2004 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship Pressbook

i Ii 11 Ill f( r l ll tit 11 t- l It f t I THr At HT ,AM£ thl 1 (NAIA) h l prov1d d ron I fl Chem ,on hip fir r ddr th import nt , u y b , r c, I n's ch mp1onsh1p progr m ,n 1 80. The NAIA h no h tch d nd w 1ted or 1d nts of th N IA colleges nd universItIes have assumed a posItIon of responsible n Council of Pr ,dents, the organ1zat1on's primary governing body , Is comprised of 35 college nd rom II regions of the United States n JOr em has1s on education and character development, ,twas natural for the NAIA to further strengthen elr 1b1h requirements in the m1d- '80s All NAIA partIcIpatIng student-athletes must maIntaIn a 2 0 grade-pomt– a er e ( P ) hrle accumulating credit hours for a declared academic degree Unlike other assocIatIons, NAIA u e -athle e academic ehg1b1l1ty Is monitored on a term-by-term basis. he II- menca Scholar-Athlete program, a long-standing NAIA tradition , recogn izes junior and senior student– a e es , ha minimum cumulative GPA of 3 5 (on a 4.0 scale) . Dunng the 90s, the aves of change once again washed over the NAIA.The membership voted to institute affiliated con erence and regional groupings and discontinue the use of district play as a means of qualification for national champ1onsh1ps. marking the first time since the NAIA's creation that district competition would not be used. Snee 1937, the IA has administered programs and championships in proper balance with the overall educational e penence In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the charac er-bu1ld1ng aspects of sport. Through Champions of C arac er e I seeks to create an environment in which every s uden -a lee, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true som o compe 1I0n through five tenets: respect, integrity, responsib11J servant leadership and sportsmanship. This program I educa e and create a areness of the positive character-building s a orded by sports and return integrity to competition at the colleg,a e and youth levels while impacting all of society . I N TERCOL LEGIATE ATHLETICS ff.RI ~ . 105th Str et P.O. B 1325 01 t 66051-1325 1-0044 OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STUDENT-ATHLETE • 47,000 participating student-athletes • Hundred of students recognized annually as All-America cholar- thletes, thousand more honored on the conference level • Champion hip opportunitie at the conference, ectional, regional , and national levels • 23 champion hip encompa sing 13 ports ME Baseball Basketball (Div I & JI) ross Country Football Golf Indoor Track & Field Basketball (Div I & II) Cro Country Golf Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field occer Outdoor Trac1< & Field oftball occer wimming and Diving wimming and D1..,1ng Tennt Tenm olle baJI Wrestling