Westminster Student-Athletes Have Strong Semester in the Classroom
1-05-11 (
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The Westminster College athletic department is pleased to announce that the 246 student-athletes posted a combined Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.195 during the fall semester. There were 18 student-athletes that posted a perfect 4.0 GPA with 60 recording a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Griffins Post Excellent Numbers in the Classroom
6-17-10 (
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This spring semester 217 student-athletes at Westminster College that make up 15 intercollegiate teams achieved high academic marks in the classroom. The group combined for an overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.38, 14 of those student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 and 69 student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Men's Academic All-Conference Basketball Team Announced
3-29-10 (
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Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson released the 2009-2010 academic all-conference men's basketball team today. To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in standing, maintain a 3.0 GPA and participate in one half of their team's games.
Women's Basketball Academic All-Conference Team Announced
3-29-10 (
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Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson released the 2009-2010 academic all-conference women's basketball team today. To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in standing, maintain a 3.0 GPA and participate in one half of their team's games.
USCSA Recognizes Academic All-Americans
3-29-10 (
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The United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) released the 2010 Academic All-Americans on Monday and the list included 15 student-athletes from the Westminster ski and snowboard teams. The alpine ski teams posted nine Academic All-Americans wile the snowboard teams had six.
Westminster Leads the Way with Six Scholar Athletes
3-22-10 (
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 67 Division I men's basketball players have been named 2009-10 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Westminster College (Utah), a member of the Frontier Conference, leads the way with six selections.
Weston Anderson, Brandon Buford, Chris Cassity, Tanner Gregory, Conner Nielsen, and Ben Walker were the six Griffins named a Scholar Athlete. Westminster has now had 39 players named to the NAIA Scholar Athlete list in 11 seasons under head coach Tommy Connor. The six this season is also the most a Westminster team has put on the list all-time.
Five Griffins Named Scholar Athlete
3-22-10 (
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 120 Division I women's basketball players have been named 2009-10 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Westminster placed five players on the list marking the third consecutive season with multiple selections.
Kesha Catten, Dani Evans, McKenzie Jessop, Nicole Lynch, and Michelle Pace all were named to the 2010 Scholar Athlete Team. The five selections is the second most in school history, trailing the eight selections last season. This is also the second consecutive and second all-time selection for all five players.
Cross Country Places 12 on Academic All-Conference Team
2-3-10 (
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Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson released the 2009 academic all-conference men's and women’s cross country team today. Westminster placed 12 total members on the team with.
The men were represented by David Bonomi, Tyler Gregg, Jordan Henderson, Romnick Poindexter, David Sondrup, and Ben Young. This is the second consecutive year that Bonomi, Henderson, and Young were named to the team.
The women placed Helen Ho, Kathy Ho, Sarah Martin, Cassandra Mulkey, Samantha Robinson, and Amanda Theobald on the team. This was the second time being honored for Helen Ho and Theobald.
Westminster Student-Athletes Record Success in the Classroom
1-08-10
The 235 student-athletes at Westminster College that make up the 15 intercollegiate teams had a strong fall semester in the classroom. The group combined for a grade point average (GPA) of 3.188 with 86 student-athletes receiving a 3.5 or higher. There were 14 that received a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester of 2009.
“We are very proud of the academic accomplishments our student-athletes continue to achieve and applaud their efforts,” Westminster Director of Athletics Shay Wyatt said. “As the number of our student-athletes has increased, they've continued to maintain the academic tradition and expectations set forth by our department.”
Women's Soccer Has Three Players Named Scholar Athlete
12-9-09 (
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that a total of 387 women's soccer student-athletes have been named 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Women's Soccer Scholar-Athletes. The Westminster women’s soccer team placed three players on the list. Maddie Maldonado, Elaina Pappas, and Danielle Rankin were all recognized for the performance in the classroom during the 2009 season.
This is the second straight year that Maldonado and Rankin have received this recognition. It is the first time the honor has been given to Pappas. Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.
Three Griffin Spikers Named NAIA Scholar Athlete
12-9-09 (
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Three members of the Westminster women’s volleyball team were recognized for their performance in the classroom by being named a 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete. Ericka Evans, Katie McLintock, and Kelsey Schaufler were named to the list of 304 student-athletes from across the country.
This is the second consecutive year that Schaufler received this recognition. For Evans and McLintock, this was the first time they have received the honor. Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.
Men's Soccer Has 10 Players Named Daktronics Scholar Athlete
12-4-09 (
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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that a total of 256 men’s soccer student-athletes have been named 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athletes. Of that group, Westminster placed 10 student-athletes on the list. That matched Goshen College for the most of any institution.
Omid Adibnazari, Daniel Duke, James Kuhn, James Milgate, and Justin Solomon all received the honor for a second consecutive season. Valan Campbell, Tysen Gehring, Gary Gonzalez, Spencer Luczak, and Chandler Shields all were named for the first time on their careers.
