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Roger M. Yaffe, Executive Director Women’s Golf Coaches Association. Coral Springs, FL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Todd Oehrlein President University of Wisconsin Kevin Williams Vice President East Carolina University Angie Ravaioli-Larkin Associate VP 1 Texas Christian University Emily Fletcher Associate VP 2 Northwestern University Kelli Kamimura Associate VP 3 Washington State University Diana Cantu Secretary University of Maryland Ginger Brown-Lemm Treasurer Mississippi State University Lisa Strom Division I Director Texas State University Melissa Luellen Division I Representative Auburn University Michael Bond Division II Director University of Central Oklahoma Bryan Clarke Division II Representative University of West Florida Mary Jo McCloskey Division III Director George Fox University Michael Dugas Division III Representative Husson University Erika Brennan Communications Director University of South Florida Maddi Swaney Assistant Coach Representative Kent State University Kristi Knight Immediate Past President Kansas State University
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[email protected] PH (800) 381-0769 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA OMAHA CAPTURES 2017-18 WGCA ALLSCHOLAR TEAM GPA AWARD CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (July 11, 2018) – The University of Nebraska Omaha women’s golf team has been named the recipient of the 2017-18 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award. The award recognizes the women’s collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA which includes all of the team’s student-athletes for the 2017-18 season. Omaha’s 6 team members had an average GPA of 3.949. Leading Division II was Lindenwood University, as the team’s 8 members averaged a 3.886 GPA, while Ithaca College led Division III with a 3.801 average GPA. The WGCA also announced the top 25 teams with the highest team GPA for each division. They are as follows: Division I Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 T-13 T-13 T-13 16 17 18 19 T-20 T-20 22 23 24 25
University University of Nebraska Omaha Arkansas State University Rutgers University East Carolina University Arizona State University Seattle University University of Cincinnati University of South Carolina University of Denver Stanford University Seton Hall University Yale University Jacksonville University University of Evansville Quinnipiac University University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of Central Arkansas University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jacksonville State University Houston Baptist University University of Arkansas-Little Rock University of Alabama Weber State University Coastal Carolina University University of Oregon
Team GPA 3.949 3.866 3.812 3.806 3.790 3.759 3.751 3.747 3.739 3.734 3.721 3.719 3.715 3.715 3.715 3.714 3.713 3.707 3.704 3.695 3.695 3.692 3.691 3.690 3.689
Division II Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T-25 T-25
University Lindenwood University Augustana University (South Dakota) Lynn University Tarleton State University University of North Carolina at Pembroke California Baptist University Lewis University Southern Nazarene University University of Findlay Davenport University University of Nebraska at Kearney Southwest Minnesota State University University of Indianapolis Southwestern Oklahoma State University Western New Mexico University Tiffin University Oklahoma Christian University Wayne State University University of Illinois at Springfield Cameron University University of Missouri-St. Louis Florida Institute of Technology Flagler College Maryville University of St. Louis Northeastern State University Henderson State University
Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
University Ithaca College Carnegie Mellon University Transylvania University Misericordia University Wartburg College University of Texas at Dallas Middlebury College University of Mary Hardin-Baylor University of Northwestern - St. Paul Saint Mary’s College (IN) Piedmont College St. Catherine University Grinnell College Union College Marietta College Rhodes College Olivet College Williams College Monmouth College University of Wisconsin-Stout Huntingdon College Hardin-Simmons University
Team GPA 3.886 3.875 3.867 3.810 3.738 3.736 3.714 3.710 3.685 3.683 3.671 3.666 3.661 3.656 3.655 3.652 3.641 3.635 3.627 3.626 3.619 3.600 3.595 3.591 3.576 3.576
Division III Team GPA 3.801 3.719 3.710 3.670 3.666 3.652 3.641 3.631 3.612 3.609 3.604 3.599 3.593 3.584 3.577 3.571 3.547 3.527 3.515 3.507 3.492 3.463
23 24 25
Texas Lutheran University Berry College Gustavus Adolphus College
3.442 3.420 3.415
About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent. ###
