2018-19 Academic Award Press Release Final
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Heather Perry, WCGA Executive Director, 317.549.5262 BOISE STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN, AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS TOP TEAM GPA LIST BOWLING GREEN, OHIO (August 19, 2019) – Boise State, Western MichiGan, and Northern Illinois own the top three team grade-point averaGes (GPAs) for the 2018-19 academic year based on data released by the Women’s ColleGiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) today. Overall, there were 31 teams and more than 56 percent of student-athletes maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or more on a 4.0 scale. A record number of student-athletes, 125 (8.91%), recorded a 4.0 GPA. “The classroom has always been a focus for women’s Gymnastics student-athletes, and these numbers indicate they are as talented academically as they are athletically,” Kerrie Turner, WCGA president and head coach at BowlinG Green, said. “This kind of systemic success is the result of a lot of hard work by everyone involved in our programs.” Boise State, led by co-head coaches Tina Bird and Neil Resnick, posted the top team GPA with a 3.7700 and had 13 student-athletes with a GPA of 3.5 or more. The Broncos were No. 1 on the list last year and in 2015-16 season and finished second in 2016-17. Individually, five Boise State student-athletes had a 4.0, and 81.25% team had a 3.79 or hiGher GPA. Another team of Broncos took the No. 2 spot on the list with a 3.7495 team GPA. The Western MichiGan squad, coached by Penny JerniGan, were No. 2 in team GPA last year too. Overall, 88.24% of the team had a 3.5 GPA or better. Northern Illinois was No. 3 on the team academic list with a 3.7133 GPA. Head coach Sam Morreale’s team was ranked No. 16 overall last year with a team GPA of 3.6153. A complete list of team GPAs as submitted and documented by the institutions are attached. Also attached is a list of WCGA Scholastic All-America Award winners, who are all student-athletes with 3.5 overall Grade point averaGe or a 3.5 Grade point averaGe for 2018-19. The WCGA is the advocate for women’s colleGiate Gymnastics. ### 2018-19 WCGA Team GPA Rankings Ranking Institution Team GPA # of Winners % of Team 1 Boise State 3.7700 13 81.25% 2 Western Michigan 3.7495 15 88.24% 3 Northern Illinois 3.7133 13 72.22% 4 Texas Woman's 3.6967 15 83.33% 5 Springfield College 3.6932 16 72.73% 6 Ithaca College 3.6808 18 75.00% 7 Washington 3.6786 11 78.57% 8 Southern Utah 3.6714 15 68.18% 9 West Chester 3.6695 16 76.19% 10 Alabama 3.6556 16 88.89% 11 Oklahoma 3.6547 12 80.00% 12 Winona State 3.6474 16 69.57% 13 Southeast Missouri 3.6469 11 84.62% 14 UW - La Crosse 3.6456 17 85.00% 15 Lindenwood 3.6435 16 80.00% 16 New Hampshire 3.6300 12 63.16% 17 Cortland State 3.6253 8 53.33% 18 DenVer 3.6177 9 69.23% 19 Arizona State 3.6122 13 72.22% 20 Illinois State 3.6078 11 61.11% 21 Central Michigan 3.6071 10 58.82% 22 Florida 3.6041 13 76.47% 23 Kent State 3.6038 14 66.67% 24 Eastern Michigan 3.5971 12 70.59% 25 Utah 3.5853 11 73.33% 26 Arizona 3.5830 11 68.75% 27 Seattle Pacific 3.5489 12 63.16% 28 Alaska-Anchorage 3.5476 14 82.35% 29 Pittsburgh 3.5338 12 63.16% 30 Cornell 3.5096 12 50.00% 