KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the Scholar-Teams for the 2011-12 academic year, with nine Embry-Riddle intercollegiate athletic teams earning recognition as Scholar-Teams. To be considered a scholar team, the team's overall grade point average must be at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all varsity student-athletes certified as eligible.

Leading the way was the men's tennis team who for the third year in a row posted the highest team grade point average of any ERAU athletic team with a 3.59. Three men's tennis players earned a spot on the Capital One College Division Academic College Division All-American at-large team, including Chris Freeman (3.65, Aeronautical Science), Simon Felix (3.73, Air Traffic Management) and Patrick Besch (3.60, Business Administration). In addition, Freeman and David Spennare (3.92, Business Administration) were named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes this year.

The women's tennis team was second in the department with a 3.38 GPA, while women's soccer followed close behind with a cumulative GPA of 3.32. Josefine Strom (3.57, Business Administration), Rocio Frej Vitalle (3.56, Aerospace Engineering) and Yi Ching Chen (3.54, Business Administration) were tennis NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes, while Chen, Frej Vitalle and Kristina Marova (3.80, Business Administration) were named to the Capital One Academic College Division All-American at-large team. The women's soccer team had three players recognized nationally for their academic accomplishments, including Bjorg Olafs (3.60, Civil Engineering) and Lauren Gallant (3.87, Aeronautical Science), who each were named to Daktronics-NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Martine Olsen garnered Capital One second team Academic All-America honors with a 3.90 GPA in Business Administration.

Eagle volleyball turned in a 3.26 GPA, while the women's track & field team compiled a 3.22 GPA. Nina Kontrec was the lone All-America Scholar-Athlete honoree for volleyball, while Breanna Goring, Desiree River-Aquino, Beatrice Enckell and Julie Mayfield were tabbed as NAIA Scholar-Athletes in women's track & field.

The men's and women's golf teams nearly tied in team GPA, with the men's team recording a 3.20 and the women a 3.19. The men's soccer team rounded out the nine Eagle programs with a 3.01 team GPA. Matthias Klatt (3.71, Aviation Business Administration) and Tanapat Somprasong (3.77, Aerospace Engineering) were each named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the second consecutive year.