LANCASTER, Pa. - The Atlantic East Conference announced the winning squads for the Winter and Spring Team Academic Awards on Tuesday, as six institutions garnered awards.
The Team Academic honor is awarded to the institution's team that had the top GPA in its respective sport through the semester(s) it played in. The GPA is calculated for each season as follows:
- Fall Season Teams (WSOC, MSOC, WVB, FH, WXC, MXC, WGOLF): Fall Semester Grades
- Winter Season Teams (WBB, MBB, WSWIM, MSWIM): Cumulative of Fall and Spring Semester Grades
- Spring Season Teams (MLAX, WLAX, BB, SB, MGOLF, MT&F, WT&F, MTEN, WTEN): Spring Semester Grades
Marywood secures six winter and spring team academic honors to match with the four from the fall for 10 of the 20 honors this year. The Pacers had the overall top spring and winter team GPA with a 3.77 for women’s swimming. Marywood also took the top spot in women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s swimming and men’s and women’s track and field.
Marymount landed with the second most on the year with three. The Saints took baseball and women’s tennis for the spring to go with one fall team honor. Gwynedd Mercy had the top team GPA for men’s lacrosse for the spring to total two on the year. Centenary joined with two teams for the year with men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse in the spring. Immaculata had the top team honor in softball, while Neumann was awarded for men’s tennis.
Overall all seven conference institutions were recognized with a team honor. Cabrini had the top overall team GPA with a 3.8 for the field hockey team.
The Winter and Spring Team Academic have been announced below.
WINTER & SPRING TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS:
- Men’s Basketball: Centenary - 3.284
- Women’s Basketball: Marywood - 3.67
- Men’s Swimming: Marywood - 3.72
- Women’s Swimming: Marywood - 3.77
- Baseball: Marymount - 3.353
- Softball: Immaculata - 3.65
- Men’s Golf: Marywood - 3.35
- Men’s Lacrosse: Gwynedd Mercy- 3.46
- Women’s Lacrosse: Centenary - 3.605
- Men’s Tennis: Neumann - 3.688
- Women’s Tennis: Marymount 3.688
- Men’s Track & Field: Marywood - 3.53
- Women’s Track & Field: Marywood - 3.57
FALL TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD WINNERS:
- Field Hockey: Cabrini, 3.80 GPA
- Men's Cross Country: Marywood, 3.58 GPA
- Women's Cross Country: Marywood, 3.76 GPA
- Women's Golf: Marymount, 3.41 GPA
- Men's Soccer: Gwynedd Mercy 3.34 GPA
- Women's Soccer: Marywood, 3.67 GPA
- Women's Volleyball: Marywood, 3.57 GPA
Previous award winners can be found
here.
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The Atlantic East Conference is a member of NCAA Division III comprising seven institutions in a three-state area - Cabrini, Gwynedd Mercy, Immaculata, Marywood and Neumann Universities in Pennsylvania; Centenary University in New Jersey, and Marymount University in Virginia.
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