The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association announced its 2012 Division III Academic Honor Roll on August 21st and 10 North Coast Athletic Conference student-athletes were recognized on the list. All student-athletes on the list were nominated by their schools and have achieved at least junior status academically with a GPA of at least 3.5 or higher.
The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) recognized 61 schools in NCAA Division III as earning Academic Team honors for the 2012 season and four North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schools were represented on the list, including Allegheny, Denison, Oberlin and Wooster. In order to qualify for the IWLCA Academic Team honor a squad must earn a combined cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The Ohio Wesleyan and Wabash men's golf teams have both earned the 2012 Golf Coaches Association of America's (GCAA) Team Academic Award. To be eligible for the GCAA All-Academic Team honor a squad must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the academic year.
15 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) track & field student-athletes have earned All-Academic Status by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, it was announced on July 26th. Of the 15 student-athletes, nine were men and six were women.
2011-12 USTFCCCA Individual All-Academic Teams: Men -- Women
Four North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) men's track & field teams earned All-Academic Team laurels from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), it was announced on July 26th.
Seven North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) women's track & field squads earned All-Academic Team status from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), it was announced on July 26th.
Allegheny and Wooster represented the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) on the 2011-12 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award List. The award honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recently handed out its yearly Scholar All-America Accolades and the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) was well represented on the Scholar All-America Team lists.
Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell has announced the hiring of Laura Matthews as the university's new softball head coach. Matthews replaces Becky Hall, who resigned in May to accept the director of athletics position at Oglethorpe University.