LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Six finalists, one from each of the NFCA's NAIA regions, have been selected by the Association's NAIA All-America Committee for the 2025 NFCA NAIA Freshman of the Year award.  

Faulkner University's Addyson Jarman (Region I), Columbia College's Megan Graver (Region II), Southern Oregon University's Ayla Davies (Region III), Eastern Oregon University's Raygun Klippert (Region IV), Mount Vernon Nazarene University's Skylar Zimmerman (Region V) and Madonna University's Brynn Anteau (Region VI) are in the running for the award, which will be announced on June 9. 

Davies was named Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) Pitcher of the Year, while Jarman (Southern States Athletic Conference), Garver (American Midwest Conference), Klippert (CCC) and Anteau (Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference) were tabbed their league's freshmen or newcomer of the year. Additionally, Jarman, Davies, Zimmerman and Anteau collected NFCA first-team All-Region recognition.

All six finalists are representing their programs on the list for the first time.

The award honors the outstanding athletic achievement among freshman softball student-athletes throughout NAIA. To be eligible, student-athletes must come from an NFCA member institution.

2025 NFCA NAIA  Freshman of the Year Finalists
Region I – Addyson Jarman, Faulkner University

Region II – Megan Graver, Columbia College

Region III – Ayla Davies, Southern Oregon University

Region IV – Raygun Klippert, Eastern Oregon University

Region V – Skylar Zimmerman, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Region VI – Brynn Anteau, Madonna University

NFCA NAIA Freshman of the Year Winners
2024 – Tara Hoehner, Oklahoma City; 2023 – Kira Baker, Baker University; 2022 – Riley Sanders, Southeastern University; 2021 – Emily Loveless, Reinhardt University