Lady Bulldogs named 2011-12 NJCAA Softball All-Academic Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- NJCAA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., today released the 2011-2012 NJCAA All-Academic Teams. Included on the list is the 2011-12 Lady Bulldog Softball Team.
Criteria for this award is the teams' overall GPA for the year must be a 3.0 or higher; excluding remedial or developmental courses.
Holmes' Softball team GPA for 2011-2012 was a 3.26; which placed them 40th out of 90 in Women's Softball NJCAA All-Academic Team (this is nationally, not division or state).
Over 450 teams qualified for academic team accolades. Nearly 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA for the 2011-2012 academic year on more than 3,500 teams in 28 different sports.
The 2011-2012 season marks the 29th year the NJCAA has recognized the success of its student-athletes in the classroom. With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983.