2024 Football NAIA Scholar-Athletes
SEWARD, Neb. – On the heels of one of the most successful seasons for Concordia University, Nebraska Football during the GPAC era, Head Coach Patrick Daberkow’s program set a new standard academically. The Bulldogs landed 23 student-athletes on the list of 2024 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes announced by the NAIA on Nov. 25. That number breaks the program record for a single academic year. Of the 23 honorees, 13 are repeat award winners and 10 are first time NAIA 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.
As part of the fall semester, the Bulldogs posted an 8-2 record and were under consideration for an NAIA playoff bid. A school record eight Concordia players were named First Team All-GPAC award winners and 14 total Bulldogs were honored on the all-conference team. Concordia will carry a five-game winning streak into the 2025 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 Concordia Football Scholar-Athletes
· Jackson Anderson (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
· Mark Arp (McCook, Neb.)
· Braxton Borer (Columbus, Neb.)
· Noah Brumm (Seward, Neb.)
· Cohen Carpenter (Manvel, Texas)
· Brevin Damrow (Plymouth, Neb.)
· Christian Dyhrkopp (Columbus, Neb.)
· Jha’Mauri Erilus (Killeen, Texas)
· Carson Fehlhafer (Utica, Neb.)
· Tanner Frahm (Plainview, Neb.)
· Toby Hager (La Mirada, Calif.)
· Jesse Herndon (Saronville, Neb.)
· Austin Jablonski (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Joseph Kahrs (Naponee, Neb.)
· Jaxson Kant (Norfolk, Neb.)
· Reed McFadden (Purdum, Neb.)
· Nathan Miller (Seward, Neb.)
· Luke Penrod (Lincoln, Neb.)
· Calvin Sassaman (Wahoo, Neb.)
· Terrigen Sebek (Hampton, Neb.)
· Jaden Seier (Kearney, Neb.)
· Gideon Stark (Magnolia, Texas)
· Adam Van Cleave (Columbus, Neb.)