KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It was a banner 2019-20 season for The College of Idaho on the field, diamond, track, pool and court, but it was an even more impressive season in the classroom. Each of the Coyote NAIA teams were honored as NAIA Scholar Teams, announced by the national office as part of their Awards Day.
To earn the distinction, a team must maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average among their eligible student-athletes. It is the second time in program history that every C of I team earned the Scholar Team award.
All 18 NAIA programs the Coyotes sponsor earned the award – with the number reaching 20, a new school record – as both the men's and women's indoor and outdoor track teams were honored.
C of I led the Cascade Conference in Scholar Teams and was one of 20 NAIA schools nationally to have 20-or-more Scholar Teams. In addition, C of I was the only school on the West Coast to record 20-or-more Scholar Teams.
Eight different Coyote squads finished among the Top-10 in cumulative grade point average nationally among their specific sport – with women's swimming placing second (3.738), both men's soccer (3.472) and men's lacrosse (3.245) placing fourth, women's cross country placing fifth (3.450) and football sixth (3.167). Both the men's basketball (3.366) and women's basketball (3.728) had the top GPA among CCC schools, as did the men's soccer team.
C of I NAIA Scholar Teams
Women's Cross Country 3.739
Women's Swimming & Diving 3.738
Women's Basketball 3.728
Women's Tennis 3.590
Women's Soccer 3.544
Women's Indoor Track & Field 3.525
Women's Outdoor Track & Field 3.525
Men's Soccer 3.472
Men's Cross Country 3.454
Women's Volleyball 3.426
Men's Swimming & Diving 3.386
Softball 3.380
Men's Basketball 3.366
Men's Outdoor Track & Field 3.282
Men's Indoor Track & Field 3.282
Men's Lacrosse 3.245
Men's Golf 3.200
Football 3.167
Baseball 3.146
Women's Golf 3.076
Cascade Conference Scholar-Teams
College of Idaho 20
Oregon Tech 15
Northwest Christian 14
Eastern Oregon 13
Lewis-Clark State 13
Southern Oregon 11
Corban 11
Warner Pacific 8
Evergreen 0
Multnomah 0
Northwest 0
Walla Walla 0
NAIA Schools with 20-or-more Scholar Teams
St. Ambrose (Iowa) 25
Baker (Kan.) 24
Grand View (Iowa) 24
Morningside (Iowa) 24
Indiana Tech 23
Midland (Neb.) 22
Cumberlands (Tenn.) 22
Missouri Baptist 21
Northwestern (Iowa) 21
Aquinas (Mich). 20
Bethel (Ind.) 20
Campbellsville (Ky.) 20
College of Idaho 20
Indiana Wesleyan 20
Lawrence Tech (Mich). 20
St. Xavier (Ill.) 20
Spring Arbor (Mich.) 20
Taylor (Ind.) 20
Thomas More (Ky.) 20
