Seton Hall Places 225 Student-Athletes on BIG EAST All-Academic Team
7/20/2021 12:04:00 PM | Baseball, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Pirate Blue, H.A.L.L. Program, Academic Support Services
NEW YORK - Seton Hall student-athletes continue to make the grade, and after another successful 2020-21 academic year in the classroom, the BIG EAST Conference has recognized the success by placing 225 Pirates on its All-Academic team for recording a grade point average of 3.0 and above, the league announced Tuesday. This number represents approximately 83 percent of the Seton Hall student-athlete population.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 11 member schools and five affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
The nominations are reviewed and approved by the BIG EAST Academic Affairs Committee.
Student-athletes at Seton Hall continue to excel in the classroom at a record pace. The department's cumulative GPA of 3.491 is an all-time high, and in addition to the 225 BIG EAST All-Academic team selections, 160 student-athletes made the Seton Hall Spring 2021 Dean's List for posting a GPA above 3.4. Also of special note:
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 11 member schools and five affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
The nominations are reviewed and approved by the BIG EAST Academic Affairs Committee.
Student-athletes at Seton Hall continue to excel in the classroom at a record pace. The department's cumulative GPA of 3.491 is an all-time high, and in addition to the 225 BIG EAST All-Academic team selections, 160 student-athletes made the Seton Hall Spring 2021 Dean's List for posting a GPA above 3.4. Also of special note:
- Fifty-one student-athletes were inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
- Thirty-eight out of 50 seniors who received their bachelor's degree graduated with a 3.2 GPA or higher to earn the department's Academic Merit Award
- Men's soccer junior CJ Tibbling was named second-team CoSIDA Academic All-America and first-team Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches
- Men's basketball junior Ike Obiagu was named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- The men's soccer and volleyball teams were winners of the BIG EAST's Team Excellence Awards for having the highest GPA among the conference members
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