MOUNT VERNON – Mount Vernon Nazarene University has been named a 2024-25 NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution, as announced by the national office.
MVNU was one of 210 Champions of Character Five-Star Institution winners, collecting Gold Level honors. Overall, there were 132 gold winners, and it is now the third year in a row in which MVNU has earned Gold status.
Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earned points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion.
Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and by having minimal to no ejections during competition throughout the course of the academic year.
The Crossroads League represented well, as it was one of 21 NAIA conferences to earn the Five-Star Conference Award.
To receive the award a conference must have established a Champions of Character Conference Committee, have a conduct in competition oversight committee composed of a minimum of three members, and have at least 60% of its member institutions receive the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution Award.
The full list of Five-Star Award Winners can be found here.