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Men's Track and Field Earn Two BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Awards

7/19/2022 11:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field

The team earned awards for its performance in the classroom during the indoor and outdoor seasons.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the 22 teams that have been recognized with 2021-22 Team Academic Excellence Awards for compiling the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport. The Providence College men's track and field team earned BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Awards for the indoor and outdoor seasons.
 
The winners were chosen based on the 2021-22 grade-point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution's roster as of the last contest of the championship segment in each conference-sponsored sport.
 
Ten schools had at least one team honored, with Creighton leading the way with four. Butler and St. John's tied for the second most with three teams recognized. DePaul, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova each had two teams earn Academic Excellence accolades, while Denver and Marquette both had one.
 
2021-22 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award Winners 
 
Sport School GPA
Baseball Seton Hall 3.45 
Men's Basketball Villanova 3.371 
Women's Basketball Creighton 3.41
Men's Cross Country Creighton 3.792 
Women's Cross Country Creighton 3.837 
Men's Indoor Track & Field Providence 3.551 
Women's Indoor Track & Field Butler 3.678 
Men's Outdoor Track & Field Providence 3.551 
Women's Outdoor Track & Field Butler 3.678
Field Hockey Villanova 3.596
Men's Golf Marquette 3.769  
Women's Golf St. John's 3.874
Men's Lacrosse St. John's 3.52 
Women's Lacrosse Denver 3.648
Men's Soccer St. John's 3.542
Women's Soccer Butler 3.75
Softball DePaul 3.682 
Men's Swimming and Diving Georgetown 3.593
Women's Swimming and Diving Seton Hall 3.591
Men's Tennis Georgetown 3.748
Women's Tennis DePaul 3.949
Volleyball Creighton 3.714
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