NAIA National Champions
National Champions and Honors Page
NAIA Team National Champions
37 Since 2000!
2010 NAIA Men's Soccer
Hastings College
Morningside College
Concordia University
2016 NAIA Women's Outdoor Track and Field
Concordia University
Hastings College
Midland University
Dakota Wesleyan University
Concordia University
2019 NAIA Football
Morningisde College
2021 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field
Doane University
2022 NAIA Football
Morningside University
2022 NAIA Dance
Morningside University
2022 NAIA Football
Northwestern College
2022 NAIA Volleyball
University of Jamestown
2022 NAIA Men's Cross Country
Dordt University
Individual Champions and Honors
(2020-Present Update in Progress!)
NAIA Indoor Track and Field
Individual Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Shannon Mihaltan |
Hastings |
55 Meter Hurdles |
8.18 |
2001 |
|
Mary Livengood |
Doane |
3000 Meters |
9:59.23 |
2001 |
|
Jacob Koczman |
Northwestern |
600 Meters |
1:19.65 |
2001 |
|
Andy Wewel |
Doane |
Pole Vault |
16-02.75 |
2002 |
|
Shannon Mihaltan |
Hastings |
Pentathlon |
3550 Points |
2002 |
|
Shannon Mihaltan |
Hastings |
Triple Jump |
41-02.55 |
2002 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11.50 |
2002 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Triple Jump |
39-10.50 |
2003 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Pentathlon |
3501 Points |
2003 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11 |
2003 |
|
Mike Price |
Midland Lutheran |
Pentathlon |
3573 Points |
2003 |
|
Garry Clark |
Dana |
600 Meters |
1:19:04 |
2004 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Triple Jump |
40-06 |
2004 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Long Jump |
19-04.75 |
2004 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11.50 |
2004 |
|
Derek Doyle |
Doane |
Shot Put |
52:11.50 |
2005 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Pentathlon |
3539 Points |
2005 |
|
Will Moman |
Doane |
Weight Throw |
67-00.75 |
2006 |
|
Katie Kosmos |
Doane |
Pentathlon |
3849 Points |
2007 |
|
ForestGregory |
Doane |
Heptathlon |
49,216 |
2007 |
|
Michael Saalfeld |
Concordia |
800 Meters |
1:54.34 |
2008 |
|
Paulvince Obuon |
Doane |
60 Meters |
6.78 |
2008 |
|
Lance Foster |
Doane |
600 Meters |
1:19.14 |
2008 |
|
Scott Van Cura |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
60-08.75 |
2008 |
|
Virgil Mitchell |
Doane |
60 Meter Hurdles |
7.93 |
2009 |
|
Katie Bartels |
Doane |
High Jump |
5-06.50 |
2009 |
|
Turner Scholl |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
63-04.75 |
2009 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
200 Meters |
21.54 |
2011 |
|
Colin Koth |
Sioux Falls |
400 Meters |
47.33 |
2011 |
|
Brigitte Gross |
Sioux Falls |
Pole Vault |
13-02.25 |
2011 |
|
Chris Tegtmeier |
Concordia |
Race Walk |
12:15.95 |
2011 |
|
Ronnie Taylor |
Hastings |
Long Jump |
24-02.25 |
2011 |
|
Ben Zuch |
Midland |
High Jump |
7-00.25 |
2011 |
|
Gabe Wickam |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
65-07 |
2011 |
|
Matt Huseman |
Northwestern |
High Jump |
6-11.75 |
2012 |
|
Brad Wright |
Morningside |
4x800 Meter Relay |
7:33.55 |
2012 |
|
Gabe Wickham |
Hastings |
Weight Throw |
69-11 |
2012 |
|
Megan Glisar |
Morningside |
High Jump |
5-08.75 |
2012 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
60 Meters |
6.66 |
2012 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
200 Meters |
20.94 |
2012 |
|
Jennifer Maag |
Hastings | Shot Put | 49-06.5 | 2013 |
|
Courtney Mills |
Hastings | Triple Jump | 38-09 | 2013 |
|
Katie Bonnema |
Dordt | 600 Meters | 1:31.52 | 2013 |
|
Briana Vander Woude |
Dordt | Pentathlon | 3,751 Points | 2013 |
|
Rob Keeney |
Doane | Heptathlon | 5,379 Points | 2013 |
|
Monte Larsen |
Morningside | 800 Meters | 1:54.85 | 2013 |
|
Raheem Cowen |
