KANSAS CITY, Mo. - College of Idaho led all Cascade Conference institutions with 18 NAIA Scholar-Team selections, highlighting a banner year for the Coyote student-athletes in the classroom.
C of I was one of 23 NAIA schools with 18 or more Scholar-Teams - maintaining a cumulative 3.00 or higher grade point average. In all, Coyote athletes across the board combined for a stellar 3.184 cumulative grade point average - including over 400 student-athletes.
Iowa schools Morningside and St. Ambrose led the NAIA with 23 scholar-teams, while C of I led the 11 full-time CCC members (Northwest Christian - 15, Oregon Tech - 13, Corban - 12, Eastern Oregon - 11, Southern Oregon - 10, Walla Walla - 5).
The Coyote women's tennis team had the highest grade point average among C of I programs at 3.55, followed closely by the women's swim team at 3.48.
The Yote football team, with the largest roster of all C of I athletic programs, narrowly missed the cut with a 2.994 GPA, which ranked No. 10 among all NAIA football playing institutions.
In addition, for the third straight year, C of I was honored with the CCC Presidents' Cup Academic Excellence designation. Coyote athletes met the standard of an overall combined GPA of 3.0 or better among those that compete in sports that the CCC declares a champion in,and has 60-percent or higher of student-athletes who are eligible to receive Academic All-Conference ( sophomore standing/3.2 GPA)  recognition do so. This year, 127 student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference honors.
NAIA SCHOLAR-TEAM RECIPIENTS
Baseball 3.00
Men's Basketball 3.09
Women's Basketball 3.45
Men's Cross Country 3.29
Women's Cross Country 3.14
Men's Golf 3.12
Women's Golf 3.24
Men's Track (Indoors) 3.22
Men's Track (Outdoors) 3.23
Women's Track (Indoors) 3.18
Women's Track (Outdoors) 3.18
Men's Soccer 3.33
Women's Soccer 3.37
Softball 3.23
Men's Swimming 3.05
Women's Swimming 3.48
Women's Tennis 3.55
Volleyball 3.36
