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University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Baseball Earns ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
7/26/2024 8:20:00 AM | Baseball
Minneapolis– The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced the 2023-2024 Team Academic Excellence Award winners, presented by Sports Attack. This award highlights both high school and college programs that post a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for the entirety of the academic year, and are coached by ABCA members. This is the third year in a row Gopher baseball has received this award.
Nearly 350 high schools and more than 470 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.
Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters prior to the nomination deadline of July 11th. To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:
The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams are the nation's oldest, founded in 1949, and the ABCA's awards program also includes the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Awards, the ABCA/ATEC Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.
VIEW OTHER RECIPIENTS: https://abca.org/ABCA/Awards/Academic_Excellence/2023-24.aspx
Nearly 350 high schools and more than 470 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.
Coaches were able to nominate their teams for the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the conclusion of their spring semesters prior to the nomination deadline of July 11th. To be honored, teams had to meet the following criteria:
- Must be a high school or college team
- Head coach must be a current ABCA member
- Team must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale for the 2023-24 academic year
The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams are the nation's oldest, founded in 1949, and the ABCA's awards program also includes the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Awards, the ABCA/ATEC Regional & National Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame and the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.
VIEW OTHER RECIPIENTS: https://abca.org/ABCA/Awards/Academic_Excellence/2023-24.aspx
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