Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Swimming and Diving Receives C-USA Academic Award
7/12/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall’s swimming & diving program received the 2015-16 Conference USA Sport Academic Award for the second straight year, the league announced Tuesday.
The Sport Academic Award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest GPA for the academic year. The Thundering Herd combined for a 3.68 grade point average this season. Nine different Rice teams recorded the highest GPA for their respective sports, while Middle Tennessee had two teams and Marshall, Charlotte, New Mexico, UTEP, UTSA and WKU each had one recipient.
In June, the Herd earned recognition from the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as it finished the spring semester with a 3.68 team grade point average. The mark is the highest in program history and fourth highest GPA in the nation among women’s Division I swimming and diving programs.
Marshall has earned the accolade four times previously (2014-15, 2013-14-tied, 2006-07, 2005-06). Other Herd programs to win in previous seasons are volleyball (2014-15), women’s soccer (2011-12, 2010-11), women’s golf (2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07), men’s soccer (2006-07), men’s cross country (2006-07) and softball (2005-06).
Below is a complete list of 2015-16 winners:
Sport Recipient (*repeat winner) GPA
Baseball *Middle Tennessee 3.329
Men’s Basketball *Rice 3.029
Women’s Basketball UTSA 3.309
Men’s Cross Country Rice 3.423
Women’s Cross Country *Rice 3.750
Football *Rice 2.890
Men’s Golf *Rice 3.596
Women’s Golf WKU 3.607
Men’s Soccer *New Mexico # 3.380
Women’s Soccer UTEP 3.567
Softball *Charlotte 3.667
Women’s Swimming *Marshall 3.680
Men’s Tennis *Middle Tennessee 3.385
Women’s Tennis Rice 3.802
Men’s Track and Field *Rice 3.260
Women’s Track and Field *Rice 3.508
Volleyball Rice 3.610
