Marquette Has 183 Named BIG EAST All-Academic
8/6/2015 12:00:00 AM | Academics & Compliance
NEW YORK --Over half of Marquette University's student-athletes were selected to the 2014-15 BIG EAST All-Academic Team as 183 individuals earned recognition, the league announced on Thursday, July 30.
Women's soccer led the way with 29 selections, amounting to 85.3 percent of its total roster, while the women's cross country (17 of 17) and women's tennis (7 of 7) programs had their entire rosters represented. Both men's and women's lacrosse each had 25 individuals honored, while nine of 11 men's golfers earned the accolade.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 10 member and seven affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
The nominations are reviewed and approved by the BIG EAST Academic Affairs Committee. There are 2,197 honorees for the 2014-15 academic year, over 100 more than were honored in 2013-14.
