NORMAN, Okla. – The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced the 2024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award recipients on Tuesday, and two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men's golf programs were recognized.
The SCAC was represented by both Southwestern University and Texas Lutheran University. The Pirates were one of just 24 NCAA Division III teams to earn the Presidents Special Recognition award (3.5+ Team GPA), while TLU landed on the All-Academic Team list for the second consecutive season.
Harvard (NCAA Division I), Findlay (NCAA Division II), Bowdoin (NCAA Division III), SCAD Savannah (NAIA), Iowa Western (NJCAA Division I), Southwestern (IA) (NJCAA Division II), and Alabama State (HBCU) were all named 2024-25 Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions.
A GCAA-record 297 schools across six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award. 132 schools received Presidents Special Recognition for having an average team GPA of 3.5 or above.
Additionally, eight SCAC individuals, including five from Southwestern and one from Texas Lutheran earned GCAA Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars honors last week.
To view the entire GCAA Team Academic Award winners, click here.
