OKLAHOMA CITY – Mid-America Christian's athletic programs had another stellar year academically as six of its seven varsity programs were named to the Sooner Athletic Conference Scholar Teams list on Thursday.

To be named a SAC Scholar Team, a team must possess a 3.0 grade point average on the 4.0 scale, which is calculated based off of the sum grade points of every student-athlete deemed as eligible from the nominated team from the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters.

Overall, the SAC had 73 teams receive Scholar Team honors among its 14 sponsored sports. Mid-America Christian performed at an exceptionally high level among the recipients with the Evangels holding three of the top four and five of the top nine spots.

The MACU women's soccer team not only posted the highest GPA among the Evangels' six Scholar Team recipients, but also posted the highest GPA of all of the Sooner Athletic Conference's 73 Scholar Teams at 3.78.

The MACU men's soccer team, coming off its second SAC Tournament victory and advancing to the NAIA National Championship final site recorded not just the highest GPA of the Evangels' men's programs, but also notched the second-highest GPA in all of the SAC at 3.72.

The Evangels' softball program, coming off its first NCCAA National Championship also excelled academically in the conference, turning in the highest GPA among the nine softball programs in the league to receive Scholar Team honors with a 3.67, the fourth-highest GPA among the 73 SAC Scholar Teams.

The MACU women's basketball team turned in one of its best seasons ever academically as one of eight teams in the league to post a 3.60 GPA or better while also performing at a high level on the court, earning a share of the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season title and qualifying for its first ever NAIA National Championship Tournament.

Coming off its winningest season since joining the SAC in 2007 with a 19-14 overall record, the MACU volleyball team also excelled in the classroom by posting the second-highest GPA among the SAC volleyball recipients with a 3.59.

The MACU baseball team rounded out the Evangels' SAC Scholar Team honorees, posting a team grade point average of 3.07.

For a complete list of Sooner Athletic Conference Scholar Team honorees, you can check out the list below…

2020-21 Sooner Athletic Conference

Scholar Teams

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