PORTLAND, Ore. – The Montana State University Billings athletic department saw three of it's programs finish with top team GPA's in the GNAC Academic All-Sports rankings, with the conference's academic all-sports trophy awarded on Tuesday afternoon.

The department's three team titles tied for the most academic team championships in the conference, matching Central Washington University who also earned three.
 
Yellowjacket baseball led the pack amongst all GNAC team with a 3.43 team GPA. In addition to a strong team on the diamond, the MSUB men collected 15 Academic All-GNAC selections, five CSC Academic All-District selections, and one Academic All-American nod. Meanwhile for men's golf, the Yellowjackets earned a cumulative 3.44 GPA, with the team seeing three athletes receive academic all-conference honors during the season.
 
Meanwhile for softball, MSUB tied with Saint Martin's for first place in the conference, with both squads holding a 3.58 cumulative mark for the season, being recognized as co-champions. MSUB saw nine of it's athletes qualify for Academic All-GNAC honors, while three of it's student-athletes also earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
 
In addition to it's three first-place finishes, MSUB also earned one more top three finish, with women's basketball coming in second place overall with a 3.69 GPA, just .04 behind first place Central Washington. Six Yellowjacket women earned academic all-conference honors, while three players also went on to earn academic all-district honors.
 
MSUB finished seventh in the overall team results with 92 total points. The women finished seventh with 62 points, and the men finished eighth with 30 points.
 
A full list of the GNAC's Academic All-Sports Awards can be found below:
 
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 (MSUB and SMU are co-champions for softball)
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