GCAA Announces 2013 Team Academic Awards presented by Farmers Insurance
NORMAN, Okla. – Brown (Division I), Post (Division II), Greensboro College (Division III), Embry Riddle - AZ (NAIA), Scottsdale CC (NJCAA DI) and South Mountain CC (NJCAA DII) have been named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions announced the GCAA.
Brown posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.74. A total of 145 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn All-Academic Team recognition - a new high in the five years of the award.
“All the credit goes to the players - I couldn’t be happier for them,” said Brown Head Coach Michael Hughes. “We put a high emphasis on academics and I know that we’ve been close to winning this award the past four years. To carry an Ivy League curriculum and course load while competing is tough. This lends credibility that if you recruit good quality kids your program will be rewarded.”
South Mountain CC won its fourth straight Academic National Championships in NJCAA DII. Post earned the Division II Academic National Championship for the second-straight year while Brown, Greensboro College, Embry Riddle - AZ and Scottsdale CC won for the first time.
DePaul, Harvard, Kennesaw State, Madonna, Ohio Valley, Redlands, Richmond, SCAD Atlanta, SCAD Savannah, Stanford, Sterling, Stevens Institute of Technology, Utah Valley State, Valparaiso, William & Mary and Yale also received President’s Special Recognition status for having team GPAs of 3.5 or better.
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.
“Farmers Insurance is proud to honor and support the GCAA and their 2013 recipients of the 2013 Team Academic Awards,” said Chuck Browning, Head of Sponsorship and Corporate Giving for Farmers Insurance. “A key philanthropic pillar of Farmers Insurance is Education, thus this award is a perfect fit for us and gives us a chance to extend our support of golf throughout the year. It is also an extension of our University Day platform at the Farmers Insurance Open, which we continue to see great success on each year.”
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Academic National Champions
- Division I - Brown
- Division II - Post
- Division III - Greensboro College
- NAIA - Embry Riddle - AZ
- NJCAA DI - Scottsdale CC
- NJCAA DII - South Mountain CC
President’s Special Recognition
(3.5 or better GPA)
Division I
- Brown
- DePaul
- Harvard
- Kennesaw State
- Richmond
- Stanford
- Utah Valley State
- Valparaiso
- William & Mary
- Yale
Division II
- Ohio Valley
- Post
Division III
- Greensboro College
- Redlands
- Stevens Institute of Technology
NAIA
- Embry Riddle - AZ
- Madonna
- SCAD Atlanta
- SCAD Savannah
- Sterling
All-Academic Teams
(3.0 or better GPA)
- Akron
- Arizona
- Auburn
- Augusta State
- Ball State
- Belmont
- Boston College
- Brown
- California
- Coastal Carolina
- Davidson
- DePaul
- Detroit Mercy
- Duke
- East Carolina
- East Tennessee State
- Evansville
- Georgia Tech
- Hartford
- Harvard
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas State
- Kennesaw State
- Kentucky
- Liberty
- Longwood
- Louisville
- Loyola (Md.)
- Marquette
- Mercer
- Miami (Ohio)
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Middle Tennessee
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Missouri State
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State
- Northern Colorado
- Northwestern
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma
- Princeton
- Purdue
- Rice
- Richmond
- Robert Morris
- San Diego
- Seton Hall
- South Alabama
- South Carolina
- South Dakota State
- Southeastern Louisiana
- Southern Illinois
- SIUE
- St. John's
- Stanford
- Stephen F. Austin
- TCU
- Tennessee
- Texas Tech
- Towson
- Troy
- UALR
- UCLA
- UNC Charlotte
- UNCG
- UNCW
- Utah State
- Utah Valley
- Valparaiso
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest
- Weber State
- William & Mary
- Winthrop
- Wofford
- Wyoming
- Yale
Division II
- Armstrong Atlantic State
- Barry
- Bellarmine
- Bentley
- Brevard
- CSU Monterey Bay
- Ferris State
- Lynn
- Maryville (St. Louis)
- Minot State
- Ohio Dominican
- Ohio Valley
- Oklahoma Christian
- Post
- Saginaw Valley State
- St. Edward’s
- Tiffin
- USCA
- West Florida
Division III
- Carnegie Mellon
- DePauw
- Edgewood
- Greensboro
- Grinnell
- Gustavus Adolphus
- Johnson & Wales
- Luther
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- NYU
- Occidental
- Redlands
- Saint John’s (Minn.)
- Skidmore
- St. Thomas
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stevenson
- Swarthmore
- Transylvania
- Trinity College (Conn.)
- Wabash
- Washington & Lee
- Webster
- Wheaton
- Wittenberg
NAIA
- Bethany (Kan.)
- Bethel College (Kan.)
- Carroll College
- Central Methodist
- Clarke
- Cumberlands
- Embry Riddle - AZ
- Lee
- Madonna
- Northwood (Florida)
- Northwood (Texas)
- SCAD Atlanta
- SCAD Savannah
- Sterling
- Wayland Baptist
NJCAA DI
- Central Alabama
- Darton State
- Meridian CC
- Scottsdale CC
NJCAA DII
- South Mountain CC