Xavier University Athletics
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team Announced
08.03.20 | Baseball, Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Soccer, Swimming, Men's Tennis, Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball
235 Musketeers from all 18 programs honored for earning 3.0 or higher
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced nearly 3,000 student-athletes as members of the 2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team, including 235 Musketeers representing all 18 Xavier programs.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 10-member schools and affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
Xavier Athletics is coming off a record-breaking semester after posting a department grade-point average of 3.415, a department record, after 17 Xavier teams posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Over 80 percent of Xavier's student-athletes earned a 3.0 during Spring 2020, with 164 Musketeers earning a spot on the Dean's List with a 3.5 and 39 earning a perfect 4.0.
Women's soccer led all Musketeers squads with 27 total student-athletes honored, and baseball led on the men's side with 25 honorees.
All seven women's golf student-athletes were also honored, capping off a Spring 2020 semester where the team earned a department-best 3.84 GPA.
There were 2,768 BIG EAST All-Academic honorees overall for the 2019-20 academic year. For the third-consecutive year Villanova led all schools with 370 student-athletes recognized. Georgetown was a close second with 365. Butler had 286 student-athletes receiving certificates, rounding out the top three for the second year. Affiliate student-athletes made up 214 of the honorees.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 10-member schools and affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
Xavier Athletics is coming off a record-breaking semester after posting a department grade-point average of 3.415, a department record, after 17 Xavier teams posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Over 80 percent of Xavier's student-athletes earned a 3.0 during Spring 2020, with 164 Musketeers earning a spot on the Dean's List with a 3.5 and 39 earning a perfect 4.0.
Women's soccer led all Musketeers squads with 27 total student-athletes honored, and baseball led on the men's side with 25 honorees.
All seven women's golf student-athletes were also honored, capping off a Spring 2020 semester where the team earned a department-best 3.84 GPA.
There were 2,768 BIG EAST All-Academic honorees overall for the 2019-20 academic year. For the third-consecutive year Villanova led all schools with 370 student-athletes recognized. Georgetown was a close second with 365. Butler had 286 student-athletes receiving certificates, rounding out the top three for the second year. Affiliate student-athletes made up 214 of the honorees.
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Georgetown (Game 3)
Saturday, April 04
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Georgetown (Game 2)
Friday, April 03
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Georgetown (Game 1)
Thursday, April 02
HIGHLIGHTS | Baseball at Ball State
Tuesday, March 31