CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference recognized eight institutions with Presidents’ Cup Academic Excellence status for the 2025-26 academic year, the conference office announced.
To receive the designation, a department must achieve an overall combined GPA of 3.0 or better among its student athletes (men/women) that compete in sports that the CCC declares a champion in and have 60% or higher of student-athletes who are eligible to receive Academic All-Conference (sophomore standing/3.2 GPA) recognition do so.
“Earning the President’s Academic Excellence designation represents the highest academic honor our departments can earn from the Cascade Conference,” stated CCC Commissioner Robert Cashell. “It is a great accomplishment and recognizes the outstanding efforts in the classroom.”
2025-26 CCC Presidents’ Academic Excellence Designation:
| Institution |
Overall GPA |
Academic All-Conference % |
| Bushnell |
3.48 |
71% |
| Carroll College |
3.55 |
88% |
| College of Idaho |
3.49 |
76% |
| Corban |
3.38 |
73% |
| Eastern Oregon |
3.44 |
75% |
| Lewis-Clark State |
3.45 |
79% |
| Oregon Tech |
3.48 |
74% |
| Southern Oregon |
3.41 |
70% |