University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Golf Named All-Academic Team
7/23/2020 5:48:00 PM | Men's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. – The 2019-20 UConn men's golf team has been recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America as an All-Academic Team, signifying a team grade point average of 3.0 or better for the 2019-20 academic year.
A total of 250 teams across the country were honored by the GCAA, including 95 teams receiving Presidents Special Recognition, which signifies a team GPA of 3.5 or better. Memphis and SMU, two teams from UConn's former conference, the American Athletic, and Villanova and Seton Hall, two teams from UConn's future conference, the Big East, were so honored.
Likewise, joining UConn as All-Academic Teams are Big East members DePaul, Georgetown and Xavier, as well as AAC members UCF, Houston and USF.
Although the golf spring season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, the UConn team had three Top Five and five Top 10 finishes in seven events, with a season-best third-place finish at the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse.
Following the season, UConn received its 15th consecutive NCAA Public Recognition Award, which given to teams posting an Academic Progress Report in the Top 10 percent of teams nationally.
