Stanford, Calif., Aug. 4, 2009 – The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W) recently announced that Southeast Missouri State University earned the National Academic Team Championship again with a 3.9124 composite team GPA, bolstered by 14 athletes with perfect 4.0s for the year. Perennial team contender Southern Utah University was second with a 3.68 and Michigan State University was third with a 3.65. A total of 67 student-athletes earned 4.0 GPAs for the 2009 academic year and 428 earned Scholastic All America status as a result of GPAs of 3.5 or better for the year.
The top 15 teams are:
- Southeast Missouri State University, 3.91
- Southern Utah Univeristy, 3.68
- Michigan State University, 3.65
- University of Alabama, 3.56
- Hamline University, 3.548
- Winona State University, 3.545
- University of Minnesota, 3.52
- Eastern Michigan University, 3.51
- Ithaca College, 3.47
- Brown University, 3.451
- University of Denver 3.449
- Stanford University, 3.448
- University of Missouri, 3.4457
- University of California-Davis, 3.4447
- Springfield College, 3.434
The NACGC/W is the national association for women’s collegiate gymnastics coaches. The association seeks to actively manage and develop the sport of women’s gymnastics at the collegiate level and works with the NCAA and USA Gymnastics to provide the best possible experience for student-athletes.