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9-16-2026 NAIA Scholar-Teams

NAIA recognizes 13 Loyola athletic programs as Scholar-Teams

Loyola posted a 3.21 department GPA while 13 programs earned Scholar-Team honors for the 2025-26 academic year

9/16/2026 11:03:00 AM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its annual NAIA National Awards Day winners on Tuesday, recognizing student-athletes, athletics personnel and sports teams from across the association. The Loyola University New Orleans Athletics Department had 13 of its 19 programs earn NAIA Scholar-Team honors after recording a team GPA of at least a 3.0 during the 2025-26 academic year. 

 

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

 

Men's Tennis led the Wolf Pack with a 3.70 team GPA, followed by Beach Volleyball (3.65), Volleyball (3.56), Men's Swimming (3.53), Women's Tennis (3.51), Women's Cross Country (3.43), Women's Golf (3.41), Women's Indoor Track & Field (3.37), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (3.37), Baseball (3.35), Competitive Dance (3.29), Women's Swimming (3.22) and Women's Basketball (3.15). Collectively, the Wolf Pack Athletics Department posted a 3.21 GPA for the academic year.

 

Individually, a total of 78 NAIA Scholar-Athlete awards were given to Wolf Pack student-athletes for the 25-26 season, and they were recognized during the Wolfies Awards in April. 

 

Loyola was also recently honored as a Champions of Character Five-Star Institution, earning Silver status for the 2025-26 academic year. 

 

Wolf Pack Athletics' Team GPAs (3.00 or better)

  1. Men's Tennis, 3.70

  2. Beach Volleyball, 3.65

  3. Volleyball, 3.56

  4. Men's Swimming, 3.53

  5. Women's Tennis, 3.51

  6. Women's Cross Country, 3.43

  7. Women's Golf, 3.41

  8. Women's Indoor Track & Field, 3.37

  9. Women's Outdoor Track & Field, 3.37

  10. Baseball, 3.35

  11. Competitive Dance, 3.29

  12. Women's Swimming, 3.22

  13. Women's Basketball, 3.15

 

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