31 PennsylVania 3.5048 15 71.43% 32 Hamline 3.4964 12 80.00% 33 Brown 3.4850 10 71.43% 34 Towson 3.4827 9 60.00% 35 William & Mary 3.4806 10 55.56% 36 Penn State 3.4763 8 50.00% 37 Ball State 3.4711 13 68.42% 38 Yale 3.4605 10 52.63% 39 Minnesota 3.4575 10 50.00% 40 Iowa 3.4546 9 47.37% Update 8-15-19 1 2018-19 WCGA Team GPA Rankings Ranking Institution Team GPA # of Winners % of Team 41 Ohio State 3.4400 8 47.06% 42 UW - Eau Claire 3.4378 10 43.48% 43 UIC 3.4319 9 56.25% 44 West Virginia 3.4250 7 43.75% 45 Kentucky 3.4084 10 52.63% 46 Oregon State 3.4029 12 57.14% 47 Stanford 3.3876 8 47.06% 48 George Washington 3.3856 8 44.44% 49 Rutgers 3.3825 11 55.00% 50 Arkansas 3.3807 10 66.67% 51 North Carolina State 3.3765 9 45.00% 52 Centenary College 3.3736 7 50.00% 53 North Carolina 3.3695 11 55.00% 54 UW - Oshkosh 3.3679 7 36.84% 55 BYU 3.3620 15 60.00% 56 Bowling Green 3.3589 13 68.42% 57 Michigan 3.3563 7 43.75% 58 Sacramento State 3.3468 10 52.63% 59 Ursinus College 3.3418 10 58.82% 60 Missouri 3.3417 10 55.56% 61 Illinois 3.3255 7 35.00% 62 Southern Connecticut 3.3238 7 33.33% 63 Nebraska 3.2850 6 37.50% 64 UW - Whitewater 3.2613 5 31.25% 65 Michigan State 3.2606 11 61.11% 66 UC DaVis 3.2561 7 38.89% 67 Iowa State 3.2357 4 19.05% 68 California 3.2333 5 27.78% 69 Auburn 3.2299 8 38.10% 70 Utah State 3.1914 8 38.10% 71 UCLA 3.1800 4 19.05% 72 Georgia 3.1647 4 23.53% 73 LSU 3.1184 4 25.00% 74 UW - Stout 3.0600 4 22.22% 75 Maryland 3.0364 4 28.57% 76 San Jose State 2.9194 3 17.65% The following institutions did not submit complete academic information: Air Force, Brockport State, Cortland State, GustaVus Adophus, Rhode Island College, and Temple. Update 8-15-19 2 2018-19 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans Institution Student- Athlete Institution Student- Athlete Alabama Abigail Armbrecht Arizona State Justine Callis Alabama Jenna Bresette Arizona State Jessica Ginn Alabama Madison Desch Arizona State Morgan Hart Alabama Asia Dewalt Arizona State Kaitlin Harvey Alabama Kylie Dickson Arizona State Mekayla Jones Alabama Emily Gaskins Arizona State Anne Kuhm Alabama Angelina Giancroce Arizona State Katelyn Lentz Alabama Jensie Givens Arizona State Ashley Szafranski Alabama Lexi Graber Arizona State Kaitlyn Szafranski Alabama Ariana Guerra Arizona State Heather Udowitch Alabama Griffin James Arizona State Maya Williams Alabama Alonza Klopfer Arizona State Morgan Wilson Alabama Shea Mahoney Arkansas Makenzie Anderson Alabama Sania Mitchell Arkansas Sophia Carter Alabama Shallon Olsen Arkansas Amanda Elswick Alabama Bailie Key Arkansas Kailey Gillings Alaska - Anchorage Rachel Decious Arkansas Kennedy Hambrick Alaska - Anchorage Kate Fandrich Arkansas Sydney Laird Alaska - Anchorage Isabelle Fox Arkansas Bailey Lovett Alaska - Anchorage Kennedy Green Arkansas Sydney McGlone Alaska - Anchorage Sophia Hyderally Arkansas Kirby Rathjen Alaska - Anchorage Louisa Marie Knapp Arkansas Jessica Yamzon Alaska - Anchorage Kaylin Mancari Auburn Katie Becker Alaska - Anchorage Ali Marvel Auburn Samantha Cerio Alaska - Anchorage Mackenzie Miller Auburn Emma Engler Alaska - Anchorage Hope Nelson Auburn Abigail Milliet Alaska - Anchorage Winter Osborne Auburn Kendal Moss Alaska - Anchorage Michaela Phillips Auburn Emma Slappey