2024 NAIA Softball Players of the Week - No. 7 (April 9)
Cassandra Valdez of Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) has been named the NAIA Softball Pitcher of the Week and Miranda Carnell of Bethel (Tenn.)
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2024 NAIA Men's Lacrosse Players of the Week - No. 7 (April 9)
Joseph Bianchi of Benedictine (Kan.) has been named the NAIA Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week, and Sam Bowling of Concordia (Mich.)
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NAIA - 10 things to know with detail
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is a college athletics association for small colleges and universities in North America.
The NAIA was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
The NAIA currently has over 250 member institutions across the United States and Canada.
The NAIA sponsors 27 national championships in 13 sports, including basketball, soccer, volleyball, and track and field.
Student-athletes in the NAIA can receive scholarships to compete in their respective sports, but the amount and availability of scholarships vary by school.
The NAIA has a unique eligibility system that takes into account factors such as academic performance, amateur status, and character.
The NAIA has a "Champions of Character" program that promotes sportsmanship, integrity, and character development among student-athletes.
The NAIA has its own set of rules and regulations for competition, separate from the NCAA and other college athletics associations.
The NAIA has a small-school focus, with most member institutions having fewer than 2,000 students.
The NAIA has a long history of producing successful student-athletes who have gone on to compete at the professional level in their respective sports.