Eastern Michigan Athletics
Men's Golf Nabs GCAA President's Special Recognition Academic Honors
7/19/2017 2:51:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Eagles were honored as one of the top academic squads in the nation
NORMAN, Okla. (EMUEagles.com) – The Golf Coaches Association of America announced today, July 19, that the Eastern Michigan University men's golf team received the President's Special Recognition Academic Team Award following the 2016-17 season.
The Eagles were one of just 19 Division I teams to receive the special honor. Additionally, Eastern was the only Mid-American Conference school to receive the distinction. To receive the President's Special Recognition award, teams must have an overall team GPA of 3.5 or better.
In total, 39 teams across Division I, II, III, and NAIA received the honor. The Green and White were also named an All-Academic Team for their academic success. To earn All-Academic honors, a team must have a GPA of 3.0 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.
Academic National Champions
Division I - Georgia State
Division II - St. Edward's
Division III - Kalamazoo
NAIA - Governors State
NJCAA DI - Central Alabama
NJCAA DII - Mineral Area College
President's Special Recognition (3.5 or better GPA)
Division I
Arkansas State
Baylor
Duke
East Tennessee State
Eastern Michigan
Francis Marion
Georgia State
Hartford
Harvard
Kentucky
Louisville
New Mexico
Robert Morris
Seattle
Seton Hall
Texas Tech
Valparaiso
William & Mary
Yale
Division II
Bellarmine
Colorado Mesa
Dominican (CA)
Indianapolis
Rockhurst
St. Edward's
Tiffin
Division III
Gustavus Adolphus
Kalamazoo
Occidental
Swarthmore
UT Dallas
Washington & Lee
Webster
NAIA
Bethel (KS)
Embry-Riddle Prescott
Governors State
SCAD-Atlanta
SCAD-Savannah
NJCAA Division I
Central Alabama
All-Academic Teams
(3.0 or better GPA)
Division I
Abilene Christian
Akron
Arizona
Arkansas State
Baylor
Belmont
Bowling Green
Bradley
Bucknell
Canisius
Cincinnati
Colgate
Colorado State
Columbia
Connecticut
Davidson
DePaul
Detroit
Drake
Duke
East Carolina
East Tennessee State
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Elon
Evansville
Francis Marion
George Mason
George Washington
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Gonzaga
Hartford
Harvard
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa State
IPFW
Kansas
Kennesaw State
Kent State
Kentucky
Longwood
Louisville
Loyola (MD)
Manhattan
Marquette
Miami
Michigan State
Middle Tennessee State
Missouri
Morehead State
Nevada
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oklahoma State
Old Dominion
Ole Miss
Oral Roberts
Presbyterian
Radford
Rice
Robert Morris
Samford
Seattle
Seton Hall
SIUE
South Alabama
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Southern Mississippi
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Tech
UALR
UC Irvine
UCF
UCLA
UMKC
UNC-Greensboro
UNCW
UNLV
UTSA
Utah
Utah State
Utah Valley
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Weber State
William & Mary
Winthrop
Wisconsin
Wofford
Wyoming
Xavier
Yale
Division II
Academy of Art
Ashland
Barton
Bellarmine
Bemidji State
Bentley
Brevard
Central Oklahoma
Chaminade
Chico State
Colorado Mesa
CSU East Bay
CSU Monterey Bay
Dominican (CA)
Ferris State
Findlay
Florida Tech
Gannon
Harding
Henderson State
Hillsdale
Indianapolis
Lee
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
Missouri-St. Louis
Northeastern State
Ohio Dominican
Palm Beach Atlantic
Rockhurst
Rollins
Saginaw Valley State
Saint Leo
Southern Wesleyan
St Edward's
Tiffin
Union (TN)
Valdosta State
Wayne State
West Alabama
West Florida
Division III
Benedictine
Berry
Carnegie Mellon
Concordia (TX)
Dominican (IL)
Earlham
Emory
Farmingdale State
Franklin & Marshall
Gustavus Adolphus
Illinois Wesleyan
Johnson & Wales (RI)
Kalamazoo
Kenyon
Maryville (TN)
Marywood
Millikin
Mount St. Joseph
North Central
Occidental
Ohio Wesleyan
Rhodes
Rosemont
Saint John's (MN)
St. John Fisher
St. Thomas (MN)
Swarthmore College
Trine
UMass Dartmouth
UT Dallas
Wabash
Washington & Lee
Webster
Willamette
Wisconsin Lutheran
Wittenberg
NAIA
Bethel (KS)
Carroll
Doane
Embry Riddle Prescott
Governors State
Keiser
SCAD-Atlanta
SCAD-Savannah
Warner Pacific
William Jessup
NJCAA DI
Central Alabama
Dodge City
NJCAA DII
Meridian
Mineral Area
Mississippi Gulf Coast
The Eagles were one of just 19 Division I teams to receive the special honor. Additionally, Eastern was the only Mid-American Conference school to receive the distinction. To receive the President's Special Recognition award, teams must have an overall team GPA of 3.5 or better.
