SPRING STATE ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
April 25, 2011
TO:
Athletic Administrator
Athletic Secretary
FROM: Eddie Bonine, Executive Director
RE:
SPRING STATE ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
DUE FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
The NIAA will once again recognize a state academic team champion per league/region in each spring sport and
also all varsity student-athletes who achieved a non-weighted 4.0 GPA during the previous semester (first
semester 2010-2011). The state academic team championship awards and the all-state academic team individual
certificates are sponsored by Jostens. Team champions will be awarded a special trophy during the final
game/day at their respective state tournaments. .
The deadline for filing the spring team academic championship form with the NIAA office is FRIDAY, MAY 6,
2011. Any form submitted after this deadline will be eliminated from team championship consideration and will
not receive points in the NIAA-Jostens’s Award of Excellence program.
As a reminder, an individual form for each spring sport (boys and girls) must be submitted in order to be
considered for the academic team championship and have your 4.0 students recognized. Please help the NIAA
recognize All-State Academic Team members by putting an asterisk by 4.0 students. The NIAA and Jostens are
proud to recognize the many outstanding student-athletes for their efforts both in and out of the classroom.
Once again, the academic team GPAs counts equally to the athletic and citizenship components of the NIAAJostens’s Award. Rules and guidelines for the spring academic championship can be found on the following two
pages. Please make copies of the form enclosed for each spring sport and make sure that each form has a
signature from both the principal and head coach. Any form submitted without the appropriate information will be
excluded from team championship consideration.
Please feel free to call the NIAA office with any questions, comments or concerns.
SPRING SPORTS – DUE FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
NIAA STATE ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Rules and Guidelines
The NIAA will present a State Academic Team Championship Award to the one team in each class, per spring sport, with the
best overall grade point average. Academic teams will consist of varsity student-athletes only. Please submit a separate
form for each sport. Please divide sports into boys and girls teams where applicable (swimming and track and
field).
The award will be computed using the following guidelines (PLEASE FOLLOW CAREFULLY).
1. Please list all members of the varsity team as they appear on the NIAA eligibility roster of each spring sport. Any
student-athlete who was on the varsity team at any time during the season is considered a varsity athlete. Only full
teams in each sport will be considered for the team award. Full-team minimums are defined as follows:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Baseball
Boys’ Golf
Softball
Boys’ Swimming/Diving
Girls’ Swimming/Diving
Boys’ Track/Field
Girls’ Track/Field
Boys’ Volleyball
10-person minimum roster
5-person minimum roster
10-person minimum roster
7-person minimum roster
7-person minimum roster
9-person minimum roster
9-person minimum roster
7-person minimum roster
2. Please round GPAs to the nearest hundredth (ex: 3.12).
3. GPAs from the previous semester (first semester 2010-2011) must be used for computation in all spring sports during
this academic team championship period.
4. Please use only non-weighted GPAs (where an “A” is equal to a 4.0, a “B” is equal to a 3.0, etc.). Weighted
GPAs are not acceptable.
5. To be considered for this award, the enclosed form must be received by the NIAA by FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011. Please
make copies of this packet and distribute to the appropriate individuals/coaches.
6. The form must be completed in full and signed by both the principal and head varsity coach. Please use a separate
form for each spring sport.
SPRING SPORTS – DUE FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011
NIAA STATE ACADEMIC TEAM (INDIVIDUALS)
An NIAA All-State Academic Team award certificate will be presented to individual student-athletes who meet the following
criteria:
1. The student-athlete must be a member of a varsity team and appear on an NIAA roster in that spring sport. Any
student who participates in a varsity contest at any time during the season is considered a varsity athlete.
2. GPAs from the first semester of 2010-2011 should be used for this season.
3. Please use only non-weighted GPAs. Please put an asterisk by student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA.
4. Student-athletes will be considered for this award when they are listed on the team form submitted by their school.
5. The form must be completed in full and signed by both the principal and coach. Please list each spring sport on a
separate form.
6. Failure to follow the above rules will result in disqualification.
Thank you for your cooperation.
NIAA-Jostens’s Award of Excellence
In Academics, Athletics and Citizenship
II.
Academic Component (Maximum value of 100 per sport)
a. NIAA-Jostens State Academic Team Championship
Step
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10.
Qualification Process (teams can earn only one maximum value of 100)Points
Any team which files an academic team championship form (>2.50)
Any team with a team GPA of 2.50 – 2.74
Any team with a team GPA of 2.75 – 2.99
Any team with a team GPA of 3.00 – 3.24
Any team with a team GPA of 3.25 – 3.39
Any team with a team GPA of 3.40 – 3.49
Any team with a team GPA of 3.50 – 3.59
Any team with a team GPA of 3.6 or higher
Academic team runner-up (set point value, regardless of GPA)
Team academic state champion (set point value, regardless of GPA)
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100
ACADEMIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
SPRING 2011
Please type
(Make copies of this form for each sport)
School:
Coach:
Sport:
Class:
Name of Student-Athlete
GPA
1.
11.
2.
12.
3.
13.
4.
14.
5.
15.
6.
16.
7.
17.
8.
18.
9.
19.
10.
20.
ATTACH SHEETS AS NEEDED
Please round GPAs to the nearest hundredth (ex. 3.12).
Please add the GPAs of the team and divide by the number of student-athletes.
TEAM AVERAGE GPA:
Signature of Principal
Signature of Head Coach
To be considered for this award, all guidelines from the previous pages must be followed and this form must be received by
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2011. Please fax this form to the NIAA at (775) 453-1016 or mail it to the NIAA at 549 Court Street, Reno,
Nevada, 89501.