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General Courtney Blumer, CCC Director of Communications

CCC Named 2024-25 NAIA Five-Star Conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the Champions of Character® Five-Star Award Winners. Among the recipients were 12 Cascade Collegiate Conference institutions, resulting in the CCC receiving the Five-Star Conference recognition.
 
Each year, NAIA schools use the Champions of Character scorecard to measure the pursuit of character-driven athletics. An impressive number of six CCC institutions led the prestigious honor as they received a perfect Champions of Character® scorecard.
 
Gold recipients include, Bushnell University, Eastern Oregon University, Lewis-Clark State College, Northwest University, Southern Oregon University, and Walla Walla University. College of Idaho, Corban University, Multnomah, Oregon Tech, and Warner Pacific University earned silver while The Evergreen State College received bronze.
 
Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earn points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition, and character promotion. Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and by having minimal to no ejections during competition throughout the course of the academic year.
 
Find the full list of criteria and winners, HERE.
 

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