LCSC athletic teams earn NAIA scholar team honors

7-16-07 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Six athletic teams at Lewis-Clark State College earned National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics scholar team honors for achieving a team grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, the NAIA announced Monday. 

The Warrior men’s and women’s cross country and tennis teams achieved the honor as did the LCSC men’s and women’s track teams, although track wasn’t recognized as an official sport at the college. LCSC cross country athletes also compete in track and compose the unofficial track team, although the college has officially added women’s track for the 2007-08 school year. 

More than 400 NAIA teams in 18 sports earned the honor during the 2006-07 academic year. 

The LCSC men’s cross country team achieved a 3.26 GPA, while the women’s cross country team had a 3.23 GPA. During the outdoor track season, the Warrior men had a 3.61 GPA, while the women had a 3.41 GPA.  The LCSC men’s tennis team posted a GPA of 3.42, while the women had a 3.05. 

The men's golf team at Robert Morris College (Ill.) posted the best all-around team GPA during the year at 3.86. 

The NAIA is committed to high standards and to the principle that participation in athletics serves as an integral part of the total education process. Further the Association is dedicated to character-driven intercollegiate athletics and provides student-athletes an environment that values academic and athletic excellence.