52 Kodiaks student-athletes receive CCAA National Scholars

The Kodiaks continue to show their success from their athletic and academic 2023-24 season, as 52 student-athletes earned  CCAA National Scholar honours.

September 19, 2024

The Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks continue to show their success from their athletic and academic 2023-24 season, as 52 student-athletes earned Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Scholar honours. The Kodiaks topped the ACAC with the most honourees, highlighting their hard work both in the classroom and in competition.

To be named a National Scholar, student-athletes must earn a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.3, enrolled for the full academic year, while also competing for a sponsored athletics team.

“The first pillar of Kodiaks Athletics and being a Kodiaks student athlete is Academic Accountability,” says Todd Caughlin, Kodiaks athletics and recreation services director. “To have 52 Kodiaks earn this honor in 23-24 while averaging at least 48 each year is a testament to the Kodiaks representing that first pillar and we could not be more proud!”

Every Kodiaks program had multiple CCAA National Scholar honourees, led by the soccer teams and the women’s volleyball team, which each had nine.

Kodiaks student-athletes earned a combined 3.02 GPA as an entire department in 2023.

“Every Lethbridge Polytechnic student-athlete is made aware of our three pillars of success during the recruiting process and when they arrive to become a member of the Kodiaks,” says Caughlin. “Academics is a high priority here. It’s part of our culture.”

Kodiaks 2023-24 CCAA National Scholars:

Women’s basketball