Four Programs Earn BIG EAST Team Excellence Awards
7/20/2017 12:31:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
NEW YORK - The BIG EAST Conference announced four Seton Hall Athletics programs have been recognized with 2016-17 Team Academic Excellence Awards for having the highest collective grade-point average among league members in the sport. The Pirates took home the hardware in baseball, men's golf, and men's and women's swimming & diving.
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The 22 total award winners were chosen based on the 2016-17 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.
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Nine different schools had at least one team honored, with DePaul leading the way with eight certificates. The Blue Demons had a league-best six in 2015-16. Seton Hall the second-most teams recognized, followed by Villanova with three. St. John's boasted two honorees, while Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Temple and Denver rounded out the award winners with one nod apiece.
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The 22 total award winners were chosen based on the 2016-17 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.
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Nine different schools had at least one team honored, with DePaul leading the way with eight certificates. The Blue Demons had a league-best six in 2015-16. Seton Hall the second-most teams recognized, followed by Villanova with three. St. John's boasted two honorees, while Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Temple and Denver rounded out the award winners with one nod apiece.
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| Sport | School | GPA |
| Baseball | Seton Hall | 3.506 |
| Men's Basketball | Villanova | 3.172 |
| Women's Basketball | DePaul | 3.550 |
| Men's Cross Country | Marquette | 3.499 |
| Women's Cross Country | DePaul | 3.798 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Villanova | 3.317 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | DePaul | 3.587 |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Villanova | 3.317 |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | DePaul | 3.587 |
| Field Hockey | Temple | 3.520 |
| Men's Golf | Seton Hall | 3.536 |
| Women's Golf | Butler | 3.760 |
| Men's Lacrosse | St. John's | 3.420 |
| Women's Lacrosse | Denver | 3.480 |
| Men's Soccer | DePaul | 3.512 |
| Women's Soccer | St. John's | 3.730 |
| Softball | DePaul | 3.512 |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Seton Hall | 3.378 |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Seton Hall | 3.516 |
| Men's Tennis | Creighton | 3.700 |
| Women's Tennis | DePaul | 3.699 |
| Volleyball | DePaul | 3.576 |
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