2024-25 NAIA Competitive Dance Scholar-Athlete List
SEWARD, Neb. – Six Bulldogs from the Concordia University, Nebraska Competitive Dance program earned status on Wednesday (Feb. 19) as 2024-25 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The award winners are Hanna Bitner, Taylor Larsen, Elise O’Neill, Seanna Patterson, Kaylee Powell and Katheryn Rice. Four of the six are repeat honorees.
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.
A native of Ravenna, Neb., Larsen also earned NAIA Third Team All-America and Academic All-District distinction in 2023-24. Bitner garnered Second Team All-America accolades last season.
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 Dance Scholar-Athletes
· Hanna Bitner (Valentine, Neb.)
· Taylor Larsen (Ravenna, Neb.)
· Elise O’Neill (North Platte, Neb.)
· Seanna Patterson (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Kaylee Powell (Central City, Neb.)
· Katheryn Rice (Bellevue, Neb.)