Men’s Golf Team Receives Academic Accolades for 2012-13 Season

(NORMAN, Okla.) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's golf team was one of 28 NCAA Division III institutions in receiving the All-Academic Team award from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The Tartans finished the year with a cumulative grade point average of 3.38 finishing as one of the top Division III institutions.

Brown (Division I), Post (Division II), Greensboro College (Division III), Embry Riddle - AZ (NAIA), Scottsdale CC (NJCAA DI) and South Mountain CC (NJCAA DII) were named Academic National Champions for their respective divisions as announced by the GCAA. Brown posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.74.

To be eligible for GCAA All-Academic Team honors, a college or university must submit the GPAs for each player on its official squad list for the academic year. Including all divisions (NCAA I, II, III and NAIA) a total of 143 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn All-Academic Team recognition.