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Four Teams Earn BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Awards
7/19/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball, Men's Cross Country / Track, Women's Cross Country / Track, Volleyball, Academic Services
Creighton leads all BIG EAST schools with four teams being honored
NEW YORK – A league-high four Creighton teams were among the 22 teams recognized with 2021-22 Team Academic Excellence Awards for compiling the highest collective grade-point averages in each BIG EAST sport.
The winners were chosen based on the 2021-22 grade-point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution's roster as of the last contest of the championship segment in each conference-sponsored sport.
The CU sports that were honored were the Bluejay teams in women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country and volleyball.
Jim Flanery's women's basketball team owned a 3.41 GPA in the classroom and a 23-10 mark on the court. CU defeated Colorado, No. 8 Iowa and No. 10 Iowa State en route to the program's first Elite Eight in 2021-22.
The men's cross country team owned a 3.792 GPA, which ranked not only as the best mark in the BIG EAST but also in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. CU's women's cross country had the seventh-best GPA in the country with a 3.837 collective mark. Both teams are coached by Chris Gannon.
The Bluejay volleyball team topped the BIG EAST with a 3.714 GPA. CU has won eight straight BIG EAST regular-season titles and played in the last 10 NCAA Tournaments under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. Creighton finished the fall of 2021 with a 31-4 record, setting a school-record for victories in a season.
Ten schools had at least one team honored, with Creighton leading the way with four. Butler and St. John's tied for the second most with three teams recognized. DePaul, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova each had two teams earn Academic Excellence accolades, while Denver and Marquette both had one.
The winners were chosen based on the 2021-22 grade-point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution's roster as of the last contest of the championship segment in each conference-sponsored sport.
The CU sports that were honored were the Bluejay teams in women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country and volleyball.
Jim Flanery's women's basketball team owned a 3.41 GPA in the classroom and a 23-10 mark on the court. CU defeated Colorado, No. 8 Iowa and No. 10 Iowa State en route to the program's first Elite Eight in 2021-22.
The men's cross country team owned a 3.792 GPA, which ranked not only as the best mark in the BIG EAST but also in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. CU's women's cross country had the seventh-best GPA in the country with a 3.837 collective mark. Both teams are coached by Chris Gannon.
The Bluejay volleyball team topped the BIG EAST with a 3.714 GPA. CU has won eight straight BIG EAST regular-season titles and played in the last 10 NCAA Tournaments under Kirsten Bernthal Booth. Creighton finished the fall of 2021 with a 31-4 record, setting a school-record for victories in a season.
Ten schools had at least one team honored, with Creighton leading the way with four. Butler and St. John's tied for the second most with three teams recognized. DePaul, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall and Villanova each had two teams earn Academic Excellence accolades, while Denver and Marquette both had one.
2021-22 BIG EAST Team Academic Excellence Award Winners
| Sport | School | GPA |
| Baseball | Seton Hall | 3.45 |
| Men's Basketball | Villanova | 3.371 |
| Women's Basketball | Creighton | 3.41 |
| Men's Cross Country | Creighton | 3.792 |
| Women's Cross Country | Creighton | 3.837 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field | Providence | 3.551 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field | Butler | 3.678 |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field | Providence | 3.551 |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field | Butler | 3.678 |
| Field Hockey | Villanova | 3.596 |
| Men's Golf | Marquette | 3.769 |
| Women's Golf | St. John's | 3.874 |
| Men's Lacrosse | St. John's | 3.52 |
| Women's Lacrosse | Denver | 3.648 |
| Men's Soccer | St. John's | 3.542 |
| Women's Soccer | Butler | 3.75 |
| Softball | DePaul | 3.682 |
| Men's Swimming and Diving | Georgetown | 3.593 |
| Women's Swimming and Diving | Seton Hall | 3.591 |
| Men's Tennis | Georgetown | 3.748 |
| Women's Tennis | DePaul | 3.949 |
| Volleyball | Creighton | 3.714 |
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