(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. Saint Mary 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 .
Saint Mary 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 ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of Saint Mary 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 for more information.