FARMINGTON, Utah — The winter marked another season of academic success for Eastern Washington Athletics, as 67 student-athletes earned Big Sky All-Academic Team honors, as announced by the conference on Wednesday.
EWU's 67 honorees were second to Weber State (72). Eastern topped the conference in men's and tied in women's basketball with 10 student-athletes from each team earning All-Academic recognition. Women's indoor track and field added 29 while the men's team added 18. For the winter, there were nine Eagles who earned 4.0 GPAs.
In total, the Big Sky Conference had 496 student-athletes who met the requirements for All-Academic honors, including 78 student-athletes who earned a 4.0 GPA.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Participated in at least half of the team's competitions; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.
For indoor track requirements, student-athletes need to participate in at least half of the team's competitions or the conference championship.
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