In total, 39 teams across Division I, II, III, and NAIA received the honor. The Green and White were also named an All-Academic Team for their academic success. To earn All-Academic honors, a team must have a GPA of 3.0 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.
Academic National Champions
Division I - Georgia State
Division II - St. Edward's
Division III - Kalamazoo
NAIA - Governors State
NJCAA DI - Central Alabama
NJCAA DII - Mineral Area College
President's Special Recognition (3.5 or better GPA)
Division I
Arkansas State
Baylor
Duke
East Tennessee State
Eastern Michigan
Francis Marion
Georgia State
Hartford
Harvard
Kentucky
Louisville
New Mexico
Robert Morris
Seattle
Seton Hall
Texas Tech
Valparaiso
William & Mary
Yale
Division II
Bellarmine
Colorado Mesa
Dominican (CA)
Indianapolis
Rockhurst
St. Edward's
Tiffin
Division III
Gustavus Adolphus
Kalamazoo
Occidental
Swarthmore
UT Dallas
Washington & Lee
Webster
NAIA
Bethel (KS)
Embry-Riddle Prescott
Governors State
SCAD-Atlanta
SCAD-Savannah
NJCAA Division I
Central Alabama
All-Academic Teams
(3.0 or better GPA)
Division I
Abilene Christian
Akron
Arizona
Arkansas State
Baylor
Belmont
Bowling Green
Bradley
Bucknell
Canisius
Cincinnati
Colgate
Colorado State
Columbia
Connecticut
Davidson
DePaul
Detroit
Drake
Duke
East Carolina
East Tennessee State
Eastern Kentucky
Eastern Michigan
Elon
Evansville
Francis Marion
George Mason
George Washington
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
Gonzaga
Hartford
Harvard
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa State
IPFW
Kansas
Kennesaw State
Kent State
Kentucky
Longwood
Louisville
Loyola (MD)
Manhattan
Marquette
Miami
Michigan State
Middle Tennessee State
Missouri
Morehead State
Nevada
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oklahoma State
Old Dominion
Ole Miss
Oral Roberts
Presbyterian
Radford
Rice
Robert Morris
Samford
Seattle
Seton Hall
SIUE
South Alabama
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Southern Mississippi
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Tech
UALR
UC Irvine
UCF
UCLA
UMKC
UNC-Greensboro
UNCW
UNLV
UTSA
Utah
Utah State
Utah Valley
Valparaiso
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Weber State
William & Mary
Winthrop
Wisconsin
Wofford
Wyoming
Xavier
Yale
Division II
Academy of Art
Ashland
Barton
Bellarmine
Bemidji State
Bentley
Brevard
Central Oklahoma
Chaminade
Chico State
Colorado Mesa
CSU East Bay
CSU Monterey Bay
Dominican (CA)
Ferris State
Findlay
Florida Tech
Gannon
Harding
Henderson State
Hillsdale
Indianapolis
Lee
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
Missouri-St. Louis
Northeastern State
Ohio Dominican
Palm Beach Atlantic
Rockhurst
Rollins
Saginaw Valley State
Saint Leo
Southern Wesleyan
St Edward's
Tiffin
Union (TN)
Valdosta State
Wayne State
West Alabama
West Florida
Division III
Benedictine
Berry
Carnegie Mellon
Concordia (TX)
Dominican (IL)
Earlham
Emory
Farmingdale State
Franklin & Marshall
Gustavus Adolphus
Illinois Wesleyan
Johnson & Wales (RI)
Kalamazoo
Kenyon
Maryville (TN)
Marywood
Millikin
Mount St. Joseph
North Central
Occidental
Ohio Wesleyan
Rhodes
Rosemont
Saint John's (MN)
St. John Fisher
St. Thomas (MN)
Swarthmore College
Trine
UMass Dartmouth
UT Dallas
Wabash
Washington & Lee
Webster
Willamette
Wisconsin Lutheran
Wittenberg
NAIA
Bethel (KS)
Carroll
Doane
Embry Riddle Prescott
Governors State
Keiser
SCAD-Atlanta
SCAD-Savannah
Warner Pacific
William Jessup
NJCAA DI
Central Alabama
Dodge City
NJCAA DII
Meridian
Mineral Area
Mississippi Gulf Coast
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