PORTLAND, Ore. – The Central Washington University athletic programs were recognized for their excellence in the classroom during the 2024-25 academic year in the GNAC All-Sports rankings, with the department's women's teams combining for 70 points overall and the department's men's teams totaling 40 points.
 
The Wildcats point totals for both the men's and women's overall scores put CWU in fifth place in both divisions, slotting CWU at sixth overall in the combined school scores.
 
Central Washington had two individual sport winners, led by the volleyball team with a 3.66 GPA, followed by men's cross country with a 3.57 GPA. Also represented in the top three was the women's soccer and women's basketball teams, respectfully with both teams placing third in the conference. Women's soccer accumulated a 3.64 GPA while women's basketball wasn't far behind with a 3.63 GPA.
 
This is the fourth time the men's cross-country team topped the GNAC with their GPA with their last leading the GNAC coming in 2022-23. This is the second-straight highest GPA for the CWU volleyball team and their eighth ever highest GPA.
 
GNAC ACADEMIC ALL-SPORTS AWARDS 2024-25 – PRESENTED BY BARNES & NOBLE COLLEGE
Overall School Scores: 1. Northwest Nazarene, 155; 2. Western Oregon, 137; 3. Western Washington, 128; 4. Seattle Pacific, 118; 5. Saint Martin's; 6. Central Washington, 110; 7. Montana State Billings, 82; 8. Alaska Anchorage, 77; 9. Alaska, 60; 10. Simon Fraser, 35.
Men's Overall Scores: 1. Northwest Nazarene, 78; T2. Saint Martin's, 66 ; T2. Western Oregon, 66; 4. Western Washington, 48; 5. Central Washington, 40; 6. Seattle Pacific, 39; 7. Montana State Billings, 27; 8. Alaska, 26; 9. Alaska Anchorage, 21; 10. Simon Fraser, 15.
Women's Overall Scores: 1. Western Washington, 80; 2. Seattle Pacific, 79; 3. Northwest Nazarene, 77; 4. Western Oregon, 71; 5. Central Washington, 70; 6. Alaska Anchorage, 56; 7. Montana State Billings, 55; 8. Saint Martin's, 46; 9. Alaska, 34; 10. Simon Fraser, 20.
 
MEN'S TOP THREE TEAMS BY SPORT
BASEBALL: 1. Western Oregon, 3.40; 2. Montana State Billings, 3.39; 3. Northwest Nazarene, 3.35.
MEN'S BASKETBALL: 1. Saint Martin's, 3.56; 2. Seattle Pacific, 3.53; 3. Northwest Nazarene, 3.35.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: 1. Central Washington, 3.57; 2. Western Oregon, 3.55; 3. Alaska, 3.53.
MEN'S GOLF: 1. Northwest Nazarene, 3.42; 2. Saint Martin's, 3.33; 3. Western Washington, 3.17.
MEN'S SOCCER: 1. Northwest Nazarene, 3.54; 2. Saint Martin's, 3.44; 3. Western Washington, 3.37.
MEN'S TRACK & FIELD: 1. Northwest Nazarene, 3.42; 2. Western Oregon, 3.32; 3. Western Washington, 3.29
 
WOMEN'S TOP THREE TEAMS BY SPORT
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: 1. Montana State Billings, 3.75; 2. Western Washington, 3.67; 3. Central Washington, 3.63.
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY: 1. Seattle Pacific, 3.74; 2. Alaska Anchorage, 3.66; T3. Western Oregon, 3.63; T3. Western Washington, 3.63.
WOMEN'S GOLF: 1. Saint Martin's, 3.90; 2. Northwest Nazarene, 3.58; T3. Montana State Billings, 3.41; T3. Seattle Pacific, 3.41.
WOMEN'S ROWING: 1. Cal Poly Humboldt, 3.47; 2. Western Washington, 3.38; 3. Seattle Pacific, 3.36.
WOMEN'S SOCCER: 1. Seattle Pacific, 3.72; 2. Northwest Nazarene, 3.67; 3. Central Washington, 3.64.
SOFTBALL: 1. Western Oregon, 3.70; 2. Montana State Billings, 3.60; 3. Saint Martin's, 3.55.
WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD: 1. Alaska Anchorage, 3.67; T2. Northwest Nazarene, 3.59; T2. Western Washington, 3.59.
VOLLEYBALL: 1. Central Washington, 3.66; 2. Western Oregon, 3.59; 3. Western Washington, 3.55.
 
Read the full GNAC release HERE