Marshall University Athletics
Herd Softball Fifth in Nation in GPA
10/1/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Herd Softball Fifth in Nation in GPA
10/1/2004
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced today that the Marshall University softball team was among the Academic Top Ten teams, based on cumulative team grade-point averages submitted by NFCA member head coaches for the 2003-04 academic year.
Marshall, who sported a 3.42 GPA, was ranked fifth in the country, tied with Southern Illinois. Eastern Michigan was the only other Mid-American Conference squad ranked in the top 25.
"I think this really says a lot about our players," head coach Shonda Stanton said. "We constantly emphasize the importance of balancing grades and on the field performance. I am very proud of our team for this recognition."
The 2004 fifth-place ranking comes after the squad was ranked seventh in the nation in 2003.
NFCA Top Ten Academic Teams
1 Eastern Michigan 3.552
2 Saint Louis University 3.529
3 Marist College 3.528
4 University of Detroit Mercy 3.466
5 Southern Illinois University 3.420
5 Marshall University 3.420
7 Wichita State University 3.411
8 Cleveland State University 3.392
9 University of Missouri, Kansas City 3.363
10 Indiana State University 3.359
For complete set of national academic rankings, log on to www.nfca.org.