Westminster Student-Athletes Achieve High Academic Results
1-05-2009
The Westminster Athletic Department is pleased to announce the overall grade point average for their 250 student-athletes was a combined 3.3 for the fall semester. The student-athletes comprise of 15 teams at Westminster, and this is the third consecutive semester they have posted a GPA above 3.0. Of the 250 student-athletes, 111 of them posted a GPA above 3.5 this past semester (44.4%).
"This is an impressive accomplishment and we would like to congratulate and recognize our student-athletes efforts," Westminster Director of Athletics Shay Wyatt said. "We are pleased that we can continue our academic success."
Westminster Women's Basketball Excels in the Classroom
7-16-2008
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2007-08 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll earlier this week. The Westminster Griffins placed second in the NAIA with a cumulative team G.P.A. of 3.653. Concordia University-Nebraska was the top NAIA team with a 3.667 G.P.A. The 3.653 by the Griffins is the third-best in the entire country regardless of division.
Five schools from the Frontier Conference made the top-25. Along with Westminster were Carroll (9th), Lewis-Clark State (14th), Montana Western (18th), and MSU-Northern (20th).
This award, given in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College/Community College, awards teams throughout the nation that carry the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the entire season based on the nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches.
Westminster Student-Athletes Perform Academically
5-28-2008
The Westminster College Athletics Department is pleased to announce the overall grade point average for spring semester 2008. The 3.3 average was earned by 160 student-athletes competing amongst ten teams. "We would like to congratulate and recognize the efforts of our student-athletes academic performance for the Spring 2008 semester", stated Shay Wyatt, Director of Athletics.
Griffin Student-Athletes Excel Academically
1-11-2008
The Griffin Athletics Department is pleased to announce the overall grade point average for fall semester 2007. The 3.3 average was earned by 176 student-athletes competing amongst ten teams. "We are very pleased with the academic performance of our student-athletes this past semester and would like to recognize their efforts", stated Shay Wyatt, Director of Athletics.
Westminster College Named Top Tier, Top Value
August 17, 2007
U.S.News & World Report announced today that for the 13th consecutive year, Westminster College has been ranked as a top tier institution in its annually published guidebook which highlights America’s top colleges and universities. Westminster was also recognized as a great value on the list of “Great Schools, Great Prices” in this category.
However, like many other colleges and universities in the nation, Westminster officials have long been concerned about the US News methodology.
“While we are pleased with our ranking in US News, and we know they are important to prospective students and their parents, we also know there are imperfections in this system,” commented Westminster President Michael Bassis. “None of the factors that they rate say anything about what or how learning happens once the students are in college. Also, a big part of the ratings are peer assessments, which are done by senior administrators at other schools who may not have any real knowledge about what is happening on the multitude of campuses that they are asked to evaluate. This is the cause of much of the current debate about the US News rankings.”
“That’s why in addition to our top tier rankings in US News, we take satisfaction from knowing that Westminster is also highly regarded in other college guides, such as the Princeton Review’s “America’s Best Colleges” and the Newsweek/Kaplan guide, which factor in qualitative assessments, and input from current students,” Bassis continued. “We also participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which focuses on the level of academic challenge, active learning, and enriching educational experiences that occur on college campuses, including assessments of how these factors change from the freshmen level to the senior level. Westminster performs very well along these measures as well. This, we believe is a demonstration of our unique, student-centered approach to learning.”
Despite the imperfections and the school’s belief that a college experience cannot be adequately captured in a series of statistics, Westminster will continue to participate with these guidebooks, as they are a tool used by families looking at schools. “We encourage families to also consider many other factors, such as the learning environment, the majors offered, the quality and accessibility of the faculty, the campus community, and the outcomes achieved by their graduates, either in job placements or acceptances into graduate schools,” Bassis stated.
Westminster College Ranked in Top 4% of Schools Nationwide in The Princeton Review “America’s Best Value Colleges: 2008” Westminster selected for national ranking based on quality of education and relatively low cost
April 23, 2007
Westminster College is one of the nation’s best values for undergraduate education according to The Princeton Review. Westminster is featured in the 2008 edition of “America’s Best Value Colleges,” which goes on sale today. Rated among more than 4,500 schools nationwide, Westminster is in the top 165 according to the Princeton Review. The ranking is based on the excellent academics, generous financial aid packages, and relatively low cost of attendance Westminster offers students.
President Michael Bassis remarked, “Westminster’s educational mission is focused on creating a challenging and supportive educational environment for our students. We are pleased that our hard work and deep commitment to our students is reflected in this ranking. As Utah’s only private, comprehensive liberal arts college, we hope to continue to be a unique point of pride for the state of Utah as our national reputation continues to grow.” This year Westminster joins the ranks of 90 public and 74 other private colleges.