KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its honorees in addition to just over 2,200 NAIA Scholar Teams as a part of its annual NAIA National Awards Day on Friday, Sept. 15. The day recognizes the association's highest individual honors and achievements of NAIA student-athletes, administrators and coaches. Additionally, the association announced the nine-member class of the 2022-23 NAIA Hall of Fame.
The University of Mobile Athletic Department was heavily involved in this year's awards day within the NAIA, with every competing team from the 2022-23 season receiving scholar-team recognition for meeting the required GPA in the classroom throughout the academic year. The University of Mobile led the entire Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) with 20 teams recognized as NAIA Scholar-Teams.
In addition to scholar-team honors, Ezra McKenna of the University of Mobile Men's Basketball program earned the NAIA's Emil S. Liston Scholarship Award during this year's awards day and David Haney, Director of Sports Information and Media Relations at the University of Mobile, was a finalist for the NAIA's Sports Information Director of the Year honor.
NAIA Scholar-Team Criteria
- Minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the nominating institution.
- Include every varsity athlete certified as eligible in each sport and listed on any eligibility certificate submitted to conference/A.I.I./unaffiliated grouping eligibility chairs during this academic year.
- Calculated using the institution's normal GPA rules regarding repeated courses, transfer credit, etc. Sum the total quality points/GPA points earned by all team members and divide by the sum of the total GPA hours earned by the team members.
- Fall and spring grades from the current year are to be used when calculating the team GPA.
Scholar-Teams from University of Mobile Athletic Department
- University of Mobile Beach Volleyball - 3.64
- University of Mobile Women's Tennis - 3.57
- University of Mobile Volleyball - 3.55
- University of Mobile Golf - 3.49
- University of Mobile Women's Basketball - 3.48
- University of Mobile Women's Cross Country - 3.47
- University of Mobile Softball - 3.42
- University of Mobile Women's Soccer - 3.38
- University of Mobile Men's Soccer - 3.37
- University of Mobile Women's Outdoor Track & Field - 3.35
- University of Mobile Women's Indoor Track & Field - 3.30
- University of Mobile Men's Tennis - 3.29
- University of Mobile Men's Basketball - 3.28
- University of Mobile Men's Cross Country - 3.27
- University of Mobile Men's Golf - 3.19
- University of Mobile Competitive Cheer - 3.09
- University of Mobile Baseball - 3.07
- University of Mobile Men's Indoor Track & Field - 3.07
- University of Mobile Men's Bowling - 3.04
- University of Mobile Men's Outdoor Track & Field - 3.04
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About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
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