NIAA / Jostens State Academic Championship award winners

Each season the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, the non-profit governing body of high school athletics in the Silver State, and Jostens, the NIAA's corporate partner, are proud to present a special award to the varsity sport teams with the highest grade point average in each classification.

The team grade point average is determined by taking the individual GPA's of varsity team members from the previous semester and then computing an overall team average.

The NIAA and Jostens also recognize those varsity student-athletes who achieved a 4.0 GPA the previous semester by naming them to the All-State Academic Team.

The NIAA considers this state academic championship award to certainly be equal to the athletic championship award. As the NIAA, coaches and administrators should always stress, the competitors are students first, then athletes.

Congratulations to all of our student-athletes for their efforts both in the classroom and at the athletic venue.

WINTER 2012-13 team sport academic champions:

Boys Basketball:  Douglas (D-I), Boulder City (I-A), Lincoln County (D-III) & Pahranagat Valley (D-IV);

Girls Basketball:  Bishop Manogue (D-I), Faith Lutheran (I-A), Lincoln County (D-III) & Sage Ridge (D-IV);

Boys Bowling:  Palo Verde (D-I) & Clark (I-A);

Girls Bowling:  Valley (D-I) & Meadows (I-A/III);

Boys Skiing:  Wooster;

Girls Skiing:  Bishop Manogue;

Wrestling:  Carson (D-I), Lowry (I-A) & Incline (D-III/IV);

Spirit:  Bishop Manogue (D-I), Faith Lutheran (I-A), Lincoln County (D-III) & Smith Valley (D-IV).

FALL 2012 team sport academic champions:

Boys Cross Country:  Lincoln County (D-III/IV), Boulder City (I-A) & Galena (D-I);

Girls Cross Country:  North Tahoe (D-III), Boulder City (I-A) & Bishop Manogue (D-I);

Football:  Round Mountain (D-IV), Lincoln County (D-III), Truckee (I-A) & Bishop Manogue (D-I);

Girls Golf:  Yerington (D-III/IV); Dayton (I-A) & McQueen (D-I);

Boys Soccer:  The Meadows (D-III/IV), Faith Lutheran (I-A) & Coronado (D-I);

Girls Soccer:  Incline (D-III/IV); Spring Creek (I-A) & Bishop Manogue (D-I);

Boys Tennis:  South Tahoe (I-A) & Galena (D-I);

Girls Tennis:  South Tahoe (I-A) & Bishop Manogue (D-I);

Girls Volleyball:  Excel Christian (D-IV), Pershing County (D-III), Lowry (I-A) & Spanish Springs (D-I).

2011-2012 WINNERS LISTED BELOW

FALL 2011 team sport academic champions:

Boys Cross Country:  1A/2A = Virginia City; 3A = Dayton; 4A = Bishop Gorman.

Girls Cross Country:  1A/2A = The Meadows; 3A = Moapa Valley; 4A = Damonte Ranch.

Football:  1A = Coleville; 2A = Mountain View; 3A = Lowry; 4A = Valley.

Girls Golf:  1A/2A = Battle Mountain; 3A = Lowry; 4A = McQueen.

Boys Soccer:  1A/2A/3A = Spring Creek; 4A = Bishop Manogue.

Girls Soccer:  1A/2A/3A = Incline; 4A = Reno.

Boys Tennis:  Del Sol.

Girls Tennis:  South Tahoe.

Girls Volleyball:  1A = Eureka; 2A = Lincoln County; 3A = Moapa Valley & Spring Creek; 4A = Spanish Springs.

WINTER 2011-2012 team sport academic champions:

Basketball (Boys):  1A = Pahranagat Valley; 2A = Pershing County; 3A = Lowry; 4A = Douglas.

Basketball (Girls):  1A = Pahranagat Valley; 2A = Pershing County; 3A = Boulder City; 4A = Pahrump Valley.

Boys Bowling:  4A = The Meadows.

Girls Bowling:  4A = Bishop Gorman.

Boys Skiing:  4A = Bishop Manogue.

Girls Skiing:  4A = Bishop Manogue.

Girls Soccer (CCSD):  4A = Bishop Gorman.

Wrestling:  1A/2A = Pershing County; 3A = Lowry; 4A = Bonanza.

Spirit:  1A = Carlin; 2A = Lincoln County; 3A = Lowry; 4A = Cheyenne.

Leadership:  1A = Virginia City; 2A = Pershing County; 3A = Boulder City; 4A = Palo Verde.

SPRING 2012 team sport academic champions:

Baseball:  1A = Pahranagat Valley; 2A = Yerington; 3A = Lowry; 4A = Reed.

Boys Golf:  2A = Whittell; 3A = Sparks; 4A = Bishop Manogue.

Softball:  1A = Virginia City; 2A = Lincoln County; 3A = Virgin Valley; 4A = Coronado.

Boys Swimming & Diving:  4A = Lowry.

Girls Swimming & Diving:  4A = Lowry.

Boys Track & Field:  1A = Pahranagat Valley; 2A = Incline; 3A = Lowry; 4A = Bishop Manogue.

Girls Track & Field:  1A = Jackpot; 2A = Lincoln County; 3A = Sparks; 4A = Faith Lutheran.

Boys Volleyball:  4A = SECTA.