2024-25 NAIA Competitive Cheer Scholar-Athlete List
SEWARD, Neb. – A crew of five Bulldogs from the Concordia University, Nebraska Competitive Cheer program was honored on Wednesday (Feb. 19) as 2024-25 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The honorees include LaCole Anno, Nathalie Fortenberry, Kalynn Jeardoe, Lauryn Stanley and Katie Wilson. Two of the award winners are repeat Scholar-Athletes.
In order to be nominated by an institution’s head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.
Concordia University, Nebraska ranks as the NAIA’s all-time leader in number of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes with 2,526 entering the 2024-25 academic year. The school record for number of Scholar-Athletes in one academic year is 226 achieved in 2019-20. Concordia has been a regular national leader for both Scholar-Athletes and Scholar-Teams.
2024-25 Concordia Competitive Cheer Scholar-Athletes
· LaCole Anno (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Nathalie Fortenberry (Bend, Ore.)
· Kalynn Jeardoe (Beatrice, Neb.)
· Lauryn Stanley (Big Springs, Neb.)
· Katie Wilson (Cozad, Neb.)