University of Minnesota Athletics
McCoy a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
7/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Women's basketball's Brittany McCoy was one of 48 Minnesota student-athletes who received Distinguished Scholar Award honors according to an announcement by the Big Ten on Wednesday, July 15. McCoy is majoring in speech, language, hearing science.
The list features student-athletes from every conference institution and 32 different sports who have earned a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
In February of 2008, Big Ten Faculty Representatives established a new conference academic recognition to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the new award encompasses only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for their academic career.
Minnesota had athletes from 16 different teams represented among the 48 student-athletes selected for the honor. Those teams included baseball, football, men's basketball, men's gymnastics, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's hockey, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's track and field.
The list features student-athletes from every conference institution and 32 different sports who have earned a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year.
In February of 2008, Big Ten Faculty Representatives established a new conference academic recognition to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the new award encompasses only student-athletes with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for their academic career.
Minnesota had athletes from 16 different teams represented among the 48 student-athletes selected for the honor. Those teams included baseball, football, men's basketball, men's gymnastics, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's hockey, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's track and field.
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