CSR (Women's Basketball Team Receives WBCA Academic Award)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR July 17, 2007

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM RECEIVES WBCA ACADEMIC AWARD

The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has announced its 2006-2007
Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA
Division III, NAIA and Junior College/Community College and Calvin College is
one of 25 Division III schools that have been so honored. The awards recognize
teams throughout the nation that have the highest grade point averages (GPA)
for the 2006-2007 season based upon nominations submitted by WBCA-member
coaches.

Under the direction of head coach John Ross, the Calvin women’s basketball
team compiled a 3.407 cumulative grade point average, leaving the Knights
ranked 21st on the list of 25 Division III teams that made the honor roll. This
is the second straight year that Calvin has received the honor.

Hardin-Simmons University leads this year's 25-team list with a 3.664 gade
point average.

Earlier this summer, the Calvin women’s basketball team earned the MIAA’s
Team GPA Award which requires a minimum grade point average of 3.30.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division III is as follows:

  School 2006-07 Head Coach Team GPA
1 Hardin-Simmons University Shanna Briggs 3.664
2 McDaniel College Becky Martin 3.625
3 Messiah College Michael Miller 3.582
4 Heidelberg College Karen McConnell 3.571
5 Susquehanna University James Reed 3.563
6 Vassar College Barb Bausch 3.559
7 Greenville College Roy Mulholland 3.538
8 Yeshiva University Karen Green 3.535
9 University Of Puget Sound Suzy Barcomb 3.532
10 Colorado College Kelly Mahlum 3.523
11 Wartburg College Bob Amsberry 3.520
12 Concordia University (Wisconsin) Stacey Brunner 3.459
13T DeSales University Fred Richter 3.457
13T Connecticut College Laura Hungerford 3.457
15T Rhodes College Matt Dean 3.456
15T Baldwin-Wallace College Cheri Harrer 3.456
17 Emory University Christy Thomaskutty 3.454
18 Saint Mary's College (Indiana) Jennifer Henley 3.441
19 Denison University Sara Lee 3.439
20 Castleton State College Tim Barrett 3.432
21 Calvin College John Ross 3.407
22 Millikin University Lori Kerans 3.401
23 Austin College Debra Hunter 3.385
24 Hamline University Melissa Young-Kruse 3.378
25 North Central College Emily Bauer 3.377

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Tue Jul 17 14:20:27 2007