The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) is proud to announce that 480 student-athletes have earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors for 2008-2009.

NAIA Scholar-Athletes must be juniors or seniors, total a 3.50 or higher Grade Point Average, and be a member of a varsity team.

Concordia University led the conference with 74 scholar-athletes for 2008-09.  The Bulldogs added to their total of 57 last year.

The GPAC has over 4,500 student athletes in 19 sanctioned conference sports. Scholar- Athletes in swimming and diving (Morningside) were also added to the scholar-athlete totals for the league. Nebraska Wesleyan competes in five NAIA sports - football, women's golf, women's and men's tennis, and baseball.