Pirate Student-Athletes Earn Academic Accolades

IRVING, Texas – The East Carolina baseball, women's golf and tennis teams have received American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Awards for the 2023-24 school year, according to an announcement by the league Thursday.

The Pirate baseball team earned the honor for a stunning ninth-straight season while the women's golf team was recognized for the second-consecutive year and sixth time overall. The tennis team captured the honor for the first time since 2017-18. The award goes to the team with the highest annual grade point average in each sport the conference sponsors.

In addition to the baseball and women's golf teams' recognition, 293 Pirate student-athletes were named to the 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-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.

On the heels of their fifth-consecutive regular season American Athletic Conference title, the baseball team compiled a 3.58 cumulative grade point average in 2023-24 and has registered a 3.41 or higher GPA for the past seven academic cycles - including a program-best 3.64 mark in 2020-21.

The women's golf team saw all nine of its student-athletes earn a spot on the 2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team. The squad produced a 3.82 cumulative GPA for the year.

The tennis squad registered the highest total GPA with their 3.86 cumulative mark as a group. All nine student-athletes earned a spot on the All-Academic Team.

A total of 10 Pirate squads put at least 80 percent of its roster on the AAC All-Academic Team, including baseball (39 of 39/100 percent), men's golf (10 of 10/100 percent), women's basketball (14 of 14/100 percent), women's golf (9 of 9/100 percent), lacrosse (32 of 33/96.9 percent), soccer (25 of 26/96.1 percent), softball (20 of 24/83.3 percent), swimming and diving (27 of 29/93.1 percent), women's tennis (9 of 9/100 percent) and volleyball (17 of 21/80.9 percent).

Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American Athletic Conference's member institutions. They are then reviewed and approved by the American Athletic Conference Academic Affairs Committee.

2023-24 AAC Team Academic Excellence Awards
Baseball – East Carolina
Men's Basketball – Wichita State
Women's Basketball – Charlotte
Men's Cross Country – Temple
Women's Cross Country – SMU
Football – Rice
Men's Golf – Rice
Women's Golf – East Carolina
Women's Lacrosse – Temple
Women's Rowing – Tulsa
Men's Soccer – Tulsa
Women's Soccer – Charlotte
Softball – Charlotte
Women's Swimming and Diving – North Texas
Men's Tennis – UAB
Women's Tennis – East Carolina
Men's Indoor Track and Field – Rice
Women's Indoor Track and Field – Rice
Men's Outdoor Track and Field – North Texas
Women's Outdoor Track and Field – Rice
Women's Volleyball – Charlotte

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