Women's Basketball Places Fifth On The WBCA Academic Top-25
ATLANTA, GA. - The Northwood University women's basketball team was placed on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Tuesday (August 2).
Northwood had its highest team grade point average and its highest finish in the top 25 in program history this year. The Timberwolves ended the year with a 3.672 GPA, which was good for a tie for fifth place out of over 280 Division II schools. Upper Iowa led D-II with a 3.731 GPA. The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) was well represented on the list, as six teams from the conference were honored (Ohio Dominican, Findlay, Michigan Tech, Ashland, Lake Erie).
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA and junior/community college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2015-16 season is the 21st in which the WBCA as compiled the honor rolls.
NCAA Division II
|
Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
|
1 |
Upper Iowa University |
Carol Russell |
3.731 |
|
2 |
Ohio Dominican University |
Lynsey Warren |
3.720 |
|
3 |
Seton Hill Uniuversity |
Mark Katarski |
3.711 |
|
4 |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Emilee Thiesse |
3.675 |
|
T5 |
Northwood University |
Jeff Curtis |
3.672 |
|
T5 |
University of Findlay |
James Wiedie |
3.672 |
|
7 |
University of Sioux Falls |
Travis Traphagen |
3.656 |
|
8 |
Lindenwood University |
Tony Francis |
3.649 |
|
9 |
Michigan Technological University |
Kimberly Cameron |
3.645 |
|
10 |
Lee University |
Marty Rowe |
3.627 |
|
11 |
Rockhurst University |
Larry Park |
3.619 |
|
12 |
Barry University |
William Sullivan |
3.616 |
|
13 |
University of the Sciences |
Jackie Hartzell |
3.604 |
|
T14 |
Ashland University |
Robyn Fralick |
3.603 |
|
T14 |
Winona State University |
Scott Ballard |
3.603 |
|
16 |
Drury University |
Molly Miller |
3.593 |
|
17 |
Lubbock Christian University |
Steve Gomez |
3.591 |
|
18 |
Texas Woman's University |
Beth Jillson |
3.589 |
|
19 |
Augustana University |
Dave Krauth |
3.583 |
|
20 |
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Karla Nelson |
3.570 |
|
21 |
Western Oregon University |
Holli Howard-Carpenter |
3.566 |
|
22 |
Fort Hays State University |
Tony Hobson |
3.559 |
|
23 |
Holy Family University |
Mark Miller |
3.553 |
|
24 |
Gannon University |
James Brunelli |
3.530 |
|
25 |
Lake Erie College |
Robert Booher |
3.517 |