Full list of NAIA Scholar Teams

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) celebrated its NAIA National Awards Day on Thursday (Sept. 15), honoring a large number of teams and student-athletes for their performances in the classroom throughout the 2021-22 academic school year. 
 
Altogether, Aquinas had 25 NAIA varsity teams recognized for posting a cumulative 3.00 grade point average in 2021-22, among all varsity eligible athletes for the past year. Aquinas, Morningside (Iowa), and St. Ambrose (Iowa) are all tied nationally for the most scholar-teams with 25. The Saints add two more NAIA scholar teams from the 23 teams honored last year.

Overall, the athletics department averaged a 3.285 GPA last year.

The following AQ teams were all recognized for their academic efforts during the 2021-22 year:

Baseball
Cheer
Dance
Men's Basketball
Men's Bowling
Men's Cross Country
Men's Golf
Men's Indoor Track & Field
Men's Lacrosse
Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Men's Soccer
Men's Tennis
Men's Volleyball
Softball
Women's Basketball
Women's Bowling
Women's Cross Country
Women's Golf
Women's Indoor Track & Field
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Outdoor Track & Field
Women's Soccer
Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Tennis
Women's Volleyball

Congratulations to all Aquinas teams and athletes for their performances — academically and athletically — over the past year.