Austin Bennett

Believer - Husband - Father - Brother - Son. NAIA VP of Championships. Tweets and thoughts are my own

[NAIA @NAIA]

NATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE DAY

You show up on the field, in the classroom, and for your communities. Your impact cannot be measured-- thank you for all you do.

#TheRightWaytoPlay

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

Love this! We work hard to find partners that care about the student athletes and teams and are there to work but also represent all that we stand for! Well done Steve and well done @BenUMBB

[BenU Mesa Men’s Basketball @BenUMBB]

Redhawks Men’s Basketball Make Lifelong Friend in Kansas City! https://t.co/gPvfDWC3Kw

[NAIA Hoops Report @NAIAHoopsReport]

🏆NAIA MBB Quarterfinals

All FREE on @UrbanEdgeTv

Noon CT | @HIU_MBB vs @BenUMBB
2:30pm CT | @FHULionsBBall vs @ACUHoops
5pm CT | @GraceBasketball vs @AveMariaHoops
7:30pm CT | @BattlinBears vs @LangstonLionMBB

[Small College Basketball @smcollegehoops]

Just another shout out to the @NAIA and @UrbanEdgeNet for broadcasting the whole NAIA Tournament without financial barriers. Well done! THIS is how you grow the game and use your vehicle to tell your stories and history!

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

@NikRule @UrbanEdgeTv 128 teams, 64 games all in one place yesterday! And absolutely free! The trajectory of the association is at an all time high and the visibility is all part of why we are #TheRightWaytoPlay

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

@USFADMike @NAIA @LadyCougBBall Thanks for all you and your team will do to create a great SA Experience and #CreateChampionshipMoments

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

We got ourselves a conference box!

This one comes from the great people over at the NAIA!

Thank you CEO and President Jim Carr and @NAIA for this great box! Let's freakin' GO!!

[NAIA @NAIA]

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Secure your seats for the 2026 #NAIAMBB Championship at Municipal Auditorium, March 19-24 in @KansasCity.
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💻 https://t.co/Q8c8VMvlG5
#TheRightWayToPlay

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

Never Stop Pushing! #CreatingChampionshipMoments

[Nik Rule @NikRule]

What @AustinBennett18 and his staff have done with @NAIA Championships is a masterclass.

They’ve taken championships from events to experiences… focused on vision, execution, and what’s possible.
#TheRightWayToPlay 👏

[ESPN @espn]

AMAZING GRACE 🔥

Grace College set the record for MOST points scored by a college basketball team across NAIA and NCAA divisions 😤

(via @gracecollegewbb)

[NAIA @NAIA]

25 years ago, NAIA introduced Champions of Character® to bring integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership back to college athletics. Why? Because we believe your growth as a person matters more than your stats as a player.

Today, these values still shape the lives of Student-Athletes across the NAIA—as well as the communities they touch.

Watch the story of how it started and why it matters: https://t.co/0TCz0XBXM6

#CharacterStrong #ChampionsOfCharacter

[Troy Vincent, Sr. @TroyVincentSr]

Thrilled to see the @NAIA NAC approve women’s flag football as an invitational sport for the 2025-26 season! 👏🏿

With 35 programs competing this season, more women than ever will have access to the world’s fastest-growing sport: https://t.co/uqbgYse9Jg

[World News Tonight @ABCWorldNews]

The Louisiana State University-Shreveport made history, not only by winning the school's first NAIA national World Series championship, but also by breaking the longest winning streak for any 4-year college baseball program. @WhitJohnson shares the story. https://t.co/4NOa6dCOSn

[NAIA @NAIA]

The energy of convention is still with us – and so is the inspiration. Check it out and relive the reason the NAIA is #TheRightWayToPlay

[Nik Rule @NikRule]

Students from @followMNU, @BakerUniversity, @PeruState, @GracelandU, @dickinsonstate and @SouthernMiss are learning by doing at the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championships through the Red Banner Intern Program.

Thanks to @AustinBennett18 for creating the program and shaping this opportunity.

Proudly sponsored by @HeartSportsNews. #NAIAMBB

[Brian Kight @BrianKight]

The Invisible Experience of Leadership

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

Game Day! For the @NAIA Football Championship here in Durham, NC! @GVVikingFB and @KeiserFootball Battle for the Red Banner to finish out fall championship season!

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

Exciting times for WFLAG with the @NAIA leading the way! Excited that North Carolina is all in at the high school level!

[Marcus Manning @MarcusManning2]

Many thanks to @NAIA Director of Championships @AustinBennett18 taking to discuss Women’s Collegiate Flag Football opportunities to @DurhamPublicSch & @WCPSS student-athletes. @DurhamNCSports @DCoStadium #FlagFootball

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

Today we kick off the @NAIA Men’s and Women’s Soccer Championships in Wichita, KS and Pensacola, FL! Good luck to the 32 teams as they Battle for the Red Banner!

Watch for free here -

https://t.co/oKBstjukdY

[Austin Bennett @AustinBennett18]

Last Friday we kicked off our Fall Championship season with the @NAIA Cross Country Championships in Columbia, MO! Great competition and very proud of all SA’s and Coaches! Excited to debut some new branding and assets to continue to raise the experience onsite!