ARTICLE FROM NJCAA.ORG

Charlotte, NC - The NJCAA has announced the 2022-23 Academic Teams of the Year.  NJCAA student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom as 1,078 teams earned at least a 3.0 GPA or better.

30 programs from across the country earned NJCAA Academic Team of the Year honors after achieving the highest GPA in their respective sport throughout the academic year.

Eight programs emerged as repeat winners from the 2021-22 academic year: Northwest Kansas Tech men's half marathon, Monroe College (NY) men's indoor track & field, Mineral Area (MO) women's indoor track & field, Monroe College (NY) men's outdoor track & field, Oxford Emory (GA) men's soccer, Southwestern Oregon men's swimming & diving, Southwestern Oregon women's swimming & diving, and Pratt (KS) men's wrestling.

The Odessa (TX) women's golf team earned the highest overall GPA in the NJCAA with a 3.96 mark and was one for six Wrangler programs that had a 3.0) team GPA or higher for the 2022-23 school year. Three of the six programs were in the top five in team GPA and the other three were in the top 15.

Women's Golf 3.96
Volleyball  3.83
Men's Golf 3.75
Softball  3.68
Baseball  3.52
Women's Basketball  3.52

To see a full list of all programs that achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher, visit: NJCAA Academic Teams of the Year