More than 140 student-athletes earn academic all-conference accolades

Academic All-Conference

QUEEN CREEK, AZ - More than 140 student-athletes representing each of the seven Pacific West Conference schools and all 11 of the league sports have been named to the 2008-09 PacWest Academic All-Conference Team.

The honor was announced on Tuesday, June 16, by the conference media relations office in Queen Creek, AZ.

A total of 145 student-athletes earned the academic award for compiling a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.

Student-athletes must be in their second year of competition at the school, and must be at least a sophomore or second-year transfer student, to be considered eligible for the award. Freshman, red-shirt freshman and first-year transfers are not eligible.

Grand Canyon University led the PacWest in the total number of athletes earning at least a 3.30 with 33, while Notre Dame de Namur finished second with 22. Dixie State wound up third with 20, followed by BYU-Hawaii (19), Chaminade (18), Hawai‘i Pacific (17) and Hawai‘i Hilo (16).

The PacWest will now choose a scholar-athlete of the year for each of its 11 sports. Each institution has been presented with an opportunity to nominate one student-athlete from each of its athletic programs.