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Men's and Women's Tennis Honored With ITA Academic Awards
7/22/2016 12:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz -- The Creighton men's and women's tennis teams each earned Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team awards, the association announced on Thursday.
More than 4,200 scholar-athletes were recognized across all divisions, along with over 700 all-academic teams.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). The Creighton men's team finished with a 3.59 cumulative team GPA, while the women earned a 3.43.
Aaron Chalstrom, Quinn Dippel, Jake Glazer, Brooks Kendall, Michael Koch, Harrison Lang, Anthony Rauschenbach and Nick Thompson also earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status on the men's side and Sam Anderson, Claire Embree, Simone Hussussian, Karlin Naslund and Darby Rosette were honored on the women's team. Each of the 13 scholar-athletes were letter-winners and accumulated a GPA of 3.50 or higher during the 2015-16 academic year.
Both teams return to Omaha in August for the start of the academic year. Fall competition begins Sept. 16 for the women, and Sept. 23 for the men.
About The ITA
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College. The ITA administers a comprehensive awards and rankings program for men's and women's varsity players, coaches and teams in all divisions, providing recognition for their accomplishments on and off the court. For more information on the ITA, visit the ITA website at www.itatennis.com.
More than 4,200 scholar-athletes were recognized across all divisions, along with over 700 all-academic teams.
The ITA All-Academic Team award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team grade point average of 3.20 or above (on a 4.00 scale). The Creighton men's team finished with a 3.59 cumulative team GPA, while the women earned a 3.43.
Aaron Chalstrom, Quinn Dippel, Jake Glazer, Brooks Kendall, Michael Koch, Harrison Lang, Anthony Rauschenbach and Nick Thompson also earned ITA Scholar-Athlete status on the men's side and Sam Anderson, Claire Embree, Simone Hussussian, Karlin Naslund and Darby Rosette were honored on the women's team. Each of the 13 scholar-athletes were letter-winners and accumulated a GPA of 3.50 or higher during the 2015-16 academic year.
Both teams return to Omaha in August for the start of the academic year. Fall competition begins Sept. 16 for the women, and Sept. 23 for the men.
About The ITA
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) is the governing body of college tennis, overseeing men's and women's varsity tennis at NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College. The ITA administers a comprehensive awards and rankings program for men's and women's varsity players, coaches and teams in all divisions, providing recognition for their accomplishments on and off the court. For more information on the ITA, visit the ITA website at www.itatennis.com.
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