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GCAA recognizes men's golf academic achievement
Jul 24, 2020 | Men's Golf
Presidents Special Recognition Honors given for team GPA of 3.5 or better
NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Memphis men's golf team was honored for its academic achievement by the Golf Coaches Association of America, earning Presidents Special Recognition Honors by finishing with a team GPA of 3.5 or above.
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The awards were announced this week.
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Kentucky (Division I), Maryville (Division II), Swarthmore (Division III), Wayland Baptist (NAIA), Dodge City (NJCAA Division I), South Mountain (NJCAA Division II) were all named Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions, announced by the GCAA.
Kentucky finished with the top overall GPA in all divisions, finishing the 2019-20 season with a 3.89 team GPA.
A total of 250 schools submitted GPAs of 3.0 or above, with 95 – including the UofM -- gaining Presidents Special Recognition Honors for GPAs of 3.5 or better.
The announcement was the second this week recognizing academic achievement by the UofM. Borja Martin, Nick Giles, Guillaume Chevalier, William Harwood and Rodi Vlasveld were named All-America Scholars by the GCAA.
Academic National Champions
Division I – Kentucky
Division II – Maryville (MO)
Division III – Swarthmore
NAIA – Wayland Baptist
NJCAA I – Dodge City
NJCAA II – South Mountain
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Presidents Special Recognition
(3.5 GPA or above)
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Division I
Abilene Christian
Baylor
Belmont
Boston College
Bowling Green
Bradley
William & Mary
Davidson
Dayton
East Tennessee State
Eastern Michigan
George Washington
Georgia Southern
Gonzaga
Harvard
Houston Baptist
Illinois
Illinois State
Incarnate Word
Iona
Iowa State
Kentucky
Longwood
Louisville
Marshall
Marquette
Michigan State
Missouri State
Memphis
New Mexico
Northern Colorado
Northern Kentucky
Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Pennsylvania
Purdue
Rhode Island
Rice
Richmond
Sacred Heart
Seattle
Seton Hall
SMU
St. Francis (NY)
Stanford
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Toledo
UT Martin
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
VCU
Villanova
Winthrop
Wisconsin
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Yale
Youngstown State
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The awards were announced this week.
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Kentucky (Division I), Maryville (Division II), Swarthmore (Division III), Wayland Baptist (NAIA), Dodge City (NJCAA Division I), South Mountain (NJCAA Division II) were all named Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions, announced by the GCAA.
Kentucky finished with the top overall GPA in all divisions, finishing the 2019-20 season with a 3.89 team GPA.
A total of 250 schools submitted GPAs of 3.0 or above, with 95 – including the UofM -- gaining Presidents Special Recognition Honors for GPAs of 3.5 or better.
The announcement was the second this week recognizing academic achievement by the UofM. Borja Martin, Nick Giles, Guillaume Chevalier, William Harwood and Rodi Vlasveld were named All-America Scholars by the GCAA.
Academic National Champions
Division I – Kentucky
Division II – Maryville (MO)
Division III – Swarthmore
NAIA – Wayland Baptist
NJCAA I – Dodge City
NJCAA II – South Mountain
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Presidents Special Recognition
(3.5 GPA or above)
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Division I
Abilene Christian
Baylor
Belmont
Boston College
Bowling Green
Bradley
William & Mary
Davidson
Dayton
East Tennessee State
Eastern Michigan
George Washington
Georgia Southern
Gonzaga
Harvard
Houston Baptist
Illinois
Illinois State
Incarnate Word
Iona
Iowa State
Kentucky
Longwood
Louisville
Marshall
Marquette
Michigan State
Missouri State
Memphis
New Mexico
Northern Colorado
Northern Kentucky
Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Pennsylvania
Purdue
Rhode Island
Rice
Richmond
Sacred Heart
Seattle
Seton Hall
SMU
St. Francis (NY)
Stanford
Texas Rio Grande Valley
Toledo
UT Martin
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
VCU
Villanova
Winthrop
Wisconsin
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Yale
Youngstown State
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