SEWARD, Neb. – In conjunction with NAIA National Awards Day on Monday (Sept. 15), 20 Concordia University, Nebraska Athletics programs have earned NAIA Scholar Teams distinction for the 2024-25 academic year. The award honors teams that achieve a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the nominating institution.
The latest recognition adds to a long list of achievements for Concordia Athletics for this past 2024-25 year. Among the highlights, the department placed second in the GPAC All-Sports Standings and 37th in the NAIA Learfield Cup Standings while earning a combined total of 18 fop-four conference finishes. Additionally, Concordia student-athletes combined for 213 NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards. A full list of 2024-25 accomplishments can be found below.
2024-25 Concordia NAIA Scholar Teams
· Baseball: 3.32
· Men’s Basketball: 3.53
· Women’s Basketball: 3.8
· Competitive Cheer: 3.47
· Men’s Cross Country: 3.66
· Women’s Cross Country: 3.68
· Football: 3.26
· Men’s Golf: 3.6
· Women’s Golf: 3.63
· Competitive Dance: 3.67
· Men’s Soccer: 3.31
· Women’s Soccer: 3.5
· Softball: 3.46
· Men’s Tennis: 3.56
· Women’s Tennis: 3.49
· Men’s Indoor Track & Field: 3.43
· Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: 3.41
· Women’s Indoor Track & Field: 3.57
· Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: 3.59
· Women’s Volleyball: 3.69
2024-25 Concordia Athletics Accomplishments:
· 37th in the final NAIA Learfield Cup Standings.
· Placed second in the GPAC All-Sports Standings (top two for the ninth time in 10 years).
· 18 Bulldog teams placed within the top four of their respective conference standings.
· GPAC championships won by baseball (regular season) and women’s tennis (postseason).
· Appearances in six GPAC tournament championship games.
· Appearances in 14 separate national championship events.
· 213 NAIA Scholar-Athlete Awards (13 shy of the school record set in 2019-20).
· 20 NAIA Scholar Teams.
· 66 Academic All-District Award Winners, as selected by College Sports Communicators.
· 11 Academic All-Americans, as selected by College Sports Communicators.
Nine GPAC Athlete of the Year awards (Iker Casanova, Alex Johnson, Ashley Keck, Jaidan Quinn, Adrianna Rodencal-2, Tristan Smith-2 and Nick Velders).