UAA Announces Fall 2016 All-Academic Honors - 577 Student-Athletes Recognized

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UAA announces its fall 2016 All-Academic honors, recognizing 577 student-athletes achieving a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.300 or better. The honor roll covers athletes from teams participating in UAA-sponsored men’s and women’s fall sports, and requires at least one full year of college study. The GPA benchmark matches the CoSIDA standard for Academic All-America® nomination, with recognition granted after the fall, winter, and spring seasons each year.

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UAA announces Fall 2016 All-Academic honors

GPA eligibility and recognition criteria

Recipients, institutions, and sports breakdown

Program background and supporting academic findings

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY EMORY UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 115 Sully’s Trail, Suite 14 • Pittsford, New York 14534 Phone: (585) 419-0575 FAX: (585) 218-0951 NOVEMBER 9, 2016 UAA ANNOUNCES FALL 2016 ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS 577 UAA STUDENT-A THLETES RECOGNIZED FOR ACHIEVING GPA OF 3.300 OR BETTER The University Athletic Association has announced its fall listing of student-athletes to be honored with All-Academic accolades. The fall academic honor roll includes 577 student-athletes representing teams participating in the three men’s and three women’s fall sports for which the UAA sponsors competition. Within the UAA, All-Academic recognition is awarded to student-athletes who have completed at least one full year of college study and who carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.300. The 3.300 minimum cumulative grade point average is the same academic standard used as a qualifying threshold by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the nomination of Academic All-America® candidates in all sports. The 577 recipients ofUAA All-Academic Recognition represent approximately 58 percent of the total eligible UAA student-athletes – members of all teams who have completed at least one year of undergraduate study. Percentages varied by institution with a high of 66.7 percent of eligible student-athletes earning All-Academic honors. Percentages among sports varied with a high of 64 percent of eligible cross country runners receiving All-Academic recognition. The UAA Presidents Council established a program of All-Academic recognition in April 1998. Qualifying student-athletes are recognized at the completion of the fall, winter, and spring seasons each year. The honor is intended to recognize the high level of academic achievement demonstrated by studentathletes who effectively balance their significant commitment of time, effort, and energy in athletic endeavor with their highly challenging academic responsibilities. Individuals and teams throughout the UAA have been consistently recognized for their academic and athletic achievements. During the 2015-16 academic year, 37 student-athletes from UAA institutions were recognized as Academic All-Americans, 148 received All-America honors in team or individual sports, and nine garnered individual national championship event titles or national Player of the Year honors. In addition, nine student-athletes were among the select group of seniors across the country named NCAA Postgraduate Scholars. In 2015-16 NCAA championship competition, 22 UAA teams finished in the top ten in their national championships, while another 17 finished in the top twenty. Biennial studies completed by the Association over the last 14 years have consistently shown that the cumulative grade point averages of athletic teams have been statistically equal to the campus population GPA. In the most recent study, covering the 2012-13 academic year, women’s student athletes had average cumulative GPA’s higher than the overall average for their respective campuses , while men’s studentathletes had the same average cumulative GPA as the overall average for their respective campuses. Of the 66 women’s teams and 69 men’s teams included in the study, 82 teams (61 percent) met or exceeded the existing 3.30 GPA standard for nominating individuals for Academic All-America® recognition. 2 0 1 6 U A A F a l l A l l-A c a d e m i c H o n o r e e s Women’s Cross Country Rose Monahan Ashley Piccirillo-Horan Maddie Dolins Kate Farrell Kyra Shreeve Julia Bryson Natalya Buchwald Alice Duan Shaheen Essabhoy Emily Joyce Zeleena Kearney Wade Lacey Allison Scibisz Maria DeRenzo Maryellen Heebner Jennifer Hoffmann Danielle Kulpins Rachel Laveson Amy Lin Marissa Miyagi Elena Polivka Ellen Sears Isa Torres-Pa

FAQs

How many student-athletes received UAA Fall 2016 All-Academic honors?

577 student-athletes were recognized for achieving a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.300 or better.

What GPA and study requirements are needed for All-Academic recognition?

Student-athletes must complete at least one full year of college study and carry a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.300.

What organizations and standards are referenced for the 3.300 GPA threshold?

The 3.300 minimum cumulative GPA is the same academic standard used by CoSIDA for the nomination of Academic All-America® candidates.

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