Olivet College women’s golf team earns WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA award
The Olivet College women’s golf team posted the fourth-best cumulative grade point average (GPA) among all NCAA Division III programs for the 2019-20 academic year. For their accomplishment, the Comets have earned the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team award.
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Olivet College women's golf team posted the fourth-best cumulative grade point average (GPA) among all NCAA Division III programs for the 2019-20 academic year. For their accomplishment, the Comets have earned the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team award.
Under the leadership of head coach Bill Maas, Olivet had a team GPA of 3.798 during the academic year. The Comets were the only Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) institution to land a spot in the top 25. Earlier this month, seven Olivet golfers received the WGCA All-American Scholar Team.
The top 25 teams from Division I, II, and III in terms of cumulative GPA for the 2019-20 academic year are recognized annually by the WGCA for their academic success. This is the third 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. The Comets have been included in the top 25 each of the previous two years, ranking No. 17 in 2017-18 and No. 12 in 2018-19.
| Place | University | Team GPA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Texas at Dallas | 3.860 |
| 2 | Augsburg (Minn.) University | 3.839 |
| 3 | Washington University in St. Louis | 3.833 |
| 4 | Olivet College | 3.798 |
| T5 | Carleton (Minn.) College | 3.791 |
| T5 | Middlebury (Vt.) College | 3.791 |
| 7 | Marietta (Ohio) College | 3.777 |
| 8 | Centre (Ky.) College | 3.767 |
| 9 | Grinnell (Iowa) College | 3.755 |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) University | 3.750 |
| 11 | St. Olaf (Minn.) College | 3.749 |
| 12 | DePauw (Ind.) University | 3.740 |
| 13 | St. Catherine (Minn.) University | 3.722 |
| 14 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) | 3.713 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 3.696 |
| 16 | Stevenson (Md.) University | 3.687 |
| 17 | Huntingdon (Ala.) College | 3.684 |
| 18 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) | 3.683 |
| T19 | University of Redlands (Calif.) | 3.680 |
| T19 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 3.660 |
| 21 | Lakeland (Wis.) University | 3.655 |
| T22 | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) College | 3.642 |
| T22 | Illinois Wesleyan University | 3.642 |
| 24 | Central (Iowa) College | 3.639 |
| 25 | Millikin (Ill.) University | 3.630 |
