LACEY, Wash. – For the second straight year, Saint Martin's Athletic Department took home fifth place in the yearly GNAC Academic All-Sports Championship, presented by Barnes & Noble College.
 
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Leading the way to their fifth team championship since 2010-11, Women's Golf earned a cumulative GPA of 3.66, the highest of any SMU team in 2020-21. Also earning top three finishes was baseball, coming in second at 3.27, and men's basketball in third at 3.18.
 
Overall, the Saints placed fifth with 124 total points, while the men were third in the standing at 54 points, and the women earning 70 points for a fifth-place finish.
 
Central Washington took home the overall title with 156 points, and the Wildcats earned first in the men's standings with 70. Seattle Pacific was the leader on the women's side with 90 points.
 
The academic all-sports standings are based on the cumulative grade point averages of all the athletes on the official team rosters including redshirts. Points are awarded on two-point increments.
 
GNAC ACADEMIC ALL-SPORTS AWARDS 2020-21
Presented By Barnes & Noble College
Overall Top-Five: Central Washington 156, Northwest Nazarene 142, Seattle Pacific 136, Western Washington 126, Saint Martin's 124.
Men's Top-Five: Central Washington 70, Northwest Nazarene 61, Saint Martin's 54, Western Washington 48, Alaska Anchorage & Seattle Pacific 46.
Women's Top-Five: Seattle Pacific 90, Central Washington 86, Northwest Nazarene 81, Western Washington 78, Saint Martin's 70.
 
MEN'S TOP-THREE TEAMS BY SPORT
Baseball: 1, Central Washington 3.29. 2, Saint Martin's 3.27. 3, Northwest Nazarene, 3.25.
Basketball: 1, Central Washington, 3.45. 2, Alaska Anchorage, 3.34. 3, Saint Martin's, 3.18.
Cross Country: 1, Alaska, 3.66. 2, Central Washington, 3.54. 3, Western Washington, 3.29.
Football: 1, Central Washington, 3.26. 2, Western Oregon, 2.82. 3, Simon Fraser, 2.73.
Golf: 1, Northwest Nazarene, 3.57. 2, Western Washington, 3.21. 3, Simon Fraser, 3.16.
Soccer: 1, Northwest Nazarene, 3.56. 2, Montana State Billings & Western Washington, 3.48.
Track and Field: 1, Alaska Anchorage, 3.36. 2, Central Washington, 3.32. 3, Seattle Pacific, 3.19.
 
WOMEN'S TOP-THREE TEAMS BY SPORT
Basketball: 1, Central Washington, 3.66. 2, Seattle Pacific, 3.60. 3, Montana State Billings, 3.49.
Cross Country: 1, Seattle Pacific, 3.90. 2, Alaska, 3.74. 3, Northwest Nazarene, 3.60.
Golf: 1, Saint Martin's, 3.66. 2, Montana State Billings, 3.55. 3, Northwest Nazarene, 3.43.
Rowing: 1, Seattle Pacific, 3.51. 2, Humboldt State, 3.44. 3, Western Washington, 3.42.
Soccer: 1, Northwest Nazarene, 3.61. 2, Western Washington, 3.59. 3, Central Washington, 3.56.
Softball: 1, Central Washington, 3.79. 2, Western Washington, 3.66. 3, Northwest Nazarene, 3.46.
Track and Field: 1, Seattle Pacific, 3.60. 2, Northwest Nazarene, 3.55. 3, Western Washington, 3.47.
Volleyball: 1, Central Washington, 3.82. 2, Alaska, 3.79. 3, Seattle Pacific, 3.75.