KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the 2026 NAIA Scholar-Athletes for winter sports on Monday afternoon, naming 13 athletes from the Park University Gilbert men's and women's basketball teams.

To qualify as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended their institutions for at least one full year.

Men's and women's basketball are the only winter NAIA sponsored sports that Park University Gilbert hosts. The women's basketball team had ten scholar athletes and the men's team had three.

Here are the 13 NAIA Scholar-Athletes from Park-Gilbert:

Jacie Bunck – WBB, So., Undecided, 4.00 GPA

Alanna Galardo – WBB, So., Sport and Exercise Science, 4.00 GPA

Larken Hoar – WBB, Sr., Sport and Exercise Science, 4.00 GPA

Lizzy White – WBB, So., Business, 4.00 GPA

Yuli Garcia – WBB, Sr., Sport and Exercise Science, 3.89 GPA

Hemani Kalia – WBB, Gr., Psychology, 3.75 GPA

Janet Arias – WBB, Sr., Criminal Justice, 3.73 GPA

Neveah Jishie – WBB, So., Business, 3.60 GPA

Kiley Bush – WBB, Jr., Early Childhood Development, 3.50 GPA

Alynna Palacios – WBB, Sr., Organizational Communication, 3.50 GPA

Caleb Ivy – MBB, Gr., Criminal Justice, 3.66 GPA

Tanner Pate – MBB, Jr., Sport and Exercise Science, 3.66 GPA

Zy Fuentes – MBB, So., Computer Science.

Including the fall, Park-Gilbert now has 46 total NAIA Scholar-Athletes in the 2025-26 school year.