Carroll Athletics Shines in Athletics/Academics Recognition
HELENA – Carroll College Athletics saw all 13 sports achieve 2013-14 NAIA Scholar-Team recognition. To be eligible for the award, a team must have had a combined grade point average of 3.0 or better (4.0 scale).
The Fighting Saints volleyball team had the school’s highest GPA at 3.59; women’s indoor and outdoor track was tied for second at Carroll with 3.42.
“Being a student-athlete is a tremendous responsibility. I’m so proud of our team to have demonstrated that they are committed to their primary responsibility to be high-achieving students.
Their work in the classroom, on the court and in the community is reflected with this honor and cannot be understated,” head volleyball coach Moe Boyle said.
The team grade point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes for each sport.
Carroll women’s soccer came in next with a 3.37 GPA followed by women’s golf 3.34, men’s outdoor track tied with women’s cross country (3.27), men’s indoor track 3.25, football 3.21, women’s basketball 3.15, men’s cross country 3.14, men’s golf 3.07 and men’s basketball 3.03.
“For each and every one of our athletic programs to excel academically to the standard set here at Carroll is a great source of pride for the institution. Our student-athletes are great representatives of the college and have shown that they embody the truest sense of what being a student-athlete is,” Carroll College president Dr. Tom Evans said.
Ashford University’s (Iowa) men’s golf squad, which finished the academic year with an NAIA-best 3.86 grade-point average, was selected as the Scholar-Team of the Year.
Spring Arbor (Mich.) women’s basketball (3.84) finished second; followed by Concordia (Neb.) women’s cross country (3.83).
Institutionally, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and Biola (Calif.) had the most programs honored overall with 19 each.
Carroll College, which has expanded to 15 sports for the upcoming school year with the addition of softball and men’s soccer, was a perfect 13 for 13 this season in garnering recognition for academic achievement by the NAIA.
Overall, 1,290 NAIA teams were honored. For the full list, sorted by institution: click here
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