FALL STATE ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY
TO:
Athletic Administrator
Athletic Director
Athletic Secretary
FROM: Eddie Bonine, Executive Director
Felicia Rasmussen, Administrative Assistant
RE:
FALL STATE ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014
The NIAA will once again recognize a state academic team champion per division in each sport and also all those varsity
student-athletes who achieved a non-weighted 4.0 GPA during the previous semester (spring of 2014). The state academic
team championship awards and the all-state academic team individual certificates are sponsored by Ingraham Trophies &
Awards.
Team champions will be awarded a special plaque during the final game/day at their respective state tournaments.
Individuals earning status on the All-State Academic will receive a certificate.
The deadline for filing the fall team academic championship form with the NIAA office is Friday, October 10, 2014 (by fax or
received by mail). Any form submitted after this deadline will be eliminated from team championship consideration and may
not receive points in the NIAA Award of Excellence program.
As a reminder, a form must be submitted in order to have 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 GPA’s count equally to the athletic and citizenship components of the NIAA
award.
Rules and guidelines for the fall academic championship can be found on the following two pages. As another reminder,
schools may use their own form, provided the form is similar in setup to the one included and has a signature from both the
principal and head coach. Any form submitted without the appropriate information will be excluded from team championship
consideration. This form can also be e-mailed to you.
Please feel free to call Felicia at the NIAA office with any questions, comments or concerns.
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FALL SPORTS – DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014
NIAA STATE ACADEMIC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Rules and Guidelines
The NIAA will present a State Academic Team Championship Award to the one team in each class, per 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.
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 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:
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Boys Cross-Country
Girls Cross-Country
Football
Girls Golf
Boys Soccer
Girls Soccer
Boys Tennis
Girls Tennis
Girls Volleyball
Spirit Team
5-person minimum roster
5-person minimum roster
15-person minimum roster (11 for 1A Football)
4-person minimum roster
12-person minimum roster
12-person minimum roster
9-person minimum roster
9-person minimum roster
7-person minimum roster
5- person minimum roster
2. Please round GPA’s to the nearest hundredth (ex: 3.12).
3. GPA’s from the previous semester (spring 2014) must be used for computation in all sports during this
academic team championship period. Do NOT include freshman in calculating team GPA’s for the fall
season only.
4.
**Please use only NON-WEIGHTED GPA’s (where an “A: is equal to a 4.0, a “B” is equal to a 3.0,
etc.). Weighted GPA’s are not acceptable. **
5. To be considered for this award, the enclosed form (or one similar to it) must be received by the NIAA on
Friday, October 10, 2014, either by fax or mail (not both please). 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 sport.
7. NEW – In order for a team to qualify for this award, the team in the sports of boys/girls cross country,
girls golf and boys/girls tennis must have been able to post a result (team score, win/loss, et. all) in at
least 50 percent of the regular-season contests per the requirements of that sport for a team score,
win/loss, etc.
8. If you have any questions, please call Felicia at the NIAA office.
FALL SPORTS – DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014
NIAA ALL-STATE ACADEMIC TEAM (INDIVIDUALS)
An NIAA All-State Academic Team award certificates 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 sport. Any student
who participates in a varsity contest at any time during the season is considered a varsity athlete.
2. GPA’s from the spring semester 2014 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 sport on a
separate form.
6. Failure to follow the above rules will result in disqualification.
Thank you for your cooperation.
NIAA Award of Excellence
In Academics, Athletics and Citizenship
II.
Academic Component (Maximum value of 100 per sport)
a. NIAA-Jostens State Academic Team Championship
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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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ACADEMIC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS – FALL 2014
PLEASE COMPLETE ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED. Please type
School:
Coach:
Sport:
Class:
Name of Student-Athlete
GPA
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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, October 10, 2014. Please fax this form to the NIAA at (775) 453-1016 or
(775) 453-1017 or mail it to the NIAA 549 Court Street, Reno, Nevada 89501.
NOTE: You may use your own form, provided it is similar in setup to this one and contains a signature from
both the principal and head coach. This form can be e-mailed to you. Contact Felicia at the NIAA office.