Alaska - Anchorage Sofie Riley Auburn Ashley Smith Alaska - Anchorage Isabella Scalapino Auburn Sydney Wrighte Arizona Christina Berg Ball State Rachel Benoit Arizona Courtney Cowles Ball State Sandra Elsadek Arizona Asia Rose DuVernay Ball State Sydney Finke Arizona Sydney Freidin Ball State Arden Hudson Arizona Laura Leigh Horton Ball State Brooke Johnson Arizona MacKinzie Kane Ball State Victoria Long Arizona Jenny Leung Ball State Madeline MacDonald Arizona Madelaine Leydin Ball State Kaitlyn Menzione Arizona Lauryn Mattson Ball State Jordyn Penny Arizona Danielle Spencer Ball State Stefanie Schweikert Arizona Heather Swanson Ball State Brianna Slonim Arizona State Corinne Belkoff Ball State Sari Thaler 1 2018-19 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans Institution Student- Athlete Institution Student- Athlete Ball State Lauren Volpe BYU Cheyenne Hill Boise State Isabella Amado BYU Shannon Hortman Boise State Tatum Bruden BYU Ashley Kernan Boise State Tessa Depasquale BYU Melanie Lockhart Boise State Alexandra Esmerian BYU Abbey Miner Boise State Courtney Mcgregor BYU Marielle Mitchell Boise State Sarah Means BYU Briana Pearson Boise State Emily Muhlenhaupt BYU Natasha Trejo Boise State Maddison Nilson BYU Brittney Vitkauskas Boise State Rachel Obmann BYU Angel Zhong Boise State Shani Remme California Emily Howe Boise State Danielle Shafer California Rachael Mastrangelo Boise State Samantha Smith California Nina Schank Boise State Alexis Stokes California Sylvie Seilnacht Bowling Green Lexi Augustine California Chelsea Shu Bowling Green Paige Bachner Centenary Navia Jordan Bowling Green Julia Beyer Centenary Mackenzie Packer Bowling Green Rachel Creagh Centenary Elizabeth Sander Bowling Green Leslie Delgado Centenary Natalie Scates Bowling Green Lauren DeMano Centenary Tavia Smith Bowling Green Kate Goldstrom Centenary Dorothy Mims Bowling Green Ria Kanyai Centenary Kendall Sanders Bowling Green Sammy Marion Central Michigan Sierra DeMarinis Bowling Green Katie Morsefield Central Michigan Nora Fettinger Bowling Green Tess Muir Central Michigan Kennedy Rae Johnson Bowling Green Kayla Rose Central Michigan Skyler Memmel Bowling Green Taylor Worthington Central Michigan Kailey Miller Brown Mei Li Costa Central Michigan Denelle Pedrick Brown Rose Domonoske Central Michigan Gianna Plaksa Brown Julia Green Central Michigan Hayley Porter Brown Morgan Hagenbuch Central Michigan Kasey Janowicz Brown Emma Hansen Central Michigan Bryttany Kaplan Brown Gabrielle Hechtman Cornell Jessica Aman Brown Erin Howell Cornell Valerie Aubley Brown Cassidy Jung Cornell Emily Carr Brown Sophia Petrillo Cornell Morgan Chall Brown Caroline Warren Cornell Lyanda Dudley BYU Rachel Bain Cornell Mohini Gharpure BYU Rebekah Bean Cornell Haley Kondo BYU Abby Boden Cornell Kelsy Kurfirst BYU Helody Cyrenne Cornell Miranda Lund BYU Jordan Danbury Cornell Malia Mackey 2 2018-19 WCGA Scholastic All-Americans Institution Student- Athlete Institution Student- Athlete Cornell Maci Prescott Florida Trinity Thomas Cornell Donna Webster Florida Nicole Webb Cortland State Mia Dimartino George Washington Simone Banen Cortland State Rachel Filipski George Washington Hannah Cohen Cortland State Kamryn Rodriguez George Washington Yurina Harada