HORNET STUDENT-ATHLETES EARN EXACTLY 100 SPRING ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

Athletics News


Jul 13, 2017





Big Sky All-Academic TeamAmerican Athletic All-Academic TeamWAC All-Academic TeamBig West All-Academic TeamSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento State student-athletes totaled exactly 100 conference all-academic selections during the spring season.The group had 54 Big Sky all-academic honors in the sports of men's and women's golf, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, and softball. In addition, 28 rowers received American Athletic Conference all-academic honors, 12 Hornet baseball players received WAC all-academic accolades, and six beach volleyball players earned Big West all-academic honors.In all, Sacramento State totaled 186 conference all-academic selections during the 2016-17 academic year. That number continues to rise as the department had 173 all-academic selections during the 2015-16 school year, 131 in 2014-15, and 93 in 2013-14.In the spring, Sacramento State's Big Sky sports saw women's outdoor track and field record 18 all-academic honors while men's outdoor track and field had 13. Softball had six student-athletes earn the award, while men's tennis, women's tennis and women's golf each had five. Men's golf totaled two.To be eligible for Big Sky all-academic honors, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.The requirements for WAC Baseball all-academic honors are identical though pitchers are eligible if they competed in at least 20 percent of the team's contests.To be eligible for Big West all-academic accolades, student-athletes have to maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, complete one full year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically) and compete in at least 50 percent of their team's contests.To be eligible for American all-academic honors, a nominee must have attained a minimum ...

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