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9.15.25_Scholar Athlete Team Release

Loyola Athletics has 13 NAIA Scholar Teams honored Monday

The announcement came a part of the NAIA’s National Awards Day

9/15/2025 1:46:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics hosted its annual NAIA National Awards Day on Monday, honoring the Scholar-Athlete Teams in the process. The Loyola University New Orleans Athletics Department had 13 of its 19 eligible programs earn a 3.0 Team GPA or better, which brought the Department GPA to 3.241 for the 2024-25 academic year. 
 

The NAIA recognizes teams that achieve a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale). 
 

Beach Volleyball (3.63 GPA), Men's Tennis (3.58), Volleyball (3.57), Women's Tennis (3.55), Women's Swimming (3.51), Men's Swimming (3.5), Women's Golf (3.45), Baseball (3.42), Women's Basketball (3.42), Competitive Dance (3.26), Competitive Cheer (3.2), Women's Cross Country (3.1), and Men's Basketball (3.09) were the 13 programs honored by the NAIA as a Scholar-Team. Esports (3.01) makes it 14 of Loyola's 20 athletic programs with a team GPA better than 3.0, but esports is not part of the NAIA's announcement. 
 

Also a part of NAIA National Awards Day are awards such as the Dr. LeRoy Walker Champions of Character Award. Loyola's Samantha Guillotte was nominated by the Southern States Athletic Conference but was not chosen as the national award winner. 
 

In July, the Wolf Pack Athletics Department received the NAIA's Champions of Character Five-Star Gold Institution status, marking the fourth time reaching Gold since the 2016-17 academic year. Loyola has now been Silver or better for 17 straight years. 
 

In April, Loyola set a department record with 89 Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for the 2024-25 academic year. The Department also hosted "The Wolfies" in April, which honored 251 student-athletes for earning at least a 3.0 GPA. 
 

Wolf Pack Athletics' Team GPAs (3.00 or better)

  1. Beach Volleyball, 3.63

  2. Men's Tennis, 3.58

  3. Volleyball, 3.57

  4. Women's Tennis, 3.55

  5. Women's Swimming, 3.51

  6. Men's Swimming, 3.5

  7. Women's Golf, 3.45

  8. Baseball, 3.42

  9. Women's Basketball, 3.42

  10. Competitive Dance, 3.26

  11. Competitive Cheer, 3.2

  12. Women's Cross Country, 3.1

  13. Men's Basketball, 3.09

  • Esports, 3.01

 

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