Troy University Athletics
Sun Belt Announces Team GPA Awards, Troy Teams Set All-Time High
7/14/2015 2:59:00 PM | General, Basketball (M), Softball
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NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced the 2014-15 Team GPA Award winners on Tuesday, with Troy men's basketball and softball both earning the top team GPA in their respective sport.
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In addition, 10 of Troy's 15 teams earned a 3.0 or higher GPA for the 2014-15 academic year, an all-time high for the department. Also, all eight of Troy's women's programs had a 3.0 team GPA for the Spring 2015 semester.
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The following teams all posted a 3.0 or higher GPA for the 2014-15 academic year: women's cross country (3.59), women's tennis (3.50), softball (3.48), women's track and field (3.37), women's golf (3.34), women's soccer (3.34), volleyball (3.18), men's golf (3.13), men's cross Country (3.01) and men's tennis (3.01).
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Troy softball, under first-year head coach Beth Mullins, posted a 3.48 team GPA to lead all Sun Belt softball programs. The Trojans had 23 student-athletes earn a 3.0 GPA or higher, with 19 of them posting GPAs above 3.5.
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Troy men's basketball, under second-year head coach Phil Cunningham, posted a 2.84 GPA to lead all Sun Belt men's basketball programs. The Trojans had seven student-athletes earn a 3.0 GPA or higher, with two of them posting GPAs above 3.5.
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