2015-16 NAIA Scholar-Teams Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 1,585 teams that have earned the distinction of Scholar-Teams for the 2015-16 academic year. Missouri Baptist’s women’s golf team, who finished the year with an NAIA-best combined 3.95 grade point average, was selected as the Scholar-Team of the Year.
The top four spots were given to women’s golf teams from across the country, with Indiana Tech following Missouri Baptist with a 3.89 GPA, Governors State (Ill.) coming in third with 3.86, and Siena Heights (Mich.) placing fourth with a 3.84 GPA.
Concordia (Neb.) and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) grabbed the distinction of having 20 teams make the list, the most out of all schools. Morningside (Iowa) and St. Ambrose (Iowa) were next with 19 coming, and three schools – including Taylor (Ind.), Biola (Calif.) and Bethel (Ind.) – all tied for fifth with 18 teams.
For five teams, 17 was the number as Aquinas (Mich), Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), Doane (Neb), Florida Memorial and Indiana Wesleyan all came in tied for sixth on the list. Rounding out the top five are ten schools with 16 teams making the list. Those schools are Baker (Kan.), College of Idaho, Davenport (Mich.), Dordt (Iowa), Grace (Ind.), Indiana Tech, Midland (Neb.), Reinhardt (Ga.), St. Francis (Ill.) and Tabor (Kan.).
For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.
For more information on NAIA awards, including the Scholar-Team honor,
here.
2015-16 NAIA Scholar Teams (PDFs)
Sorted by Institution |
Sorted by Sport |
Sorted by GPA
Cascade Conference NAIA Scholar-Teams
| Institution |
Team |
GPA |
| Carroll |
Women’s Soccer |
3.44 |
| Carroll |
Men’s Soccer |
3.35 |
| Carroll |
Softball |
3.20 |
| College of Idaho |
Men’s Cross Country |
3.54 |
| College of Idaho |
Women’s Soccer |
3.39 |
| College of Idaho |
Women’s Basketball |
3.38 |
| College of Idaho |
Women’s Track & Field |
3.27 |
| College of Idaho |
Women’s Indoor Track & Field |
3.27 |
| College of Idaho |
Volleyball |
3.27 |
| College of Idaho |
Women’s Cross Country |
3.27 |
| College of Idaho |
Men’s Indoor Track & Field |
3.26 |
| College of Idaho |
Men’s Track & Field |
3.26 |
| College of Idaho |
Men’s Golf |
3.26 |
| College of Idaho |
Baseball |
3.23 |
| College of Idaho |
Softball |
3.20 |
| College of Idaho |
Women’s Golf |
3.15 |
| Corban |
Men’s Cross Country |
3.53 |
| Corban |
Women’s Basketball |
3.51 |
| Corban |
Women’s Cross Country |
3.51 |
| Corban |
Women’s Track & Field |
3.44 |
| Corban |
Women’s Soccer |
3.40 |
| Corban |
Men’s Basketball |
3.36 |
| Corban |
Women’s Golf |
3.35 |
| Corban |
Softball |
3.33 |
| Corban |
Men’s Track & Field |
3.27 |
| Corban |
Volleyball |
3.24 |
| Corban |
Men’s Golf |
3.20 |
| Corban |
Men’s Soccer |
3.19 |
| Corban |
Baseball |
3.07 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Volleyball |
3.58 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Women’s Cross Country |
3.54 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Women’s Basketball |
3.41 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Women’s Soccer |
3.33 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Women’s Track & Field |
3.27 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Men’s Basketball |
3.15 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Men’s Soccer |
3.09 |
| Eastern Oregon |
Softball |
3.03 |
| Great Falls |
Women’s Soccer |
3.39 |
| Great Falls |
Men’s Soccer |
3.38 |
| Northwest |
Volleyball |
3.60 |
| Northwest |
Men's Cross Country |
3.46 |
| Northwest |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.46 |
| Northwest |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
3.46 |
| Northwest |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.45 |
| Northwest |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
3.45 |
| Northwest |
Women's Cross Country |
3.40 |
| Northwest |
Women's Soccer |
3.27 |
| Northwest |
Women's Basketball - Division II |
3.17 |
| Northwest |
Men's Soccer |
3.15 |
| Northwest Christian |
Women's Cross Country |
3.59 |
| Northwest Christian |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.57 |
| Northwest Christian |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
3.56 |
| Northwest Christian |
Men's Cross Country |
3.55 |
| Northwest Christian |
Women's Soccer |
3.53 |
| Northwest Christian |
Women's Basketball |
3.51 |
| Northwest Christian |
Men's Golf |
3.44 |
| Northwest Christian |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.38 |
| Northwest Christian |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
3.35 |
| Northwest Christian |
Softball |
3.34 |
| Northwest Christian |
Men's Soccer |
3.17 |
| Northwest Christian |
Men's Basketball |
3.05 |
| Oregon Tech |
Women's Basketball |
3.78 |
| Oregon Tech |
Women's Cross Country |
3.72 |
| Oregon Tech |
Women's Indoor Track & Field |
3.65 |
| Oregon Tech |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.63 |
| Oregon Tech |
Women's Golf |
3.58 |
| Oregon Tech |
Softball |
3.42 |
| Oregon Tech |
Men's Cross Country |
3.41 |
| Oregon Tech |
Men's Indoor Track & Field |
3.39 |
| Oregon Tech |
Women's Soccer |
3.39 |
| Oregon Tech |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.38 |
| Oregon Tech |
Volleyball |
3.34 |
| Oregon Tech |
Baseball |
3.31 |
| Oregon Tech |
Men's Golf |
3.28 |
| Oregon Tech |
Men's Basketball |
3.23 |
| Oregon Tech |
Men's Soccer |
3.12 |
| Southern Oregon |
Volleyball |
3.58 |
| Southern Oregon |
Women's Soccer |
3.41 |
| Southern Oregon |
Men's Basketball - Division II |
3.40 |
| Southern Oregon |
Women's Basketball - Division II |
3.32 |
| Southern Oregon |
Men's Cross Country |
3.30 |
| Southern Oregon |
Women's Cross Country |
3.26 |
| Southern Oregon |
Softball |
3.25 |
| Southern Oregon |
Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.21 |
| Southern Oregon |
Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.13 |
| Warner Pacific |
Men's Golf |
3.38 |