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SEWARD, Neb. – In conjunction with the 2023 NAIA National Awards Day celebration on Friday (Sept. 15), it has been announced that each of the 21 eligible Concordia University, Nebraska athletic programs achieved NAIA Scholar Team status for the 2022-23 academic year. Throughout the previous academic year, Bulldog athletes also combined for 201 NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors.
The NAIA Scholar Team Award recognizes NAIA teams that collectively achieve a minimum 3.0 grade point average. The GPA is calculated after including all varsity athletes certified as eligible and listed on the eligibility certificate submitted to the conference eligibility chairs.
2022-23 Concordia NAIA Scholar Teams:
· Baseball
· Men’s Basketball
· Women’s Basketball
· Competitive Cheer
· Men’s Cross Country
· Women’s Cross Country
· Competitive Dance
· Football
· Men’s Golf
· Women’s Golf
· Men’s Soccer
· Women’s Soccer
· Softball
· Men’s Tennis
· Women’s Tennis
· Men’s Indoor Track & Field
· Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
· Women’s Indoor Track & Field
· Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
· Women’s Volleyball
· Men’s Wrestling
Accomplishments for Concordia Athletics in 2022-23 included:
· GPAC All-Sports Standings runner up
· No. 28 in final Learfield Directors’ Cup NAIA Standings
· Three GPAC titles
· 11 top-four GPAC regular season placements
· Appearances in 15 separate national championship events
· 201 NAIA Scholar-Athletes
· 21 NAIA Scholar Team awards
· 12 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America awards
· 38 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District awards
To view the complete list of Concordia Scholar-Athletes for the 2022-23 academic year, click HERE.