ATLANTA, Ga. (July 20, 2010) -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2009-10 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. This award, given in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College/Community College, awards teams throughout the nation that carry the highest grade point averages (GPA) for the entire season based on the nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches.
“Congratulations to these teams who have excelled academically during the 2009-10 school year," WBCA CEO Beth Bass said. “Each of these coaches set an extraordinary example for their peers to follow by holding academics in such high esteem with their student-athletes."
WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for NCAA Division III is as follows:
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School |
2009-10 Head Coach |
Team GPA |
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1 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Geraldine Seidl |
3.616 |
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2 |
Centenary College |
Lorie Khalil |
3.613 |
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T3 |
University of Redlands |
Rich Murphy |
3.566 |
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T3 |
Emerson College |
Bill Gould |
3.566 |
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5 |
William Smith College |
Lindsay Drury |
3.547 |
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6 |
University of The South |
Dickie McCarthy |
3.537 |
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7 |
Simpson College |
Brian Niemuth |
3.535 |
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8 |
Luther College |
Jane Hildebrand |
3.520 |
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9 |
Finlandia University |
Curtis Wittenberg |
3.508 |
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10 |
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse |
Lois Heeren |
3.495 |
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11 |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Mickey Haller |
3.494 |
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12 |
Emory University |
Christy Thomaskutty |
3.481 |
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13 |
McDaniel College |
Becky Martin |
3.478 |
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14 |
Mass. Institute of Technology |
Sonia Raman |
3.463 |
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15 |
Concordia University (WI) |
Stacey Brunner |
3.461 |
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16 |
Northland College |
Bill Wilson |
3.455 |
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17 |
Elms College |
Laura Habacker |
3.443 |
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18 |
Hope College |
Brian Morehouse |
3.437 |
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19 |
Immaculata University |
Patricia Canterino |
3.435 |
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20 |
Washington & Lee University |
Mandy King |
3.434 |
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21 |
Yeshiva University |
Karen Green |
3.410 |
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22 |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jennifer Reimer |
3.405 |
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23 |
Chapman University |
Carol Jue |
3.403 |
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24 |
Westminster College |
Tracey Braden |
3.394 |
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25 |
Elmhurst College |
Tethnie Werner |
3.392 |