Northwood Places 79 On Spring GLIAC All-Academic Teams
Spring GLIAC All-Academic Teams
MIDLAND, MICH. – The Northwood University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics placed a total of 79 student-athletes on the Spring All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), the league announced Thursday (June 13).
Northwood had a total of 39 student-athletes earn All-Academic Honors, while 40 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 2016.
In total, 814 student-athletes from the 12 GLIAC schools earned All-Academic or All-Academic Excellence honors (390 All-Academic, 424 All-Academic Excellence).
ACADEMIC
Baseball: 12
Men's Golf: 4
Women's Golf: 4
Softball: 8
Men's Tennis: 1
Men's Track & Field: 6
Women's Track & Field: 4
ACADEMIC TOTAL: 39
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Baseball: 13
Men's Golf: 1
Women's Golf: 3
Softball: 10
Men's Tennis: 5
Men's Track & Field: 5
Women's Track & Field: 3
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TOTAL: 40