GCAA Announces 2014 Team Academic Awards presented by Farmers Insurance

NORMAN, Okla. – DePaul (Division I), Ferris State (Division II), Carnegie Mellon (Division III), SCAD Atlanta (NAIA), Dodge City (NJCAA DI) and Walters State (NJCAA DII) have been named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions announced the GCAA.

Dodge City posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.82. A total of 143 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn All-Academic Team recognition.

“I am so proud of my team and how hard they work in the classroom,” said Dodge City Head Coach Chris Robinson. “We ask a lot from our men’s golf team, both on and off the golf course. It’s a great reflection of our program and all the credit should go to the kids.”

Dodge City is the first non-Division I program to post the highest overall team GPA. DePaul claimed the Division I title for the fourth time while Carnegie Mellon earned its second honor in the top spot in Division III. It was the first Team Academic title for Ferris State, SCAD Atlanta and Walters State.

Alabama State, Arizona, Brown, Duke, Embry Riddle - Arizona, Kennesaw State, Mercer, Missouri, Missouri State, Redlands, SCAD Atlanta, Tiffin, Utah State, Utah Valley, Valparaiso, Washington & Lee and Webster also received President’s Special Recognition status for having team GPAs of 3.5 or better. The 20 teams to earn this distinction matches the high also met last season.

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.

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Academic National Champions

Division I - DePaul
Division II - Ferris State
Division III - Carnegie Mellon
NAIA - SCAD Atlanta
NJCAA DI - Dodge City
NJCAA DII - Walters State

President’s Special Recognition
(3.5 or better GPA)

Division I
Alabama State
Arizona
Brown
DePaul
Duke
Kennesaw State
Mercer
Missouri
Missouri State
Utah State
Utah Valley
Valparaiso

Division II
Ferris State
Tiffin

Division III
Carnegie Mellon
Redlands
Washington & Lee
Webster

NAIA
Embry Riddle - Arizona
SCAD Atlanta

NJCAA I
Dodge City

All-Academic Teams
(3.0 or better GPA)

Division II
Barry
Barton
Bellarmine
Concordia (Minn.)
Chico State
CSU Monterey Bay
Ferris State
Flordia Tech
Georgia Southwestern State
IUP
Lynn
Maryville
Nova Southeastern
Ohio Dominican
Rollins
Saginaw Valley State
Saint Leo
Tiffin
Illinois - Springfield
Missouri - St. Louis
West Florida
USCA
Wayne State

Division III
Carnegie Mellon Centenary College (NJ)
Emory
Gustavus Adolphus
Illinois Wesleyan
Kenyon
Maryville (Tenn.)
UMass Dartmouth
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Monmouth College
NYU
Redlands
Schreiner
Skidmore
St. John’s (Minn.)
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevenson
Swarthmore
Transylvania
Trine
Wabash
Washington & Lee
Webster
Wittenberg

NAIA
Bethany (Kan.)
Carroll
University of the Cumberlands
Dalton State
Embry Riddle - Arizona
SCAD Atlanta
SCAD Savannah
Wayland Baptist

NJCAA DI
Central Alabama
Dodge City
Meridian

NJCAA DII
Mineral Area College
Walters State