Northwood Places 86 Student-Athletes On GLIAC Fall All-Academic Teams
MIDLAND, MICH. – The Northwood University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics placed a total of 86 student-athletes on the All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).
Northwood had a total of 38 student-athletes earn All-Academic Honors, while 48 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, 925 student-athletes from the GLIAC schools earned All-Academic or All-Academic Excellence honors (398 All-Academic, 527 All-Academic Excellence).
ACADEMIC
Men's Cross Country: 1
Women's Cross Country: 3
Football: 22
Men's Soccer: 4
Women's Soccer: 3
Volleyball: 5
ACADEMIC TOTAL: 38
EXCELLENCE
Men's Cross Country: 7
Women's Cross Country: 3
Football: 15
Men's Soccer: 5
Women's Soccer: 13
Volleyball: 5
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE TOTAL: 48