The Park University athletics department broke a record of 15 NAIA Scholar Teams for the 2023-2024 academic year, the previous record was 14 teams in 2019-2020.

There were just over 2,200 teams from across the country that earned the award, announced by the NAIA.

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 includes all eligible varsity student-athletes.

The 15 teams that earned the award for the Pirates include:

Women's Cross Country	Women's Golf	Men's Cross Country
Women's Volleyball	Women's Basketball	Men's Volleyball
Women's Soccer	Beach Volleyball	Men's Soccer
Women's Outdoor Track & Field	Softball	Men's Outdoor Track & Field
Women's Indoor Track & Field	Baseball	Men's Indoor Track & Field

 
To view the full list of 2023-2024 NAIA Scholar Teams, please click here.