Men's Golf Named GCAA All-Academic Team
7/27/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. -- The Gonzaga men's golf team was named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team Wednesday.
The Bulldogs were among 24 programs to receive President's Special Recognition status for having team GPAs of 3.5 or better. GU boasted a team GPA of 3.66 in the spring term.
To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors a college or university must submit the GPAs for each player on its official squad list for the academic year.
Valparaiso (Division I), USC Aiken (Division II), UT Dallas (Division III), Embry-Riddle Prescott (NAIA), Garden City (NJCAA DI) and Meridian (NJCAA DII) were named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions.
For the second straight season, Embry-Riddle Prescott posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.787. A record 208 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn All-Academic Team recognition.
