KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2025 softball season.

One-hundred and 48 NCAA Division II student-athletes from all 13 MIAA softball member institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom. There were also 26 players named MIAA Scholar-Athletes and 21 who earned the Association's Academic Excellence honor. 

The league's prestigious Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 21 softball student-athletes in the 2025 season. An Academic Excellence award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

The Scholar-Athlete Award distinction went to 26 softball players who excelled on the field and in the classroom. In the classroom, a Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution and have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution. On the field, the student-athlete must also receive All-MIAA honors in the current season to achieve the full Scholar-Athlete status. (Mary Chvatal qualified)

One-hundred and 48 softball players were named to the MIAA's 2025 Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the league's Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. They also need at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. (10 Lopers qualified)

Only four softball student-athletes earned all three of the Association's academic honors – Missouri Western's Sydney Rader, Rogers State's Callie Yellin, and Central Oklahoma's Rylee Deramus and Brooklyn Ryan. 

Click here to view all 148 softball student-athletes who earn academic honors in the 2025 season. 
 
These academic awards do not include true freshmen or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release its Newcomer Academic Awards from the 2024-25 academic year in late June.