Spring Sports Produce More Than 40 NAIA Scholar Athletes

Marshall, Mo., (May 6, 2025)- Missouri Valley College spring athletic teams have produced 41 Daktronics NAIA Scholar Athletes for the 2024-25 spring sports season spread across ten separate programs.  Leading this group is baseball with eight NAIA Scholar Athletes.

2020-25 Spring Athletic Season NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athletes:

Allexis Lark-Women's Lacrosse

Atleigh Lark-Women's Lacrosse

Miranda Wilson-Women's Lacrosse

Rose Szymanski-Women's Lacrosse

Jayden Simpliciano-Men's Lacrosse

Arthur Martineli-Men's Volleyball

Luca Hasse-Men's Volleyball

Marcos Dos Santos Silva-Men's Volleyball

Ruben Baquero Martinez-Men's Volleyball

Vasil Stoimenov-Men's Volleyball

Axel Duclos-Men's Tennis

Luca Stadtfield-Men's Tennis

Pablo Perez Villar-Men's Tennis

Valentin Laser-Men's Tennis

Hannah Brown-Women's Tennis

Laura Moreno Chaves-Women's Tennis

Milene Cesar Marciniuk-Women's Tennis

Braden Best-Baseball

Coy Smith-Baseball

Isaac Nieters-Baseball

Josef Hedger-Baseball

Masayoshi Hattori-Baseball

Ruben Fernandez-Baseball

Silvan Stilzebach-Baseball

Trey Brakensiek-Baseball

Cade Basson-Men's Golf

Jackson Tobias-Men's Golf

Jules Garrett-Men's Golf

Leonardo Borzaga-Men's Golf

Nelius De Jager-Men's Golf

Sebastian Liffers-Men's Golf

Valentin Bosdari-Men's Golf

Madison Mills-Women's Golf

Chloe Shuff-Softball

Jena Emerson-Softball

Makayla Casjens-Softball

Quinlynn Keller-Softball

Olivia Bettencourt-Softball

Jozelynn Bostick-Women's Track & Field

Kylie Linson-Women's Track & Field

Paula Romero Rodriguez-Women's Track & Field

Student-athletes must have achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA, appear on the eligibility certificate, and be at least a sophomore in the classroom.   Combined with the fall sports season, Missouri Valley has produced a total of 139 NAIA Scholar Athletes for the 2024-25 academic year.

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About Missouri Valley College

Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and a wide variety of sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.