Briar Cliff | Triple Jump | 47-07.25 | 2013 |
|
McKenzie Reece |
Morningside | 4x800 Meter Relay | 9:06.17 | 2013 |
|
Jay Welp |
Morningside | 4x800 Meter Relay | 7:33.08 | 2013 |
|
Jennifer Maag |
Hastings | Shot Put | 50-02.50 | 2014 |
|
Kale Wolken |
Doane | Heptathlon | 5,491 Points | 2014 |
|
John Slechta |
Concordia | Weight Throw | 59-06.75 | 2015 |
|
Zach Lurz |
Concordia | Shot Put | 58-07.25 | 2015 |
|
Augustus Cowan |
Briar Cliff | Triple Jump | 50-06.25 | 2015 |
|
Kale Wolken |
Doane | Heptathlon | 5,330 Points | 2015 |
| Paige Hervert | Doane | Pentathlon | 3,572 Points |
2016 |
| Kale Wolken | Doane | Heptathlon | 5,396 Points |
2016 |
| Cody Boellstorff | Concordia | Weight Throw | 69-09 |
2016 |
| Kevin Murphy | Doane | Long Jump | 24-02.50 |
2016 |
| Tameca Wallace | Doane | Triple Jump | 40-04 |
2016 |
| Zach Lurz | Concordia | Shot Put | 57-07.75 |
2016 |
|
Lucas Wiechman |
Concordia | Heptathlon | 5112 Points | 2017 |
|
Cody Boellstorff |
Concordia | Weight Throw | 67-09.25 | 2017 |
|
Zach Lurz |
Concordia | Shot Put | 59-07 | 2017 |
|
Sara Olsen |
Hastings | Weight Throw | 63-00.50 | 2017 |
| Samantha Lierrman | Concordia | Shot Put | 49-05 |
2018 |
| Sara Olsen | Hastings | Weight Throw | 65-08-.75 |
2018 |
| Alex Wellington | Hastings | Shot Put | 60-03.75 |
2018 |
|
Kamberlyn Lamer |
Dakota Wesleyan | Pentathlon | 3678 Points | 2019 |
NAIA Outdoor Track and Field
Individual Champions
|
Name |
School |
Event |
Result |
Year |
|
Mary Livengood |
Doane |
5,000 Meters |
17:15.33 |
2001 |
|
Mary Livengood |
Doane |
10,000 Meters |
35:45.89 |
2001 |
|
Nicole Stehlik |
Doane |
Javelin |
143-02 |
2001 |
|
Jacob Koczman |
Northwestern |
400 Meters |
46:34 |
2001 |
|
Nicole DeRoin |
Hastings |
10,000 Meters |
37.20.38 |
2002 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
7-01 |
2002 |
|
Rochelle Schmidt |
Doane |
Triple Jump |
40-01.25 |
2003 |
|
Dan Underwood |
Doane |
Discus |
168-01 |
2003 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Heptathlon |
4772 Points |
2003 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
7-2.50 |
2003 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Heptathlon |
4787 Points |
2004 |
|
Whit Smith |
Midland Lutheran |
High Jump |
6-11.50 |
2004 |
|
Will Moman |
Doane |
Hammer Throw |
196-01 |
2005 |
|
Annette Ekberg |
Hastings |
Heptathlon |
5047 Points |
2005 |
|
Jen Kempers |
Dordt |
Steeplechase |
10:55.04 |
2006 |
|
Will Moman |
Doane |
Hammer Throw |
206-07 |
2006 |
|
Katie Kosmos |
Doane |
Heptathlon |
5061 Points |
2007 |
|
Adam Landerfield |
Doane |
110 Meter Hurdles |
14.17 |
2007 |
|
Micahel Saalfeld |
Concordia |
800 Meters |
1:51.11 |
2008 |
|
Megan Bauer |
Doane |
Pole Vault |
11-09.75 |
2008 |
|
D'Artagnan Dai'Re |
Doane |
4x100 Meter Relay |
40.86 |
2008 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Dana |
100 Meters |
10.43 |
2010 |
|
Jared Schuurmans |
Doane |
Discus |
179-07 |
2010 |
|
BJ Lawrence |
Doane |
200 Meters |
20.58 |
2011 |
|
Virgil Mitchell |
Doane |
110 Meter Hurdles |
13.84 |
2011 |
|
BJ Lawrence Ben McCaleb Thomas Hodges Chris Busby |
Doane |
4x100 Meter Relay |
39.95 |
2011 |
|
Brigitte Gross |
Sioux Falls |
Pole Vault |
13-01 |
2011 |
|
Mariah Toussaint |
Midland | High Jump | 5-08 | 2012 |
|
Ronnie Taylor |
Hastings | Long Jump | 25-10 | 2012 |
|
Briana Vander Woude |
Dordt | Heptathlon | 5,098 Points | 2013 |
|
Rob Keeney |
Doane | Decathlon | 7,195 Points | 2013 |
|
Raheem Cowen |
Briar Cliff | Triple Jump | 50-00.75 | 2013 |
|
Taylor Chapman |
Morningside | 4x800 Meter Relay | 7:26.33 | 2013 |
|
Jennifer Maag |
Hastings | Shot Put | 51-08.25 | 2014 |
|
Jennifer Maag |
Hastings | Discus | 158-05 | 2014 |
|
Elizabeth King |
Concordia | Javelin | 164-08 | 2014 |
|
Kale Wolken |
Doane | Decathlon | 7,416 | 2014 |
|
Augustus Cowan |
Briar Cliff | Triple Jump | 16-01 | 2015 |
