KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) named 12 of Rocky Mountain College's athletic teams as 2018-19 NAIA Scholar-Teams Monday afternoon.
Rocky Mountain College's 12 teams were among the 1,939 NAIA teams earning the distinction for the 2018-19 season. In order to be named a NAIA Scholar-Team, the team must have a minimum 3.0 GPA as defined by the institution among eligible varsity athletes.
Rocky Mountain College's Scholar-Teams included women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field, and women's volleyball. Rocky's women's cross country team led all of Rocky's 14 NAIA teams with a GPA of 3.81.
Neither of Rocky's ski racing teams were eligible for the award as they compete as part of the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA).
Benedictine University Mesa's women's golf team led the NAIA with the highest team GPA at 4.0. Asbury (Ky.) had the most teams represented by an institution this season with 25.