Northwood Places 32 On GLIAC Winter All-Academic & All-Academic Excellence Teams

MIDLAND, MICH. – The Northwood University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics placed a total of 32 student-athletes on the Winter All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), the league announced Wednesday (January 25).

Northwood had a total of 10 student-athletes earn All-Academic Honors, while 22 were placed on the All-Academic Excellence team.

In order to earn All-Academic or All-Academic excellence honors, student-athletes must be an active member on the roster at the end of the season, not a freshman or a first year transfer student. All-Academic Teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0-3.49. Academic Excellence Teams are comprised of student athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.0. Grades are based on marks from the fall semester of 2017.

In total, 609 student-athletes from GLIAC schools earned All-Academic or All-Academic Excellence honors (278 All-Academic, 331 All-Academic Excellence).

ACADEMIC

Men's Basketball: 1

Women's Basketball: 3

Men's Indoor Track & Field: 4

Women's Indoor Track & Field: 2

ACADEMIC TOTAL: 10

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Men's Basketball: 4

Women's Basketball: 9

Men's Indoor Track & Field: 3

Women's Indoor Track & Field: 6

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TOTAL: 22