NORMAN - Texas Wesleyan University earned Presidents Special Recognition for its outstanding team GPA of 3.5 or higher, joining 128 other schools honored by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) as 2024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award recipients.

Harvard (NCAA Division I, 3.955), Findlay (NCAA Division II, 3.83), Bowdoin (NCAA Division III, 3.81), SCAD Savannah (NAIA, 3.74), Iowa Western (NJCAA Division I, 3.68), Southwestern (IA) (NJCAA Division II, 3.41), and Alabama State (HBCU, 3.707) were named Academic National Champions for achieving the highest GPA in their respective divisions.

A record 292 schools across six divisions received a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award for maintaining a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Of those, 129 schools, including Texas Wesleyan, secured Presidents Special Recognition for a team GPA of 3.5 or above.
 

Presidents Special Recognition (3.5+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (75 schools): Alabama, Alabama State, Arizona State, Auburn, Belmont, Binghamton, Bowling Green, Bucknell, California Baptist, Campbell, Cincinnati, Colgate, College of Charleston, Columbia, Davidson, Dayton, Delaware, DePaul, Duke, East Carolina, Furman, George Washington, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Green Bay, Harvard, Hawai'i, Houston Christian, Idaho, Illinois, Incarnate Word, Iona, Jacksonville State, Kansas, Kansas City, Kentucky, Lafayette, Lamar, Little Rock, Long Island, Longwood, Loyola Maryland, LSU, Marquette, Marshall, Mercer, Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Alabama, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Penn, Purdue Fort Wayne, Radford, Rice, San Jose State, St. Thomas (MN), Tennessee, Toledo, UCONN, UNCG, USF, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, William & Mary, Wisconsin, Wright State, Wyoming, Xavier, Yale

NCAA Division II (19 schools): Arkansas Tech, Felician, Findlay, Florida Southern, Georgia Southwestern, Henderson State, Kentucky Wesleyan, Lander, Miles, Missouri S&T, Newberry, Parkside, Rogers State, Saint Leo, St. Mary's (TX), Tampa, UIndy, UMSL, Virginia State

NCAA Division III (24 schools): Adrian, Aurora, Bowdoin, Carleton, Carnegie Mellon, Denison, Earlham, Emory, Farmingdale State, Illinois Wesleyan, John Carroll, Kenyon, Lake Forest, Oglethorpe, Pomona-Pitzer, Rochester, Skidmore, Southwestern (TX), St. Norbert, Stevens Institute of Technology, Swarthmore, Wabash, Washington and Lee, Willamette

NAIA (9 schools): Carroll, Concordia (NE), Cumberland (TN), Keiser, Reinhardt, SCAD Savannah, Texas A&M San Antonio, Texas Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist

NJCAA Division I (2 schools): Iowa Western, Western Texas
 

All-Academic Teams (3.0+ GPA)
NCAA Division I (92 schools): Abilene Christian, Arkansas State, Ball State, Boise State, Boston College, Bradley, BYU, Cal Poly, California, Charlotte, Chattanooga, Clemson, Coastal Carolina, College of the Holy Cross, Colorado, Colorado State, Detroit Mercy, Drake, Drexel, East Tennessee State, Elon, Evansville, FAU, FGCU, Florida State, Francis Marion, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Gonzaga, High Point University, Illinois State, James Madison, Kansas State, Lehigh, Liberty, Lipscomb, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Loyola Chicago, Maryland, Minnesota, Murray State, Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Nicholls State, North Carolina, North Texas, Notre Dame, Oakland, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, Pacific, Presbyterian, Purdue, Richmond, Saint Mary's College (CA), San Diego State, Santa Clara, Seattle, Seton Hall, SIUE, SMU, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, Stanford, Tarleton State, Tennessee Tech, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Troy, UC Irvine, UCF, UCLA, UNCW, University of Florida, USC, USC Upstate, Utah, Utah State, UTRGV, UTSA, Valparaiso, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Wake Forest, Winthrop

NCAA Division II (33 schools): Bemidji State, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Catawba, Chaminade, Chico State, CSU Pueblo, Dominican (NY), Eckerd, Fort Hays State, Harding, Hawai'i Pacific, Hillsdale, Johnson C. Smith, Lincoln Memorial, Maryville, North Georgia, Northeastern State, Ohio Dominican, Oklahoma Christian, Palm Beach Atlantic, Pitt-Johnstown, Post, Rockhurst, Saint Martin's, South Dakota Mines, Tiffin, USC Aiken, UT Tyler, Valdosta State, Wayne State (MI), West Chester, West Florida

NCAA Division III (28 schools): Allegheny, Babson, Benedictine (IL), Chapman, Dominican (IL), Gustavus Adolphus, Hampden-Sydney, Hartford, Hope, Huntingdon, Kalamazoo, LaGrange, Luther, Methodist, Millikin, North Carolina Wesleyan, Otterbein, Penn State Altoona, Penn State Brandywine, Redlands, Rose-Hulman, Saint John's (MN), Shenandoah, Texas Lutheran, Transylvania, Virginia Wesleyan, Williams, Wisconsin Lutheran

NAIA (5 schools): Coastal Georgia, Dalton State, Defiance, Lawrence Tech, Morningside

NJCAA Division I (1 school): Midland

NJCAA Division II (4 schools): Kirkwood, Murray State (OK), Northeast (MS), Southwestern (IA)
 

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About GCAA
Founded in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) supports men's collegiate golf coaches across NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA divisions. The GCAA promotes educational opportunities, provides resources, and recognizes the academic, athletic, and civic achievements of its members and student-athletes. Visit collegiategolf.com for more information.