NAIA RECOGNIZES 2008-09 TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
June 5, 2009
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to recognize the 2008-09 team national champions. In all, there were 23 team championships awarded during the athletic season. Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) won the most team titles this season taking home the women’s cross country hardware, men’s indoor track and field trophy and men’s outdoor track and field title. Cal Baptist (softball, men’s swimming & diving), Fresno Pacific (men’s tennis, volleyball) and Wayland Baptist (women’s indoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field) were the other schools to win multiple team titles.
There were nine schools that won their first ever team national title.
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SPORT | CHAMPION | TEAM RECORD | TITLES WON | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
Baseball | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | 45-13 | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Lewiston, Idaho |
Division I Men’s Basketball | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 28-9 | 1 | Columbia (Mo.) | Kansas City, Mo. |
Division II Men’s Basketball | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 35-2 | 1 | College of Ozarks (Mo.) | Point Lookout, Mo. |
Division I Women’s Basketball | Union (Tenn.) | 37-1 | 4 | Lambuth (Tenn.) | Jackson, Tenn. |
Division II Women’s Basketball | Morningside (Iowa) | 38-0 | 3 | Hastings (Neb.) | Sioux City, Iowa |
Men’s Cross Country | Malone (Ohio) | N/A | 3 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Kenosha, Wis. |
Women’s Cross Country | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | N/A | 1 | Cedarville (Ohio) | Kenosha, Wis. |
Football | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 14-0 | 3 | Carroll (Mont.) | Rome, Ga. |
Men’s Golf | Oklahoma Christian | N/A | 1 | Texas Wesleyan | Silvis, Illinois |
Women’s Golf | Oklahoma City | N/A | 5 | Bethel (Ind.) | Rapid City, S.D. |
Men’s Soccer | Bethel (Tenn.) | 17-5-2 | 1 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | Fresno, Calif. |
Women’s Soccer | Lee (Tenn.) | 24-1-1 | 1 | Concordia (Ore.) | Daytona Beach, Fla. |
Softball | California Baptist | 61-5 | 1 | St. Gregory’s (Okla.) | Decatur, Ala. |
Men’s Swimming & Diving | California Baptist | N/A | 4 | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | St. Peters, Mo. |
Women’s Swimming & Diving | Savannah College of Art of Design (Ga.) | N/A | 1 | California Baptist | St. Peters, Mo. |
Men’s Tennis | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | N/A | 1 | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | Mobile, Ala. |
Women’s Tennis | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | N/A | 10 | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | Mobile, Ala. |
Men’s Indoor Track & Field | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | N/A | 8 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Johnson City, Tenn. |
Women’s Indoor Track & Field | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | N/A | 6 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Johnson City, Tenn. |
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | N/A | 15 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Edwardsville, Ill. |
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | N/A | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | Edwardsville, Ill. |
Volleyball | Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | 35-1 | 4 | Concordia (Calif.) | Sioux City, Iowa |
Wrestling | Lindenwood (Mo.) | N/A | 5 | Southern Oregon | Oklahoma City, Okla. |