize athletes who excel on the field of play and in the classroom.  To qualify, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average 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.

WBU softball led the way, landing 10 athletes on the list.  Baseball followed with seven, women's track & field placed three, and women's golf had one.

Below is a list of all athletes named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes by sport:

SOFTBALL
Bailey Crump, DeKyrah Banister, Emberlin Caldwell, Hannah Stallings, Kaelyn Gooch, Kaylee Wolfe, Madyson Busselle, Paige Thomas, Rylee Boshell, and Tori Kierbach

BASEBALL
Gaige Zaffarano, Benjamin Bennett, Blaine Wood, Ethan Mannion, Joshua Bennett, Lawson Aaron, and Mason Andrews 

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Dayshia Espinoza-Ford, Kaylee Isaacs, and Rebecca Simington

WOMEN'S GOLF
Kendra Harness