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Five Triton Programs Earn Team Academic All-GLVC Award

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The University of Missouri-St. Louis had five teams recognized as recipients of the 2016-17 Team Academic All-GLVC Award.
 
The GLVC recognizes each team from member institutions that have maintained a 3.30 grade point average for the academic year. There were a league-record 144 teams that earned the honor for this past academic year, bettering the previous mark of 137 set a year ago.
 
Those UMSL teams honored included women's tennis (3.65), women's golf (3.59), volleyball (3.51), men's golf (3.45) and women's basketball (3.33).
  
There were a total of 108 women's teams and 36 men's squads tabbed for the honor, which marks an increase of three and four, respectively, from a year ago. 
 
Women's soccer took over as the sport with the most honors, as 15 of the 16 member institutions saw their respective squads above a 3.30.  While volleyball followed in second with 14 school winners, it was also a near sweep for women's tennis. The sport fields 14 programs and had 13 member institutions recognized. Four sports – women's cross country, softball, women's golf and women's basketball – all had 12 honorees, while women's track (10) was the only other sport with 10 or more program winners. Swimming and diving (8) was the only other women's sport not mentioned above.

Two men's sports led with eight programs recognized in golf and tennis with soccer close behind, earning seven selections. Men's cross country trailed with four teams apiece, while baseball and track & field picked up three each. Men's swimming came away with two school winners above the mark and Maryville wrestling was the only school to earn the accolade in the sport's first year of league sponsorship.

Women's tennis was the sport most commonly found atop each school's list with six. The remaining 10 schools were led by volleyball (4), women's cross country (2), women's basketball (1), women's golf (1), softball (1) and women's swimming and diving (1).
 
The Drury University women's tennis program registered the Conference's highest team GPA during the 2016-17 academic year with a 3.78. Tying for second was Bellarmine University women's tennis and McKendree University volleyball both with a 3.77 GPA, followed by Drury women's soccer in third at 3.75. The Panthers' men's tennis team finished in fourth at 3.74.
 
The complete list of Team Academic All-GLVC Award honorees follows by institution in alphabetical order.
  • Bellarmine (10) – Women's Tennis (3.77), Women's Soccer (3.70), Women's Cross Country (3.68), Men's Golf (3.63), Softball (3.54), Women's Track & Field (3.52), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.43), Women's Golf (3.38), Women's Basketball (3.32), Volleyball (3.30).
  • Drury (14) – Women's Tennis (3.78), Women's Soccer (3.75), Men's Tennis (3.74), Men's Cross Country (3.71), Volleyball (3.67), Women's Cross Country (3.67), Women's Track & Field (3.65), Women's Golf (3.63), Men's Track & Field (3.60), Softball (3.60), Women's Basketball (3.49), Baseball (3.47), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.43), Men's Soccer (3.34).
  • Illinois Springfield (7) – Women's Tennis (3.70), Softball (3.66), Volleyball (3.52), Women's Soccer (3.51), Men's Tennis (3.49), Women's Golf (3.44), Men's Cross Country (3.31).
  • Indianapolis (11) – Women's Cross County (3.68), Women's Golf (3.67), Men's Golf (3.58), Men's Swimming & Diving (3.56), Men's Tennis (3.52), Volleyball (3.50), Women's Tennis (3.49), Softball (3.40), Women's Swimming & Diving, (3.40), Women's Track & Field (3.36), Women's Soccer (3.31).
  • Lewis (13) – Women's Cross Country (3.70), Women's Tennis (3.70), Women's Golf (3.66), Softball (3.63), Women's Basketball (3.45), Men's Tennis (3.49), Men's Swimming & Diving (3.43), Volleyball (3.42), Women's Track & Field (3.41), Men's Golf (3.39), Women's Soccer (3.38), Men's Soccer (3.32), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.32).
  • Maryville (13) – Women's Golf (3.71), Women's Basketball (3.71), Women's Soccer (3.63), Women's Tennis (3.59), Men's Cross Country (3.54), Women's Track & Field (3.53), Softball (3.51), Women's Cross Country (3.49), Men's Golf (3.44), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.36), Men's Track & Field (3.36), Volleyball (3.35), Wrestling (3.31).
  • McKendree (11) – Volleyball (3.77), Women's Basketball (3.65), Women's Golf (3.63), Women's Tennis (3.58), Women's Soccer (3.57), Softball (3.57), Women's Track & Field (3.51), Men's Tennis (3.50), Women's Cross Country (3.40), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.40), Men's Golf (3.39).
  • Missouri S&T (5) – Volleyball (3.52), Softball (3.48), Women's Cross Country (3.40), Women's Soccer (3.39), Men's Soccer (3.33).
  • Missouri-St. Louis (5) – Women's Tennis (3.65), Women's Golf (3.59), Volleyball (3.51), Men's Golf (3.45), Women's Basketball (3.33).
  • Quincy (9) – Women's Tennis (3.66), Women's Soccer (3.55), Women's Golf (3.41), Softball (3.41), Women's Basketball (3.40), Men's Soccer (3.39), Women's Cross Country (3.34), Volleyball (3.33), Men's Tennis (3.30).
  • Rockhurst (11) – Women's Tennis (3.73), Women's Cross Country (3.71), Women's Soccer (3.69), Softball (3.64), Men's Tennis (3.62), Women's Basketball (3.60), Volleyball (3.56), Women's Golf (3.55), Men's Golf (3.53), Men's Soccer (3.35), Baseball (3.31).
  • Saint Joseph's (10) – Volleyball (3.51), Baseball (3.49), Women's Cross Country (3.47), Women's Golf (3.46), Women's Track & Field (3.46), Women's Soccer (3.45), Women's Tennis (3.43), Softball (3.35), Men's Tennis (3.35), Women's Basketball (3.34).
  • Southern Indiana (7) – Women's Basketball (3.64), Women's Tennis (3.64), Women's Cross Country (3.50), Women's Golf (3.46), Men's Soccer (3.45), Women's Soccer (3.45), Women's Track & Field (3.42).
  • Truman State (7) – Softball (3.47), Women's Cross Country (3.47), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.47), Women's Track & Field (3.44), Women's Soccer (3.40), Men's Soccer (3.33), Men's Cross Country (3.30).
  • UW-Parkside (3) – Volleyball (3.37), Women's Soccer (3.33), Women's Basketball (3.31).
  • William Jewell (8) – Women's Swimming & Diving (3.52), Men's Golf (3.48), Volleyball (3.42), Women's Basketball (3.41), Women's Soccer (3.39), Women's Track & Field (3.34), Men's Track & Field (3.33), Women's Tennis (3.31).
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