|
Andy Tatum |
Doane | Pole Vault | 16-08.75 | 2015 |
|
Karen Ettleman |
Northwestern | Heptathlon | 5,478 Points | 2015 |
|
Kale Wolken |
Doane | Decathlon | 7,356 Points | 2015 |
|
Cody Boellsdorf |
Concordia | Hammer Throw | 205-07.25 | 2015 |
|
Jennifer Maag |
Hastings | Shot Put | 50-08 | 2015 |
| Marissa Dewispelare | Doane | Steeplechase | 10:26.61 |
2016 |
|
Zach Lurz |
Concordia | Shot Put | 59-00.25 | 2016 |
|
Tameca Wallace |
Doane | Triple Jump | 39-11.25 | 2016 |
|
Kale Wolken |
Doane | Decathlon | 7,830 Points | 2016 |
|
Liz King |
Concordia | Hammer Throw | 188-00.25 | 2016 |
|
Marissa DeWispelare |
Doane | Steeplechase | 10:33.99 | 2017 |
|
Teeka Thomson |
Hastings | Discus | 160-04 | 2017 |
|
Alex Wellington |
Hastings | Discus | 59-03 | 2017 |
|
Cody Boellsdorf |
Concordia | Hammer Throw | 212-07.5 | 2017 |
|
Lucas Wiechman |
Concordia | Pole Vault | 16-10.75 | 2017 |
|
Samantha Liermann |
Hastings | Shot Put | 48-08.25 | 2017 |
| Alex Wellington | Hastings | Shot Put | 62-05.50 |
2018 |
|
Kati Kniefl |
Morningside | Javelin | 152-03 | 2019 |
|
Matthew Van Eps |
Dordt | 800 | 1:50.86 | 2019 |
|
Adrianna Shaw |
Concordia | Discus | 154-05 | 2019 |
|
Samantha Liermann |
Concordia | Shot Put | 50-05.25 | 2019 |
|
Kamberlyn Lamer |
Dakota Wesleyan | Heptathlon | 5,065 Points | 2019 |
|
David Temte |
Dordt | 4x800 Meter Relay | 7:31.34 | 2019 |
NAIA Wrestling
Individual National Champions
|
Name |
School |
Weight Class |
Year |
|
Willie Parks |
Dana |
184 lbs. |
2006 |
|
Jimmy Rollins |
Dana |
133 lbs. |
2006 |
|
Jake Stevenson |
Morningside |
184 lbs. |
2007 |
|
Jahsua Marsh |
Midland | 197 lbs. | 2012 |
|
John Sievert |
Morningside | 197 lbs. | 2013 |
| Andrew Schulte | Concordia | 141 lbs. |
2016 |
| Cody Linton | Doane | 197 lbs. |
2016 |
|
Scottie Bonds |
Midland | 149 lbs. | 2017 |
|
David Berg |
Midland | 141 lbs. | 2019 |
NAIA A.O. Duer and Emil S. Liston
National Award Winners
A.O Duer Winners
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Shannon Milaltan |
Hastings |
Cross Country/Track and Field |
2001 |
|
Brittany Price |
Doane |
Cross Country/Track and Field |
2003 |
|
Andrew Walquist |
Concordia |
Cross Country/Track and Field |
2005 |
|
Dani Hoagland |
Concordia |
Volleyball |
2009 |
|
Trevor Holleman |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2009 |
|
Danielle Bellet |
Dakota Wesleyan |
Golf |
2011 |
|
Shawn Keizer |
Dordt | Men's Basketball | 2012 |
| Brock Taute | Nebraska Wesleyan | Cross Country/Track and Field | 2014 |
|
Karlie Schutt |
Northwestern | Volleyball | 2014 |
|
Marissa DeWispelare |
Doane | Track and Field | 2016 |
| Jacob Green | Morningside | Cross Country/Track and Field | 2017 |
|
Joel Katzer |
Morningside | Football | 2018 |
Emil S. Liston Winners
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Rachel Binneboese |
Northwestern | Women's Basketball | 2000 |
|
Brandon Woudstra |
Northwestern | Men's Basketball | 2002 |
|
Lucas Klumper |
Mount Marty | Men's Basketball | 2003 |
|
Jamie Woudstra |
Northwestern | Women's Basketball | 2003 |
|
Lindsey Anderson |
Doane | Women's Basketball | 2008 |
|
Nick Reed |
Doane | Men's Basketball | 2013 |
|
Samantha Kleinsasser |
Northwestern | Women's Basketball | 2013 |
|
Trae Bergh |
Dakota Wesleyan | Men's Basketball | 2014 |
|
Holly Hild |
Hastings | Women's Basketball | 2016 |
|
Chandler Folkerts |
Concordia | Men's Basketball | 2016 |
NAIA Dr. Le Roy Walker Champions of Character Award Winner
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Natasha Hongsermeier |
Morningside | Tennis | 2016 |
NAIA "All That's Right in Sport" Winner
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Nic Nelson |
Briar Cliff | Men's Basketball | 2016 |
NAIA National Players of the Year
