GCAA Names Academic National Champions
Golf Coaches Association of America National Office 1225 West Main Street Suite 110 Norman, OK 73069 Phone: (405) 329-4222 Fax: (405) 573-7888 www.collegiategolf.com National Advisory Board President Mark Crabtree, Louisville First Vice-President Bruce Brockbank, BYU Second Vice-President Todd Satterfield, Furman Third Vice-President Mark Hankins, Iowa Immediate Past President John Fields, Texas Treasurer Bruce Heppler, Georgia Tech Division I Representative At-Large Eric Hoos, Denver Division II Representative At-Large Steve Card, W. Washington Division III Representative At-Large Bob Alpers, St. John’s (MN) NAIA Representative At-Large Jeff Griebel, St. Ambrose NJCAA Representative At-Large Dave Jennings, Cent. Alabama Division I Director-East Trey Jones, Florida State Division I Director-Central Mike McGraw, Oklahoma State
For Immediate Release Contact: Dustin Roberts Golf Coaches Association of America (405) 329-4222
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
GCAA Names Academic National Champions NORMAN, Okla. – 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) have been named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions announced the GCAA. 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. “I am so delighted for our team to receive the inaugural Academic National Champion Award from the GCAA for the highest team GPA in Division I Men’s Golf,” said East Tennessee State Head Coach Fred Warren. “Our players take their classwork seriously, and certainly exemplify the “student” part of being an NCAA student-athlete. I am proud of our young men not only for their hard work and dedication to their academic responsibilities, but also for their timemanagement skills. This award means a lot to our team, and we are honored to be this year’s recipient.” 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. To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors a college of university must submit the grade points earned and hours attempted for each player on its official squad list for the academic year.
Division I Director-West Conrad Ray, Stanford Division II Director Jimmy Stobs, Barry Division III Director Dan Ruyle, Southwestern Assistant Coach Representative Don Hill, UNC Chapel Hill NCAA Liaison Donnie Wagner Legislative Advisor Stephen Clar National Staff CEO Gregg Grost Business Affairs Sharon Beery External Affairs Dustin Roberts Awards & Archives Kay Hopkins Operations Ryan Klatt
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 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
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All-Academic Teams (3.0 or better GPA)
Akron Ball State Baylor Belmont BYU California Charlotte Coastal Carolina Columbia Connecticut Davidson 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 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 I
Barry Caldwell Georgia College IUP Lynn St. Mary’s (Texas) Saginaw Valley State
Division II
Division III Albion Benedictine Carneigie Mellon Claremont McKenna DePauw Emory Fort Lewis 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 Darton College Tyler JC
NJCAA DII
For Immediate Release Contact: Dustin Roberts Golf Coaches Association of America (405) 329-4222
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
GCAA Names Academic National Champions NORMAN, Okla. – 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) have been named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions announced the GCAA. 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. “I am so delighted for our team to receive the inaugural Academic National Champion Award from the GCAA for the highest team GPA in Division I Men’s Golf,” said East Tennessee State Head Coach Fred Warren. “Our players take their classwork seriously, and certainly exemplify the “student” part of being an NCAA student-athlete. I am proud of our young men not only for their hard work and dedication to their academic responsibilities, but also for their timemanagement skills. This award means a lot to our team, and we are honored to be this year’s recipient.” 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. To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors a college of university must submit the grade points earned and hours attempted for each player on its official squad list for the academic year.
Division I Director-West Conrad Ray, Stanford Division II Director Jimmy Stobs, Barry Division III Director Dan Ruyle, Southwestern Assistant Coach Representative Don Hill, UNC Chapel Hill NCAA Liaison Donnie Wagner Legislative Advisor Stephen Clar National Staff CEO Gregg Grost Business Affairs Sharon Beery External Affairs Dustin Roberts Awards & Archives Kay Hopkins Operations Ryan Klatt
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 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
- more -
All-Academic Teams (3.0 or better GPA)
Akron Ball State Baylor Belmont BYU California Charlotte Coastal Carolina Columbia Connecticut Davidson 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 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 I
Barry Caldwell Georgia College IUP Lynn St. Mary’s (Texas) Saginaw Valley State
Division II
Division III Albion Benedictine Carneigie Mellon Claremont McKenna DePauw Emory Fort Lewis 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 Darton College Tyler JC
NJCAA DII
