UMAC awards record academic all-conference honors for 2019-20 winter/spring
ST. PAUL, Minn.---Despite a sudden and disappointing end to the 2019-20 athletics seasons due to COVID-19, the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) has a lot to celebrate heading into the summer as a record 621 winter and spring sport student-athletes were honored with academic all-conference recognition for outstanding performance in the classroom, the conference office announced Wednesday.
That number surpasses the previous conference record 460 winter/spring awards by 161. In addition to the record 524 student-athletes recognized in the fall, the UMAC set a new overall record with 1,145 student-athletes – that's 177 better than the previous record of 968 set in 2017-18.
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Academic All-UMAC List |
Individuals who earn a 3.5 or better grade point average (GPA) during their respective semesters of competition are recognized with the prestigious honor. The UMAC also recognizes the top team in each sport that records the overall best GPA for its respective semesters.
The College of St. Scholastica finished with the highest number of student-athletes recognized with 105 awards, while the University of Northwestern was second with 92 and the University of Minnesota Morris was third with 81. For the year, St. Scholastica collected a conference-best 204 academic all-conference nods. Martin Luther College was second with 163 and Northwestern was third with 159.
For the winter and spring seasons, baseball finished as the top sport recognizing athletes with 122 honors, while women's track and field was second with 107 and softball was third with 100.
In the team competition, Northwestern claimed half of the honors with four of the top teams, while Martin Luther tallied three to finish with a conference-best seven for the year. The Knights' women's track and field team also boasted the top team GPA of the winter/spring with 3.802.
The Eagles took the team awards in baseball (3.595), women's basketball (3.76), men's tennis (3.691) and women's tennis (3.785). In addition to women's track and field, the Knights earned the award in men's basketball (3.441) and softball (3.747). The University of Minnesota Morris finished off the team honors with a 3.53 GPA in men's track and field.
| Sport |
School |
Team GPA |
| Baseball |
University of Northwestern |
3.595 |
| Men's Basketball |
Martin Luther College |
3.441 |
| Women's Basketball |
University of Northwestern |
3.76 |
| Softball |
Martin Luther College |
3.747 |
| Men's Tennis |
University of Northwestern |
3.691 |
| Women's Tennis |
University of Northwestern |
3.785 |
| Men's Track and Field |
University of Minnesota Morris |
3.53 |
| Women's Track and Field |
Martin Luther College |
3.802 |
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Academic All-UMAC List |
Fall 2019 Release |