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(Leavenworth, Kan.)—The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its teams earning the distinction for Scholar-Teams for the 2017-18 academic year. »¨½·Ö±²¥ took 14 spots for excellence in the classroom.

For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar-Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0-grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.

• Women's Soccer — 3.6 GPA
• Competitive Cheer & Dance — 3.53 GPA
• Softball — 3.53 GPA
• Volleyball — 3.51 GPA
• Women's Outdoor Track & Field — 3.4 GPA
• Men's Cross Country — 3.37 GPA
• Women's Lacrosse — 3.26 GPA
• Men's Soccer — 3.25 GPA
• Women's Indoor Track & Field — 3.22 GPA
• Men's Outdoor Track & Field — 3.17 GPA
• Women's Cross Country — 3.09 GPA
• Men's Basketball (Div. II) — 3.07 GPA
• Men's Track & Field — 3.03 GPA
• Baseball — 3.02 GPA

For the full list of teams, visit .

»¨½·Ö±²¥ has 20 varsity sports programs—football, volleyball, baseball, softball, and men's and women's basketball, soccer, lacrosse, cross country, track & field, wrestling, swimming, and cheer & dance. Go to  for more information on USM sports.

 

The »¨½·Ö±²¥ is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of »¨½·Ö±²¥ main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM's Overland Park Campus at 4500 College Boulevard offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.