{"id":27545,"date":"2017-09-01T13:57:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T19:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=27545"},"modified":"2017-09-01T13:57:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T19:57:49","slug":"mountain-lions-win-in-classroom-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=27545","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Lions win in classroom, too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/UCCS-Mountain-Lion-Logo-300x300.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-25135\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/UCCS-Mountain-Lion-Logo-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/UCCS-Mountain-Lion-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/UCCS-Mountain-Lion-Logo-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Thirty-six UCCS student-athletes earned Division II Athletics Directors Association Academic Achievement Awards for the 2016-2017 academic year, the association announced Aug. 25.<\/p>\n<p>To receive the award, student-athletes earned a minimum of a 3.5 cumulative grade point average in at least two years of university attendance and a year of sport participation. The 36 Mountain Lions were among the record 10,644 student-athletes who compete in NCAA Division II sports who were recognized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201cOur student-athletes carry their commitment for academics into competition,\u201d Nate Gibson, director, Athletic Department, said. \u201cWe celebrate their ability to maintain strong grades while winning championships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a group, UCCS student-athletes have earned a combined 3.0 or greater GPA for 26 consecutive semesters. They were led by UCCS volleyball team which earned a 3.66 combined GPA leading to a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference\u2019s Brechler Award for top conference team GPA in and the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Academic Team Award.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, Alex Darwin led the individual honors with a 3.988 GPA leading to the RMAC Women\u2019s Golf Summit Award and the RMAC Academic Golfer of the Year Award. The Mountain Lions earned nine RMAC Academic First Team selections and 70 honor roll mentions among the 16 programs last season.<\/p>\n<p>Winners of the 2016-17 Division II Athletic Directors Academic Achievement Award are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Doner<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men&#8217;s Cross Country<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Higgins<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men&#8217;s Cross Country<\/p>\n<p><strong>Derek Tao<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men&#8217;s Cross Country<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blake Young\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Men&#8217;s Golf<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cort Searls<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men&#8217;s Soccer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blake Barnes<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men&#8217;s Soccer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deshon Elcock<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Men&#8217;s Track &amp; Field<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Haas<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Women&#8217;s Basketball<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kelly O&#8217;Flannigan<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Women&#8217;s Basketball<\/p>\n<p><strong>Joey 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