2021-22 Academic Team Champions Announced
High School Teams with Highest GPA in the State Honored
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) today announced 38 State Academic Team Champions for the 2021-22 school year. The CIF State Academic Team Champions program was initiated in 1996 as a way to reward teams with the highest collective grade point averages, based on an unweighted 4.0 scale, in their respective sport.
CIF State Academic Team Champions will receive a banner, suitable for display in their school gym, to recognize this accomplishment. All nominees were their respective CIF Section Academic Team Champions. Section offices forwarded their winners to the state office for consideration.
The North Coast Section had 13 teams represented, followed by 11 teams from the Southern Section and eight teams from the San Diego Section. The Sac-Joaquin Section had three teams, followed by Central, Central Coast, and San Francisco Sections with one team apiece.
Amador Valley (NCS), Cristo Rey De La Salle (NCS), Crossroads (SS), and Marin Academy (NCS), each had two teams accomplish a state-high team GPA.
In total eight teams achieved a 4.00 GPA. Two girls and boys cross country teams accomplished a 4.00 GPA; Crossroads, Middletown, Bonsall, and San Francisco International, respectively. The boys' soccer team and girls' volleyball team from Cristo Rey De La Salle also each achieved a 4.00 GPA, as well as the boys' swim and dive team from Technology (Rohnert Park) and girls' tennis teams from Thacher.
Below is a list of the top team GPAs in each CIF-approved sport (listed by GPA):
Sport/School/Section/GPA
Boys Cross Country - Bonsall - San Diego - 4.00
Boys Cross Country - San Francisco International - San Francisco - 4.00
Girls Cross Country - Crossroads, Santa Monica - Southern - 4.00
Girls Cross Country - Middletown - North Coast - 4.00
Boys Soccer - Cristo Rey De La Salle, Oakland - North Coast - 4.00
Boys Swim & Dive - Technology, Rohnert Park - North Coast - 4.00
Girls Tennis - Thacher, Ojai - Southern - 4.00
Girls Volleyball - Cristo Rey De La Salle, Oakland - North Coast - 4.00
Girls Lacrosse - Mater Dei Catholic, Chula Vista - San Diego - 3.99
Girls Golf - Farmersville - Central - 3.98
Girls Golf - Portola, Irvine - Southern - 3.98
Girls Basketball - Waterford - Sac-Joaquin - 3.97
Boys Golf - Dublin - North Coast - 3.96
Girls Soccer - Lick Wilmerding, San Francisco - North Coast - 3.96
Softball - Amador Valley, Pleasanton - North Coast - 3.96
Girls Track & Field - Crossroads, Santa Monica - Southern - 3.96
Girls Track & Field - Sage Creek, Carlsbad - San Diego - 3.96
Girls Water Polo - Monterey Trail, Elk Grove - Sac-Joaquin - 3.96
Boys Tennis - Crystal Springs Uplands, Hillsborough - Central Coast - 3.94
Boys Tennis - Sage Hill, Newport Beach - Southern - 3.94
Boys Volleyball - Cardinal Newman, Santa Rosa - North Coast - 3.94
Girls Swim & Dive - Marin Academy, San Rafael - North Coast - 3.93
Girls Swim & Dive - San Marcos, Santa Barbara - Southern - 3.93
Boys Water Polo - Poly, Pasadena - Southern - 3.91
Boys Wrestling - Archie Williams, San Anselmo - North Coast - 3.90
Girls Wrestling - Santa Monica - Southern - 3.90
Baseball - Marin Academy, San Rafael - North Coast - 3.89
Field Hockey - San Dieguito Academy, Encinitas - San Diego - 3.89
Boys Track & Field - Sacramento Country Day - Sac-Joaquin - 3.86
Girls Beach Volleyball - Academy of Our Lady Peace, S.D. - San Diego - 3.85
Girls Beach Volleyball - Pacific Ridge, Carlsbad - San Diego - 3.85
Badminton (co-ed) - Mission San Jose, Fremont - North Coast - 3.84
Boys Basketball - Maranatha Christian, San Diego - San Diego - 3.84
Boys Basketball - New Roads, Santa Monica - Southern - 3.84
Gymnastics - Rancho Bernardo, San Diego - San Diego - 3.82
Boys Lacrosse - Amador Valley, Pleasanton - North Coast - 3.81
Football - Webb, Claremont - Southern - 3.79
Trad. Competitive Cheer - Saint Joseph, Lakewood - Southern - 3.73