MCC Golf Named Academic National Champions

From School Reports

The Meridian Community College golf team recently completed the 2016 spring season with another strong showing at the NJCAA National Tournament with an eighth place overall finish and now the Eagles are receiving more national recognition. MCC golf was named the NJCAA Division II Academic National Champions by the Golf Coaches Association of America. This marks the second straight season that the MCC golf program has been named the Academic National Champions by the GACC.

Valparaiso (Division I), USC Aiken (Division II), UT Dallas (Division III), Embry-Riddle Prescott (NAIA), Garden City (NJCAA DI) and Meridian (NJCAA DII) were all named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions.

For the second straight season, Embry-Riddle Prescott posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.787. A record 209 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn All-Academic Team recognition.

In addition to its back-to-back overall Academic National Championship, Embry-Riddle Prescott claimed the NAIA title for the third time. Garden City and MCC led their divisions for the second consecutive season while Valparaiso, USC Aiken and UT Dallas each were first-time winners.

A total of 41 teams received President’s Special Recognition status for having team GPAs of 3.5 or better. The 41 teams to earn this distinction are the most since the Academic Team Awards program began in 2009.

To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors a college or university must submit the GPAs for each player on its official squad list for the academic year.