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Rachel Binneboese |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Nick Kortan |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2002 |
|
Randi Morgan |
Dakota Wesley |
Women's Basketball |
2002 |
|
Brandon Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Men's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Elizabeth Herbek |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Brittany Carper |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2004 |
|
Megan Cloud |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2005 |
|
Deb Remmerde |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2006 |
|
ChadCavender |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2007 |
|
Deb Remmerde |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2008 |
|
Dani Gass |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2009 |
|
Lorenzo Brown |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2009 |
|
Liz Grider |
Briar Cliff |
Women's Basketball |
2010 |
|
Jon Ryan |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2010 |
|
Becca Hurley |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2011 |
|
Derek Prinz |
Hastings | Men's Soccer | 2011 |
|
Kyle Schuck |
Morningside | Football | 2013 |
|
Bailey Morris |
Concordia | Women's Basketball | 2015 |
|
Ryan Kasdorf |
Morningside | Football | 2015 |
|
Trent Solsma |
Morningside | Football | 2018 |
NAIA National Coaches of the Year
(Unless Noted)
|
Name |
School |
Sport |
Year |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Kris Korver |
Northwestern |
Men's Basketball |
2001 |
|
Fred Beile |
Doane |
Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
2001 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2002 |
|
Fred Beile |
Doane |
Women's Outdoor Track and Field |
2002 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Kris Korver |
Northwestern |
Men's Basketball |
2003 |
|
Tom Van Den Bosch |
Dordt |
Volleyball |
2003 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2004 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2005 |
|
Steve Constanzo |
Dana |
Wrestling |
2006 |
|
Tony Hobson |
Hastings |
Women's Basketball |
2006 |
|
Ted Bulling |
NebraskaWesleyan |
Men's Indoor Track and Field (NCAA III) |
2006 |
|
Kalen De Boer |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2006 |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2008 |
|
Kalen De Boer |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2008 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside |
Women's Basketball |
2009 |
|
Kalen De Boer |
Sioux Falls |
Football |
2009 |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2010 |
|
Chris Kranjc |
Hastings |
Men's Soccer |
2010 |
|
Earl Woudstra |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2011 |
|
Chris Yaw |
Northwestern |
Women's Basketball |
2012 |
|
Jamie Sale |
Morningside | Women's Basketball | 2015 |
|
Matt Wilber |
Dakota Wesleyan | Men's Basketball | 2015 |
| Kregg Einspahr | Concordia | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 2015 |
| Kregg Einspahr | Concordia | Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 2016 |
|
Matt Buttermore |
Hastings | Women's Volleyball | 2016 |
|
Aaron Champenoy |
Hastinggs | Men's Soccer | 2016 |
|
Trish Ryan |
Midland | Competitive Dance | 2017 |
| Jason Christiansen | Dakota Wesleyan | Women's Basketball |
2018 |
|
Steve Ryan |
Morningside | Football | 2018 |
|
Katie Speicher |
Midland | Dance | 2019 |
|
Drew Olson |
Concordia | Women's Basketball | 2019 |
|
Steve Ryan |
Morningside | Football | 2019 |
|
Ed Fye |
Doane | Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 2021 |
|
Steve Ryan |
Morningside | Football | 2021 |
|
Alisha Knowler |
Morningside | Dance | 2022 |
|
Matt McCarty |
Northwestern | Football | 2022 |
|
Jon Hegerle |
Jamestown | Women's Volleyball | 2022 |
|
Nate Wolf |
Dordt | Men's Cross Country | 2022 |