SALT LAKE CITY – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the Scholar team awards for the 2009-10 season on Tuesday and all nine of Westminster's NAIA teams made the list. The nine teams making the list are the most in school history. The nine teams on the list represent the nine teams that compete in the NAIA at Westminster.

Men's Basketball led all Westminster teams with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.55 and carried the highest GPA of any men's basketball team in the NAIA. The Griffins hoopsters were earlier recognized with six Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes which was also the tops of any NAIA men's basketball program.

The Westminster women's golf team compiled a GPA of 3.52 to rank second among Westminster teams. The men's golf team had a 3.42 GPA while women's cross country had a 3.41 GPA. Women's volleyball recorded a 3.38 GPA for the 2009-10 academic school year with men's cross country posting a 3.33 GPA. The Westminster women's soccer team finished with a 3.32 GPA while women's basketball and men's soccer posted a 3.23 and 3.13 GPA respectively.

The Iowa Wesleyan volleyball team is the 2009-10 NAIA Scholar-Team of the Year, the NAIA announced. The Lady Tigers finished in the top spot with a 3.82 grade point average during the 2009-10 academic year. A record total of 857 teams, an increase over last year's total of 837, received the award.

Joining Iowa Wesleyan to round out the top five are Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) volleyball (3.81 GPA), Lambuth (Tenn.) women's soccer (3.78 GPA), Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) women's tennis (3.77 GPA) and tied for fifth with a 3.76 GPA is Jamestown (N.D.) women's cross country and Bethel (Kan.) women's tennis.

Biola (Calif.) and Hastings (Neb.) had the most teams represented by a school (16). Women's basketball landed in the top spot for total number of scholar teams per sport (78) earning the honor.

Over 14% of the schools receiving the award had a 3.5 or higher grade point average.

For a team to be considered for the NAIA Scholar Team award, it must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) as defined by the institution. The team grade point average must include all varsity student-athletes certified as eligible.