Women’s golf team receives WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award
The Olivet College women’s golf team had the 12th-best cumulative grade point average among NCAA Division III programs for the 2018-19 academic year. As a result, the Comets have received the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team award.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Olivet College women's golf team had the 12th-best cumulative grade point average among NCAA Division III programs for the 2018-19 academic year. As a result, the Comets have received the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team award.
Under the tutelage of head coach Bill Maas, Olivet posted a team GPA of 3.662 during the academic year. Joining them on the list was fellow Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) members Calvin College (3.615) and Kalamazoo College (3.540). Individually, six Comets were named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team.
The top 25 teams from Division I, II, and III in terms of cumulative GPA for the 2018-19 academic year are recognized annually by the WGCA for their academic success. This is the second year the association has bestowed honors upon the top 25 team from each division as the top 25 overall from all divisions combined previously vied for All-Scholar Team distinction.
| Place | University | Team GPA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marietta (Ohio) College | 3.825 |
| 2 | Southwestern (Texas) University | 3.791 |
| 3 | Macalester (Minn.) College | 3.763 |
| 4 | Transylvania (Ky.) University | 3.752 |
| 5 | Middlebury (Vt.) College | 3.3740 |
| 6 | Lakeland (Wis.) University | 3.739 |
| 7 | Otterbein (Ohio) University | 3.3730 |
| 8 | Vassar (N.Y.) College | 3.707 |
| 9 | University of Texas at Dallas | 3.703 |
| 10 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) | 3.695 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 3.685 |
| 12 | OLIVET COLLEGE | 3.662 |
| 13 | Berry (Ga.) College | 3.650 |
| 14 | Stevenson (Md.) University | 3.643 |
| 15 | Grinnell (Iowa) College | 3.636 |
| 16 | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) College | 3.635 |
| 17 | Union (N.Y.) College | 3.623 |
| 18 | Calvin College | 3.615 |
| 19 | Centenary (La.) College | 3.610 |
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University | 3.603 |
| 21 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) | 3.589 |
| 22 | Wartburg (Iowa) College | 3.587 |
| T23 | Ithaca (N.Y.) College | 3.540 |
| T23 | Kalamazoo College | 3.540 |
| 25 | Earlham (Ind.) College | 3.527 |