KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2025 NAIA Competitive Dance All-America Teams have been announced, following the Ninth-Annual 2025 Nfinity NAIA Competitive Dance National Championship.

Sara Gundacker and Josie Kaffenberger, both of St. Ambrose (Iowa), are the 2025 NAIA Competitive Co-Dancers of the Year. For Kaffenberger, 2025 marks back-to-back Dancer of the Year designations, after claiming the honor by herself in 2024.

All-Americans are determined by the national championship judges. The top 14 scores (including ties) are First-Team All-Americans, the next 14 (including ties) are on the Second Team, followed by the final 14 (including ties) on the Third Team.

In addition to Kaffenberger and Gundacker, repeat First-Team All-Americans from last season include: Paige Rolf, Benedictine (Kan.); McKenna Wiley, Doane (Neb.); Jocelyn Law and Hannah Walker, Midland (Neb.); Madelynn Barnes, Lexi Crook, Sydnie Offerman, and Leah Zeimet, St. Ambrose (Iowa); and Madelyn Dibble, Viterbo (Wis.).

St. Ambrose had the most First-Team All-Americans, putting seven on the team, and the top total overall (nine), followed by the 2025 national champions, Midland, with four First-Team All-Americans, six in all. Viterbo (Wis.) placed seven student-athletes among the three teams.

2025 NAIA Competitive Dance All-Americans (listed alphabetically by institution)

First Team

Paige Rolf, Benedictine (Kan.)

McKenna Wiley, Doane (Neb.)

Peighton Adkins, Midland (Neb.)

Meredith Ehlenfield, Midland (Neb.)

Jocelyn Law, Midland (Neb.)

Hannah Walker, Midland (Neb.)

Cali Cooper, Morningside (Iowa)

Madelynn Barnes, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Lexi Crook, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Sara Gundacker, St. Ambrose (Iowa)*

Josie Kaffenberger, St. Ambrose (Iowa)*

Sydnie Offerman, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Grace Sheldon, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Leah Zeimet, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Madelyn Dibble, Viterbo (Wis.)

Vanessa Wong, Viterbo (Wis.)

*2025 NAIA Co-Dancers of the Year

Second Team

Emma Daling, Aquinas (Mich.)

Veronika Kubisova, Ave Maria (Fla.)

Taylor Larsen, Concordia (Neb.)

Emma Ramsey, Doane (Neb.)

Madelynn Fauver, Midland (Neb.)

Riley Dohren, Morningside (Iowa)

Danielle Thompson, Morningside (Iowa)

Alyssa Seratte, Oklahoma City

Payton Wolff, Oklahoma City

Kaylee Begin, Siena Heights (Mich.)

Shea Denahy, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Maggie Schreiber, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Hailey Hotvedt, Viterbo (Wis.)

Breckyn Remis, Viterbo (Wis.)

Carly Skroback, Viterbo (Wis.)

Julia Steinfeldt, Viterbo (Wis.)

Erin Walters, Viterbo (Wis.)

Third Team

Ella Pierce, Ave Maria (Fla.)

Maci Miles, Doane (Neb.)

Taylan Ulrich, Doane (Neb.)

Cadence Sires, Graceland (Iowa)

Kelli Altman, Lourdes (Ohio)

Madison Ward, Midland (Neb.)

Aubrey Lemmon, Missouri Baptist

Abbey Mortland, Missouri Baptist

Hannah Dillehay, Morningside (Iowa)

Briana Ilg, Siena Heights (Mich.)

Ayanna Johnson, Siena Heights (Mich.)

Ximena Flores Luna, Saint Mary (Kan.)

Kristen Myers, St. Francis (Ill.)

Gabriella Elster, Viterbo (Wis.)