FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 13, 2016
Record 75% of NE-10 Teams Record 3.0 GPA or Higher
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference released its 2015-16 Team Academic Excellence Award winners on Wednesday, honoring the programs with the highest team GPA in each of the conference’s 24 sports throughout the academic year.
It was a record year for the NE-10 with 75 percent of the league’s 292 teams achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. That was the highest percentage in conference history since the team awards were first given out in 2010, and it is an increase in two percent from a year ago. Additionally, 36 percent of NE-10 teams posted a GPA of 3.3 or higher (11% increase from 2014-15), while eight percent boasted team GPAs of 3.5 or higher.
Adelphi and Bentley had the most Team Academic Excellence Award winners with six apiece. Eight different league members had at least one winner. Le Moyne had four teams pick up accolades, while Merrimack had three and Southern New Hampshire had two. American International, New Haven and Pace each had one award winner.
Both Adelphi and Bentley were also the only two schools to have all of their NE-10 teams earn a 3.0 GPA or higher, as all 22 of their respective athletic programs accomplished the feat. Adelphi had the most teams with a 3.5 GPA or higher as well with eight.
The New Haven women’s tennis team and Adelphi softball team both posted team GPAs of 3.75, the highest mark in the league. Four NE-10 women’s sports had all of its teams achieve a 3.0 or higher in indoor and outdoor track & field, cross country and soccer.
2015-16 Northeast-10 Team Academic Excellence Awards
Men’s Golf – Bentley (3.460 GPA)
Women’s Golf – Le Moyne (3.677 GPA)
Men’s Cross Country – Bentley (3.470 GPA
Women’s Cross Country – Pace (3.665 GPA)
Field Hockey – Adelphi (3.586 GPA)
Men’s Soccer – Southern New Hampshire (3.300 GPA)
Women’s Soccer – Adelphi (3.560 GPA)
Volleyball – Adelphi (3.643 GPA)
Football – Bentley (3.060 GPA)
Men’s Swimming & Diving – Le Moyne (3.447 GPA)
Women’s Swimming & Diving – Le Moyne (3.436 GPA)
Men’s Indoor Track & Field – Bentley (3.430 GPA)
Women’s Indoor Track & Field – Merrimack (3.487 GPA)
Men’s Ice Hockey – Southern New Hampshire (3.230 GPA)
Men’s Basketball – Adelphi (3.455 GPA)
Women’s Basketball – Merrimack (3.548 GPA)
Men’s Tennis – American International (3.650 GPA)
Women’s Tennis – New Haven (3.750 GPA)
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – Bentley (3.430 GPA)
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field – Merrimack (3.487 GPA)
Men’s Lacrosse – Bentley (3.320 GPA)
Women’s Lacrosse – Adelphi (3.582 GPA)
Softball – Adelphi (3.746 GPA)
Baseball – Le Moyne (3.280 GPA)
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
