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Twelve Gridiron Saints honored by NAIA

Twelve Gridiron Saints honored by NAIA

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2025 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes award.  The Siena Heights Football Program had twelve student-athletes earn these distinctions.

In order to be nominated for the NAIA Scholar-Athlete, an individual 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.

Earning the award for the Saints was:

Jaret Alcock (1st time), junior, cyber security major from Tecumseh, Michigan

Dom Aponte (1st time), junior, business major from Jonesville, Michigan

Gavyn Blake (1st time), sophomore, business major from Gas City, Indiana

Eric Finke (3rd time), senior, business major from Cincinnati, Ohio

Johnny Habash (2nd time), senior, business major from Sterling Heights, Michigan

Brendan Haisenleder (1st time), junior, business major from Macomb, Michigan

Nicholas Johnson (1st time), sophomore, education major from Marysville, Ohio

Joshua Mack (3rd time), senior, business major from Napoleon, Ohio

Joe Nemecek (1st time), junior, business major from Grand Blanc, Michigan

Elijah Taylor (2nd time), senior, communications major from Warren, Ohio

Jacen Torres (3rd time), senior, business major from Flint, Michigan

Quest Williams (1st time), junior, business major from Macomb, Michigan

For the full release from the NAIA, click HERE

For the full list of Student-Athletes by sport, click HERE