{"id":18823,"date":"2022-08-08T18:48:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-news\/?p=18823"},"modified":"2022-08-09T14:55:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:55:20","slug":"twelve-athletic-teams-recognized-for-academic-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/twelve-athletic-teams-recognized-for-academic-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve athletic teams recognized for academic excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gallery-container captioned wp-gallery no-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/mbb_2122_team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Men&#8217;s Basketball\" title=\"2021 Macalester College Men Basketball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/mbb_2122_team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wbb_2122_team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Women&#8217;s Basketball\" title=\"2021 Macalester Women Basketball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wbb_2122_team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/mso_21_team01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Men&#8217;s Soccer\" title=\"2021 Macalester Men Soccer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/mso_21_team01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wso_21_team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Women&#8217;s Soccer\" title=\"wso_21_team\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wso_21_team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/sb_22_team_b-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Softball\" title=\"2022 Macalester College Softball hosts Augsburg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/sb_22_team_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/sd_2122_teams-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Swimming\" title=\"2021 Macalester Swimming\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/sd_2122_teams-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/tf_both_teams_22-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Track &amp; Field\" title=\"tf_both_teams_22\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/tf_both_teams_22-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wpolo_22_team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Water Polo\" title=\"2022 Macalester Water Polo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wpolo_22_team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wgolf_2122_team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Women&#8217;s Golf\" title=\"wgolf_2122_team\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/wgolf_2122_team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/vb_21_team-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Volleyball\" title=\"2021 Macalester College Volleyball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/653\/2022\/08\/vb_21_team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Mac athletics, the highlight reel includes accolades both in competition and in the classroom. This year, twelve athletic teams were recognized for their academic achievements, through both team and individual honors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Basketball (M&amp;W): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/19\/mens-basketball-mens-basketball-six-scots-included-on-nabc-honors-court-team-also-honored.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Recognized for a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/8\/3\/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-macalester-registers-the-11th-highest-gpa-in-division-iii-womens-soccer.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Ranked second in Division III, registering a GPA of 3.76<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Soccer (M&amp;W):<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/28\/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-macalester-registers-highest-team-gpa-in-mens-college-soccer.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Earned the highest team grade point average among all men&#8217;s college soccer teams with a cumulative GPA of 3.75<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/8\/3\/womens-soccer-womens-soccer-macalester-registers-the-11th-highest-gpa-in-division-iii-womens-soccer.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Earned a 3.73 team grade point average, ranking them 11th in Division III and 18th in the nation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/8\/1\/softball-macalester-posts-nations-highest-team-gpa-for-second-straight-year.aspx\"><b>Softball<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Earned for a second year in a row the highest team grade point average among all NCAA softball programs across all divisions with a team GPA of 3.85<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Swimming and Diving (M&amp;W): <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/1\/womens-swimming-diving-swimming-diving-cscaa-recognizes-macalester-with-scholar-all-america-honors.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: 3.73 team GPA, which tied them for fifth among NCAA Division III<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/1\/womens-swimming-diving-swimming-diving-cscaa-recognizes-macalester-with-scholar-all-america-honors.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: 3.76 team GPA, which tied them for fourth in Division III<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both teams also recorded the highest team GPAs among MIAC members.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><b>Track &amp; Field: (M&amp;W):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/13\/mens-track-field-mens-track-field-mens-track-field-earn-all-academic-honors-heitler-recognized.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Cumulative team grade point average of 3.62 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/13\/womens-track-field-womens-track-field-grosse-amundson-recognized-macalester-womens-track-field-earn-all-academic-honors.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Cumulative team grade point average of 3.69\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/20\/womens-golf-womens-golf-macalester-posts-no-2-team-gpa-in-division-iii.aspx\"><b>Women&#8217;s Gol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">f<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Ranked second among all Division III women&#8217;s golf programs, registering a 3.82 collective team GPA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/18\/volleyball-macalester-earns-avca-team-academic-award.aspx\"><b>Volleyball<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Earned for the twelfth year in a row the Team Academic Award for a team GPA of at least 3.3<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/7\/19\/water-polo-macalester-receives-acwpc-all-academic-team-award-13-scots-honored.aspx\"><b>Water Polo<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Posted the eighth-highest team grade-point average (3.67) among all women&#8217;s collegiate water polo teams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Visit the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/athletics\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">athletics website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more detailed information.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scots score high GPAs<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-college-newswire","mediatype-articles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"fields":{"article_type":[8],"flickr_photoset_id":"","youtube_id":"","square_thumbnail":false,"press_photos":false,"story_title":"","story_caption":"","rotations":false,"maps":false,"marker_title":"","marker_text":"","geographic_location":false,"feature_embed":"","custom_link_url":"","news_icon_name":"","image_options":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18823"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18837,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18823\/revisions\/18837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}