Kansas City, Mo. - Eight members of the Central Methodist Women's Track & Field program were tabbed as Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes by the national office. 

Allena Rowland, Emma Paninka, Haley Bellamy, Lauren Kennon, Maria Sahagun, Natalie Calcaterra, Sadie Burchett, and Shannon O'Neil represented the program as scholar-athletes. 

In order to be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at said institution.

To view the complete list of the 2026 Daktronics NAIA Spring Scholar Athletes, please click here. 

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