Official Press Release
Wheaton, Ill. - The Wheaton College men's golf team was recognized as an All-Academic Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Tuesday.
The Thunder men had a GPA of 3.26 in the last academic year. They are one of only 22 teams in NCAA Division III that were recognized, along with fellow CCIW team Millikin University.
To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors, a college or university must submit the grade points earned and hours attempted for each player on its official squad list for the academic year.
East Tennessee State (Division I), St. Mary's of Texas (Division II), Gustavus Adolphus (Division III), Savannah College of Art and Design (NAIA), McLennan CC (NJCAA DI) and Tyler JC (NJCAA DII) were named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions. East Tennessee State posted the highest recorded team GPA with 3.78. A total of 82 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher and earned All-Academic Team recognition.
Belmont, Detroit Mercy, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, Gustavus Adolphus, Ohio Dominican, Rice, SCAD, Seton Hall and St. Mary's (Texas) were also accorded President's Special Recognition status for earning team GPAs of 3.50 or better.
Academic National Champions
Division I - East Tennessee State
Division II - St. Mary's (Texas)
Division III - Gustavus Adolphus
NAIA - SCAD
NJCAA DI - McLennan CC
NJCAA DII - Tyler JC
President's Special Recognition
(3.5 or better GPA)
Division I - Belmont, Canisius, Detroit Mercy, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, Rice, Seton Hall
Division II - St. Mary's (Texas)
Division III - Gustavus Adolphus
NAIA - Ohio Dominican, Savannah College of Art and Design
All-Academic Teams
(3.0 or better GPA)
Division I - Akron, Ball State, Baylor, Belmont, BYU, California, Canisius, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Columbia, Connecticut, Davidson, DePaul, Detroit Mercy, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Evansville, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, Houston Baptist, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Longwood, Louisville, LSU, Miami (Ohio), Middle Tennessee, Northwestern, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rice, San Francisco, Seton Hall, South Alabama, South Carolina, South Dakota State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas Pan-American, Tulsa, UC Santa Barbara, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Wofford
Division II - Barry, Caldwell, Fort Lewis, Georgia College, IUP, Lynn, St. Mary's (Texas), Saginaw Valley State
Division III - Albion, Benedictine, Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, DePauw, Emory, Gustavus Adolphus, Hope, Luther, Maryville of St. Louis, UMASS Dartmouth, Millikin, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Nichols College, Saint John's (Minn.), Trinity College, Wartburg
Wheaton College, Wisconsin-Stout
NAIA - Carroll, Ohio Dominican, St. Ambrose, Savannah College of Art and Design, The Master's College
NJCAA DI - Eastern Arizona College, Frank Phillips College, McLennan Community College
NJCAA DII - Darton College, Tyler JC
Information obtained courtesy of the Golf Coaches Association of America
