SEATTLE – The Seattle Pacific University Athletics Department's women's programs earned the 2025-25 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women's Academic Championship for the sixth time, with cross country leading the way by earning the team title in their sport.
Eight SPU women's programs teamed up to earn 84 points in the GNAC Academic All-Sports Trophy chase. The SPU men's teams scored 50 points and finished fifth overall in the conference.
Northwest Nazarene's athletic teams combined for 143 points within the ranking scale, which was good for a nine-point margin of victory ahead of runner-up Seattle Pacific (134 points). Northwest Nazarene was also the men's sports academic champion with 61 points, while Seattle Pacific took the women's sports champion trophy with 84 points.
The GNAC Academic All-Sports trophy is awarded upon the conclusion of each academic year based on each team's cumulative grade point average. Teams are awarded points based on their GPA ranking within their sport, with each school accumulating points associated with its teams' sport-by-sport rankings.
Overall, it is the ninth time since the conference was formed in 2001 that Northwest Nazarene has won the overall academic championship. It is the most academic trophies of any GNAC member. It marked the eighth men's academic title for NNU, while Seattle Pacific claimed its sixth women's academic title.
Overall Team Results
Northwest Nazarene, 143 points; Seattle Pacific, 134 points; Saint Martin's, 130 points; Western Washington, 126 points; Central Washington, 121 points; Western Oregon, 120 points; Montana State Billings, 92 points; Alaska, 60 points, Alaska Anchorage, 47 points, Simon Fraser, 39 points.
Men's Team Results
Northwest Nazarene, 61 points, Saint Martin's, 54 points; Western Oregon, 52 points; Western Washington, 52 points, Seattle Pacific, 50 points, Central Washington, 41 points; Alaska, 30 points; Montana State Billings, 30 points; Alaska Anchorage, 22 points; Simon Fraser, 20 points.
Women's Team Results
Seattle Pacific, 84 points; Northwest Nazarene, 82 points; Central Washington, 80 points; Saint Martin's, 76 points; Western Washington, 74 points; Western Oregon, 68 points; Montana State Billings, 62 points; Alaska, 30 points, Alaska Anchorage, 25 points, Simon Fraser, 19 points.
WOMEN'S TOP THREE TEAMS BY SPORT
Basketball: Central Washington, 3.73; Montana State Billings, 3.69; Western Washington, 3.52
Cross Country: Seattle Pacific, 3.76; Western Oregon, 3.71; Saint Martin's, 3.66
Golf: Saint Martin's, 3.70; Seattle Pacific, 3.68; Northwest Nazarene, 3.62
Rowing: Western Washington, 3.54; Cal Poly Humboldt, 3.45; Central Oklahoma, 3.43
Soccer: Central Washington, 3.80; Seattle Pacific, 3.69; Northwest Nazarene, 3.67
Softball: Montana State Billings, 3.58; Saint Martin's, 3.58; Western Oregon, 3.57
Track & Field: Northwest Nazarene, 3.64; Seattle Pacific, 3.53; Western Washington, 3.42
Volleyball: Central Washington, 3.71; Western Oregon, 3.68; Alaska, 3.67.
MEN'S TOP THREE TEAMS BY SPORT
Baseball: Montana State Billings, 3.43; Western Oregon, 3.34; Saint Martin's, 3.27
Basketball: Seattle Pacific, 3.54; Saint Martin's, 3.44; Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Western Oregon, 3.42
Cross Country: Alaska, 3.57; Western Oregon, 3.53; Northwest Nazarene, 3.52
Golf: Montana State Billings, 3.44; Saint Martin's, 3.41; Western Washington, 3.25
Soccer: Western Washington, 3.43; Saint Martin's, 3.38; Northwest Nazarene, 3.36
Track & Field: Northwest Nazarene, 3.35; Seattle Pacific, 3.30; Western Washington, 3.29
Central Washington tied for the most academic team champions with three, taking home trophies in women's basketball, women's soccer and volleyball. Montana State Billings also landed three team titles, including softball, baseball and men's golf. Seattle Pacific and Western Washington were the other GNAC programs with multiple sport victories.
The Falcons won the race in women's cross country with a 3.76 GPA, earning their 14th title in that sport and their eighth in the last nine years. SPU also topped the men's basketball academic charts with a 3.54 GPA, giving the program its GNAC-leading 16th win in that sport.
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